ML20117M756

Monthly Operating Rept for Aug 1996 for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

ML20117M756
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	08/31/1996
From:	Edelmann P, Egan D, Roche M GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
6730-96-2279, NUDOCS 9609180072
Download: ML20117M756 (7)

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U.S. Route #9 South NUCLEAR Post Office Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731-0388 Tel 609-9714000 2

September 11, 1996 6730-96-2279 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

SUBJECT:

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Docket No. 50-219 Monthly Operating Report - August,1996 in accordance with the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Operating License No. DPR-16,~ Appendix A, Section 6.9.1, enclosed are two (2) copies of the Monthly Operating Data (Gray Book information) for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.

If you should have any questions, please contact Ms. Brenda DeMerchant, Oyster Creek Regulatory Affairs Engineer, at 609-971-4642.

Very tn11y yours, h

0 Michael B. Roche Vice President & Director Oyster Creek MBR/BDeM/gl Enclosures cc:

Administrator, Region I (2 copies)

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SUMMARY

AUGUST,1996 During the month, the plant generated 450,916 MWh net electric which was 97.9% ofits MDC rated capacity.

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No LER's were filed during the month of August,1996.

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.s OPERATING DATA REPORT e

OPERATING STATUS

1. Docket:

50-219

2. Reporting Period:

August,1996

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3. Utility Contact Paul G. Edelmann (609)-971-4097

4. Licensed Thermal Power (MWt):

1030 l

5. Nameplate Rating (Gross MWe):

687.5 x 0.8 = 550

. 6. Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe) 650 l

7. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Gross MWe):

641 i

8. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Net MWe):

619 i

9. If Changes Occur Above Since Last Report, Give Reasons:

None

10. Power Level to Which Restricted, if Any (Net MWe):

None

11. Reason For Restriction, If Any:

None Month Year Cumulative

12. Report Period Hours 744,0 5855.0 233975.0

13. Hours RX Critical 744.0 5719.6 160052.5

14. RX Reserve Shutdown Hours 0.0 0.0 918.2 j

15. Hours Generator On-Line 744.0 5663.6 156474.3

16. UT Reserve Shutdown Hours 0.0 0.0 0.0

17. Gross Thermal Energy (MWH) 1429927 10644459 271163952

18. Gross Electric Energy (MWH) 468427 3573208 90990783

19. Net Electric Energy (MWH) 451017 3441918 87311083

20. UT Service Factor 100.0 96 7 66.9

21. UT Available Factor 100.0 96.7 66.9

22. UT Capacity Factor (MDC Net) 97.9 95.0 60.9

23. UT Capacity Factor (DER Net) 93.3 90.4 57.4

24. UT Forced Outage Rate 0.0 3.3 9.7 i

25. Forced Outage Hours 0.0 191.4 16729.6

26. Shutdowns Scheduled Over Next 6 Months (Type, Date, Duration) 16R Outage, September 5,1996; 45 to 55 Days

27. If Currently Shutdown, Estimated Startup Date:

October 17,1996

l Oyster Creek Station #1 Docket No. 50-219 Refueling Information - August.1996 Name of Facility:

Oyster Creek Station #1 Scheduled date for next refueling shutdown:

September,1996 Scheduled date for restart following refueling:

Currently projected for October,1996 Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a No Technical Specification change or other license amendment?

Important licensing considerations associated with refueling, e.g., new or different fuel design or supplier, unreviewed design or performance analysis methods, significant changes in fuel design, new operating

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1. General Electric Fuel Assemblies - Fuel design and performance analysis methods have been approved by the NRC.

The Number of fuel assemblies:

(a) in the core 560

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(b) in the spent fuel storage pool

~2236

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(c) in the new fuel storage vault 8

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The present licensed spent fuel pool storage capacity and the size of any increase in licensed storage capacity that has been requested or is planned, in number of fuel assemblies:

Present Licensed Capacity: 2645 The projected date of the last refueling that can be discharged to the spent fuel pool assuming the present licensed capacity:

Full core discharge capacity to the spent fuel pool will be lost after the 1996 refueling outage.

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AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL NET MWe DOC KET #.............

50-219 UNIT...............

Oyster Creek #1 REPORT DATE,.........

9/5/96 i

COMPILED BY'...........

Paul G. Edelmann TELEPHONE #...........

(609) 971-4097 Month: August,1996 DAY MW DAY MW 1

615 16 611 2

590 17 612 3

592 18 609 4

596 19 606 5

594 20 610 6

586 21 609 7

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8 606 23 606 9

604 24 609 10 603 25 605 11 609 26 607 12 611 27 608 13 613 28 610 14 618 29 614 15 616 30 603 31 612

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UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND PCWER REDUCTIONS DOCKET NO:

50-219 v

UNIT NAME:

Oyster Creek DATE:

September 9.

1996 COMPLT*D BY:

David M.

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609/971-4818 REPORT MONTH:

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DATE y: yorced DURhTION REASON (1)

DOUW TER REACTOR 3: Schetuled (hours)

OR REDUCING PONEk (2)

There were no shutdowns or significant power reductions during this reporting period.

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SUMMARY

(1) REASON (2) METHOD a.

Equipment Failure (Explain) e.

Operator Training & Lic Exam 1.

Manual b.

Maintenance or Test f.

Administrative 2.

Manual Scram c.

Refueling g.

Operational Error.(Explain) 3.

Automatic Scram d.

Regulatory Restriction h.

Other (Explain) 4.

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