ML20211Q648

Monthly Operating Rept for Sept 1997 for Hope Creek Generating Station

ML20211Q648
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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	09/30/1997
From:	Todd F Public Service Enterprise Group
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ML20211Q653	List: LR-N970675, Forwards Monthly Operating Rept for Hope Creek Generating Station for Sept 1997.Also Includes Summary of Changes,Tests & Experiments Implemented During Aug 1997.Refueling Info Also Provided ML20211Q648 ML20212A530
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NUDOCS 9710220402
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. INDEX NUMBER SECTION OF PAGES Operating Data Report................................ 2 Average Daily Unit Power Level ....................... 1 Refueling Information................................ 1 Mo r ' h l y Op e r a t i n g S umma r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Summary of Changes, Tests, and Experiments........... 3

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DOCKET NO.: 50-354

. , UNIT: Hope Creek DATE: 10/07/97 COMPLETED BY: F. Todd TELEPHONE: (609) 339-1316 OPERATING DATA REPORT OPERATING STATUS 1 Reporting Period September 1997 Hours in Report 744 Period 2 Currently Authorized Power Level (MWt) 3293 Max Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net) 1031 Design Electrical Rating (MWe-Net) 1067 3 Power level to which restricted (if any) (MWe Net) None 4 Reason For Restriction (if any)

This Month Yr To Cumulative Date 5 No. of hours reactor was critical 227 6058 79781 6 Reactor reserve shutdown hours 0.0 0.0 0.0 l

7 Hours generator on line 227 6058 78618 8 Unit reserve shutdown hours 0.0 0.0 0.0 <

9 Gross thermal energy generated (MWH) 525879 18833746 250701993 10 Gross electrical energy generated (MWH) 168810 6285370 83179583 11 Net electrical energy generated (tOni) 152674 6016148 79495544 12 Reactor Service factor 31.5% 92.5% 84.4%

13 Reactor availability factor 31.5% 92.5% 84.4%

14 Unit Service Factor 31.5% 92.5% 83.2%

15 Unit Availability Factor 31.5% 92.5% 83.2%

16 Unit Capacity Factor (MDC) 20.6% 89.1% 81.6%

17 Unit Capacity Factor (DER) 19.9% 86.1% 78.8%

18 Unit Forced Outage Rate 21.3% 1.0% 4.1%

19 Shutdowns scheduled over next 6 months (type, date, duration):

20 If shutdown at end of report period, esti'.nated date of Startup: 11/15/97

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, DOCKET NO,: 50-354

...- , -UNIT: Hope Creek DATE: 10/07/97 COMPLETED-'BY: F. Todd-TELEPHONE: (609) 339-1316 OPERATING' DATA REPORT--

UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS

. MONTH- SEPTEMBER 1997 METHOD OF SHUTTING l DOWN THE i- TYPE REACTOR OR F= FORCED DURATION REASON REDUCING CORRECTIVE NO. DATE S= SCHEDULED (HOURS) (1) POWER ACTION / COMMENT (2) 1- 9/10 F 61.3 Hrs A. Main 2

-Transformer:

9/12-- Cooling System Failure 2 9/13 S 432 Hrs. C 2 Refuel Outage 9/30 At Equipment 1: Manual Failure 2: Manual D Maint or Test Scram C: Refueling 3: Automatic D: Regulatory "c rain Restriction 4: Other E: Operator Training and Licensee Exam F: Administrative G: Operational Error H other

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DOCKET NO.: 50-354 l

. , UNIT: Hope Creek DATE: 10/07/97 CCMPLETED BY: F. Todd i TELEPHONE: (609) 339-1316 I i

AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL MONTH SEPTEMBER 1997 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER-LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe-Net) (MWe-Net) 1 783 17 _0 2 515 18 _0 3 378 19 _0 4 625 20 _0 5 833 21 0 6 790 22 0 7 780 23 _0 8 778 24 _0 9 777 25 _0 10 323 26 _0 11 0 27 0 12 0 28 0 13 0- 29 0_

14 0 30 0 25 0 31 N/A 16 0

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.- ,.-- UNIT: Hope Creek DATE: 10/10/97 COMPLETED BY: R. Ritzman TELEPHONE: ( 609 )- 339-1445--

REFUELING-INFORMATION

- W) NTH - SEPTEMBER 1997

- 1. Refueling information-has changed from-last month:

Yes X No

2. . Scheduled date for:next refueling (RF07) : currently in refueling outage

3. Scheduled date for restart following refueling:

11/15/97 4A Will Technical Specification changes or other license amendments be required?:

Yes X- No -

LB. Has the Safety Evaluation covering the COLR been reviewed.by the Station Operating Review Committee (SORC)?

t Yes. No X-If no, when iszit scheduled? 10/22/97

'5. Scheduled; date (s) for submitting proposed licensing action:

A License Change-Request was submitte to the NRC on July-16,

1997. (see item 6)

6. Important licensing considerations associated with refueling:

The above required LCR concerns the Technical Specification Safety: Limit Minimum' Critical Power Ratio for Cycle 8.

7. Number of- Fuel Assemblies:

A. Incore' -764 B. In Spent 1 Fuel Storage 1472 9

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-Present licensed spent fuel storage capacity: _4006 Future: spent fuel storage capacity: 4006 3gg.

Date of last refueling-that can be dischargedLto spent fuel pool assuming the present licensed capacity: 5/3/2006(EOC13)

(Does allow'for full-core off-load)

.(Assumes 244 bundle reloads every 18 months until then)

.(Does not allow for smaller reloads due to improved fuel)

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UNIT: Hope Creek

. DATE: 10/07/97 COMPLETED BY: F. Todd TELEPHONE: (609) 339-1316 l

l MONTHLY OPERATINa

SUMMARY

MONTH SEPTEMBER 1997 l

• The Hope Creek Generating Station started the month at 79% power, continuing the end of cycle coast down.

• On September 2, 1997, at 09:42, "A" Recirculation Pump tripped reducing power to 45%. The plant was returned to 83% power on September 5, 1997, at 00:14.

• On September 10, 1997, at 10:40 a.m., the plant was manually scrammed due to the Main Transformer Cooling System failure. The unit had been on-line for 307 days.

On September 13, 1997, the refueling outage started.

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