NL-03-176, October 2003 Monthly Operating Report for Indian Point 3

October 2003 Monthly Operating Report for Indian Point 3

ML033220347
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	11/13/2003
From:	Dacimo F Entergy Nuclear Northeast
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Entergy Nuclear Northeast Indian Point Energy Center 295 Broadway. Suite 1 P.O. Box 249 f-wEntegy Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 Tel 914 734 5340 Fax 914 734 5718 Fred Dacimo Vice President. Operations November 13, 2003 Re: Indian Point, Unit No. 3 Docket No. 50-286 NL-03-176 Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-P1-17 Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Monthly Operating Report for October 2003

Dear Sir:

In accordance with Technical Specification 5.6.4, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) hereby submits the Indian Point 3 Monthly Operating Report for the month of October 2003.

There are no commitments contained in this correspondence.

Should you or your staff have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. William S.

Blair, Manager, Licensing, Indian Point Energy Center at (914) 734-5074.

Si Fred R. Dacimo Vice President, Operations Indian Point Energy Center

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Mr. Hubert J. Miller Regional Administrator - Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mr. Patrick D. Milano, Project Manager Project Directorate I Division of Reactor Projects I/Il U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-8-C2 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Indian Point Unit 2 P.O. Box 38 Buchanan, NY 10511-0038 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Indian Point Unit 3 P.O. Box 337 Buchanan, NY 10511-0337 Mr. Paul Eddy State of New York Department of Public Service 3 Empire Plaza Albany, NY 12223

LETTER NO: NL-03-176 Monthly Operating Report Page 1 of 4 DOCKET NO. 50-286 UNIT: Indian Point 3 DATE: 11-04-03 COMPLETED BY: T. Orlando TELEPHONE NO: (914) 736-8340 OPERATING DATA REPORT OPERATING STATUS

1. Unit Name: Indian Point No. 3 Nuclear Power Plant

2. Reporting Period: October 2003

3. Licensed Thermal Power (MWt): 3067.4

4. Nameplate Rating (Gross MWe): 1013

5. Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe): 979

6. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Gross MWe): 1014

7. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Net MWe): 979

8. If Changes Occur in Capacity Ratings (Items Number 3 through 7) Since Last Report Give Reasons:

9. Power Level to Which Restricted, If Any (Net MWe):

10. Reasons for Restrictions, If Any:

This Month Yr-to-Date Cumulative

11. Hours In Reporting Period 745 7,296 238,577

12. Number Of Hours Reactor Was Critical 745 6,402.83 152,640.99

13. Reactor Reserve Shutdown Hours 0 0 0

14. Hours Generator On-Line 745 6,285.33 149,693.18

15. Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours 0 0 0

16. Gross Thermal Energy Generated (MWH) 2,291,672 19,016,400 431,741,284

17. Gross Electrical Energy Generated (MWH) 767,232 6,359,058 138,959,231

18. Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWH) 741,643 6,148,956 134,185,830

19. Unit Service Factor 100 86.2 62.7

20. Unit Availability Factor 100 86.2 62.7

21. Unit Capacity factor (Using MDC Net) 101.7 86.1 58.9*

22. Unit Capacity Factor (Using DER Net) 101.7 86.1 58.2*

23. Unit Forced Outage Rate 0 4.3 22.3

24. Shutdowns Scheduled Over Next 6 Months (Type, Date and Duration of Each):_

25. If Shut Down At End Of Report Period. Estimated Date of Startup:

26. Units In Test Status (Prior to Commercial Operation): Forecast Achieved INITIAL CRITICALITY INITIAL ELECTRICITY COMMERCIAL OPERATION

• Weighted averages

LETTER NO: NL-03-176 Monthly Operating Report Page 2 of 4 DOCKET NO.: 50-286 UNIT: Indian Point 3 DATE: 11-04-03 COMPLETED BY: T. Orlando TELEPHONE NO: (914) 736-8340 AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL MONTH October 2003 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe-Net) (MWe-Net) 1 996 17 995 2 995 18 995 3 996 19 997 4 996 20 996 5 996 21 996 6 996 22 995 7 995 23 996 8 994 24 996 9 993 25 994 10 995 26 994 11 996 27 993 12 995 28 998 13 995 29 997 14 995 30 997 15 996 31 997 16 995 INSTRUCTIONS: On this format, list the average daily unit power level in MWe-Net for each day in the reporting month. Compute to the nearest whole megawatt.

LETTER NO: NL-03-1 76 Monthly Operating Report ,

Page 3 of 4 DOCKET NO. 50-286 UNIT: Indian Point 3 DATE: 11-04-03 COMPLETED BY: T. Orlando TELEPHONE NO. (914) 736-8340 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS REPORT MONTH October 2003 l TYPE TREA METHOD OF NO. DATE TYPE DURATION REASON SHUTTING LICENSEE EVENT SYSTEM COMPONENT CAUSE & CORRECTIVE ACTION TO 1 (HOURS) 2 DOWN REPORT# CODE CODE PREVENT RECURRENCE REACTOR 3 4 5 NONE (1) Type: F: Forced (2) Reason: A- Equipment (3) Method: 1-Manual (4) Exhibit G - Instructions for Preparation of Data (5) Exhibit 1 - Same Source S: Scheduled B- Maintenance or Test 2-Manual Scram Entry Sheets for Licensee Event C- Refueling 3-Automatic Scra m Report (LER) File (NUREG - 0161)

D- Regulatory Restriction 4-Other (Explain)

E- Operator Training & Licensee Examination F- Administrative G- Operational Error H- Other (Explain)

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Letter No. NL-03-176 Monthly Operating Report Page 4of4 Docket No. 50-286 Unit: Indian Point 3 Date: 11-04-03 Completed By: T. Orlando Telephone No.: (914) 736-8340

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE October 2003 The Indian Point Unit No. 3 Nuclear Power Plant was synchronized to the bus for a total of 745 hours0.00862 days <br />0.207 hours <br />0.00123 weeks <br />2.834725e-4 months <br />, producing a gross electrical energy generation of 767,232 MWH.