ML20101R062

Monthly Operating Repts for Mar 1996 for Beaver Valley Power Station

ML20101R062
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	03/31/1996
From:	David Jones, Noonan T DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
NUDOCS 9604160032
Download: ML20101R062 (9)

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.O x4 Shippingport, PA 15077-0004 April 5,1996 Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 1 - Docket No. 50-334, License No. DPR-66 t

Unit 2 - Docket No. 50-412, License No. NPF-73 Monthly Ooerating Report U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:

In accordance with App ndix A, Technical Specifications, the Monthly Operating Report is submitted for Unit 1 and Unit 2 for the month of March,1996.

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W T. P. oonan Division Vice President, Nuclear Operations /

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SUMMARY

OF l MONTHLY OPERATING EXPERIENCE ,

t UNIT 1 MARCH 1996 March 1 The Unit began the report period operating at approximately 95%

through output for planned end-of-cycle fuel conservation (cycle stretch). i March 8 March F The analog rod position indication (ARPI) for control rod K-2 -

was declared inoxrable at 0001 hours1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> due to reading greater than the technica; specification limit of 12 steps. The ARPI for control rad K-2 was recalibrated and subsequently returned to service at 1345 hours0.0156 days <br />0.374 hours <br />0.00222 weeks <br />5.117725e-4 months <br />.  ;

March 9 The Unit began the planned end-of-cycle fuel coastdown prior to i the 1Ith refueling outage.

j March 10 The Unit continued with the planned end-of-cycle fuel coastdown through prior to the lith refueling outage. 1 l

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March 15 With the Unit operating at approximately 87 % output, a l

reduction in output to approximately 65% was commenced at 2000 t hours for the planned end-of-cycle fuel coastdown prior to the 1Ith refueling outage.

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March 16 An output of approximately 65% was achieved at 0326 hours0.00377 days <br />0.0906 hours <br />5.390212e-4 weeks <br />1.24043e-4 months <br />. The j through Unit continued with the planned end-of-cycle fuel coastdown prior i March 21 to the 11th refueling outage.

l March 17 The analog rod position indication (ARPI) for control rod G-13 was declared inoperable at 2218 hours0.0257 days <br />0.616 hours <br />0.00367 weeks <br />8.43949e-4 months <br /> due to reading greater i than the technical specification limit of 12 steps. 1 l

i March 18 The ARPI for control rod G-13 was repaired and returned to service P.1200 FNs.

i March 22 With the Unit owiating at approximately 63% output, the Unit i commenced to slutdown for the lith refueling outage at 1800 4

hours. At 2256 hours0.0261 days <br />0.627 hours <br />0.00373 weeks <br />8.58408e-4 months <br />, the Unit was taken off-line when the

Main Unit Generator output breakers were opened beginning the lith refueling outage.

March 23 Mode 3 was entered at 0130 hours0.0015 days <br />0.0361 hours <br />2.149471e-4 weeks <br />4.9465e-5 months <br />, Mode 4 was entered at 1153 hours0.0133 days <br />0.32 hours <br />0.00191 weeks <br />4.387165e-4 months <br /> and Mode 5 was entered at 2303 hours0.0267 days <br />0.64 hours <br />0.00381 weeks <br />8.762915e-4 months <br />.

March 24 The Unit remained shutdown in Mode 5 for the llth refueling

, through outage.  ;

! March 29 March 30 The Unit entered Mode 6 at 0711 hours0.00823 days <br />0.198 hours <br />0.00118 weeks <br />2.705355e-4 months <br />.

March 31 The Unit remained shutdown in Mode 6 for the lith refueling l

. outage for the remainder of the sport period.

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d AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOQ GT NO. 50-334 UNIT BVPS Unit 1 DATE April 4. 1996 CTFLETED BY David T. Jones TELEMENE (412) 393-7553 PONIH March 1996 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (M4e-Net) (.T let) 1 789 17 510 2 778 18 510 3 787 19 512 4 782 20 512 5 769 21 508 6 790 22 425 7 787 23 0 8 784 24 0 ,

l 9 781 25 0 10 761 26 0 11 768 27 0 12 ,._.. 756 28 0 13 746 __ 29 0 14 714 30 0 15 684 31 0 16 513 l

INSTRUCTIONS On this form, list the a m daily unit power level Nie-Net for each day in the r@tLing month. Ctmpute to the nearest whole megawatt.

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OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO.: 50-334 REPORT DATE: 04/03/96 COMPLETED BY: DAVID T. JONES TELEPHONE: (412) 393-7553 OPERATING STATUS

1. UNIT NAME: BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT 1 Notes .

2. REPORTING PERIOD: MARCH 1996

3. LICENSED THERMAL POWER (MWt): 2652

4. NAMEPLATE RATING (Gross MWe): 923

5. DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (Net MWe): 835

6. MAX. DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (Gross MWe): 860

7. MAX. DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (Net MWe): 810

8. IF CHANGES OCCUR IN CAPACITY RATINGS SINCE LAST REPORT, GIVE REASONS:

9. POWER LEVEL TO WHICH RESTRICTED. IF ANY (Net MWe): None

10. REASONS FOR RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY: N/A THIS MONTH YEAR TO DATE CUMULATIVE

11. HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD: 744.0 2184.0 174600.0

12. NO. OF HRS. REACTOR WAS CRITICAL: 526.9 1966.9 115418.7

13. REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS: 0.0 0.0 4482.8 1

14. HOURS GENERATOR WAS ON LINE: 526.9 1966.9 113319.0

15. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS: 0.0 0.0 0.0

16. GRGSS THERMAL ENERGY GEN. (MWH): 1164783.0 4940959.0 273863021.5

17. GROSS ELECT, ENERGY GEN. (MWH): 382630.0 1636100.0 88450117.0

18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GEN. (MWH): 358200.0 1542460.0 82709284.0 l

19. UNIT SERVICE FACTOR: (PERCENT) 70.8 90.1 66.7 l

20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR:(PERCENT) 70.8 90.1 66.7

21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (MDC): PCT 59.4 87.2 60.8

22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (DER): PCT 57.7 84.6 59.0 l

23. UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE: (PERCENT) 0.0 0.0 15.3 l l

24 SHUTDOWNS SCHEDULED OVER NEXT SIX MONTHS (TYPE DATE, AND DURATION OF EACH): I THE UNIT SHUTDOWN FOR ITS 11TH REFUELING OUTAGE ON MARCH 22. 1996. THE )

_ REFUELING OUTAGE IS SCHEDULED TO LAST FOR 55 DAYS. ]

25. IF SHUT DOWN AT END OF REPORT PERIOD, ESTIMATED DATE OF STARTUP: 05/16/96 1

26. UNITS IN TEST STATUS (PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL OPERATION):

FORECAST ACHIEVED l INITIAL CRITICALITY N/A N/A l INITIAL ELECTRICITY N/A N/A COMMERCIAL OPERATION N/A N/A

UNIT SMUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS (t201) Docket No. 50-334 .

Unit Name SVPS Unit #1 .

Date April 3. 1996 Completed By David T. Jones REPORT MONTH March 1996 Telephone (412) 393-T553

• seethod of Licensee Cause & Corrective Duration Shutting Event System Component Action to No. Date Typel (Nours) Reason 2 Down Reactor 3 Report # Code 4 Code 5 erevent Recurrence 1 960309 5 0 M 5 N/A RC F"ELXX The Unit began the planned end-of-cycle fuel coastdown prior to the tith refueling outage.

2 960322 S 217.1 C 1 N/A, RC FUELXX The Unit shutdown for its lith refueling outage.

1 2 3 4 F-Forced Reason: Method: Exhibit F-Instructions for S-Scheduled A-Equipment Falture (Expisin) 1-Manual Preparation of Data Entry Sheets 5-Maintenance i..- Y :: 2-Manual Scrsa for Licensee Event Report (LER) File C-Refueling 3-Automatic Screm (NUREG0161).

D-Regulatory Restriction 4-Cont'd. from Previous Month E-Operator Training & License Exam 5-Reduction 5 F-Administrative 9-Other Exhibit N-Same source.

G-Operational Error (Explain)

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SUMMARY

OF MONTHLY OPERATING EXPERIENCE UNIT 2 MARCH 1996 March 1 The Unit operated at a nominal value of 100% output.

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March 12 March 13 The Unit continued to operate at a nominal value of 100% output .

until 2100 hours0.0243 days <br />0.583 hours <br />0.00347 weeks <br />7.9905e-4 months <br /> when a forced reduction was commenced for repack of the "A" Heater Drain Pump.

March 14 An output of approximately 45% was achieved at 0255 hours0.00295 days <br />0.0708 hours <br />4.21627e-4 weeks <br />9.70275e-5 months <br />.

Following repack of the "A" Heater Drain Pump, a return to full power was commenced at 1827 hours0.0211 days <br />0.508 hours <br />0.00302 weeks <br />6.951735e-4 months <br />.

March 15 A nominal value of 100% output was achieved at 1036 hoars.

March 16 The Unit continued to operate at a nominal value of 100% output through for the remainder of the report period.

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AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOGET NO. 50-412 UNIT BVPS Unit 2 DATE ADril 3, 1996 034PLEITD BY David T. Jones TELEPHONE (412) 393-7553

}ONIH March 1996 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (We-Net) (We-Net) 1 833 17 835 2 831 18 832 3 836 19 832 4 834 20 834 5 032 21 834 6 836 22 833 7 838 23 834 8 837 24 834 l I

9 837 25 831 10 836 26 837 11 831 27 836 12 833 28 835 13 826 29 834 14 402 30 832 15 803 31 829 16 834 INSTRUCTIWS 1

on this form, list the average daily unit power level We-Net for endt day in the reporting month. Capute to the nearest whole megawatt.

M UNIT SMUTDOWNS'AND POWER REDUCTIONS (2201) Docket No. 50-412 ,

Unit Name SVPS Unit 82 ,

Date April 3. 1996 ,

Completed By David T. Jones REPORT MONTN March 1996 Telephone (412) 393-7553 ..

Method of Licensee Cause & Corrective ~

Duration Shutting Event System Component Action to No. Date Typel (Nours) Reason 2 Down Reactor 3 Report # code 4 Code 5 , Prevent Recurrence 4 960313 F 0 A 5 N/A NN PUMPXX The Unit reduced output from 1001 to approximately 451 to repack the "A" Nester Drain Pump.

1 2 3 4 F-Forced Reason: Method: Exhibit F-Instructions for S-Scheduled A-Equipment Failure (Explain) 1-Manual Preparation of Data Entry Sheets B-Maintenance or Test 2-Manual Scram for Licensee Event Report (LER) File C-Refueling 3-Automatic Scram (NUREG0161).

D-Regulatory Restriction 4-Cont'd. from Previous Month E-operator Training & License Exam 5-Reduction 5 F-Administrative 9-Other Exhibit N-Same Source.

G-operational Error (Explain)

M-Cther (Explain) l .

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