NL-04-0571, March 2004 Monthly Operating Report for Joseph M. Farley

March 2004 Monthly Operating Report for Joseph M. Farley

ML041060387
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	04/13/2004
From:	Stinson L Southern Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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L.M. Stinson (Mike) Southern Nuclear Vice President Operating Company, Inc.

40 Inverness Center Parkway Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham. Alabama 35201 Tel 205.992.5181 Fax 205.992.0341 SOUTHERN A April 13, 2004 COMPANY Energy to Serve Your World' Docket Nos.: 50-348 NL-04-0571 50-364 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Monthly Operating Reports Ladies and Gentlemen:

Enclosed are the March 2004 Monthly Operating Reports as required by section 5.6.4 of the Technical Specifications.

If you have any questions, please advise.

Sincerely, L. M. Stinson LMS/LPH/sdl

Enclosures:

El - FNP Unit 1 Monthly Operating Report E2 - FNP Unit 2 Monthly Operating Report cc: Southern Nuclear Operating Company Mr. J. B. Beasley, Jr., Executive Vice President Mr. D. E. Grissette, General Manager - Plant Farley RTYPE: CFA04.054 & G9.03 - Xref: A.2.1; LC# 14004 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. L. A. Reyes, Regional Administrator Mr. S. E. Peters, NRR Project Manager - Farley Mr. C. A. Patterson, Senior Resident Inspector- Farley ANY'.'~

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO.: 50-348 UNIT NAME: J. M. Farley - Unit I DATE: April 5,2004 COMPLETED BY: W. L. Marlar TELEPHONE: (334) 8144554 OPERATING STATUS

2. Reporting Period: MARCH 2004

2. Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe): 854

3. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Net MWe): 830 This Month Year to Date Cumulative

4. Number Of Hours Reactor Was Critical: 719.4 2,159.4 191,059.1

5. Hours Generator On-line: 702.7 2,142.7 188,662.9

6. Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours: 0.0 0.0 0.0

7. Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWH): 590,469.0 1,825,054.0 150,002,430.0 CHALLENGES TO PRESSURIZER PORV OR PRESSURIZER SAFETY VALVES Date Tag No. Event Description There were no challenges to Pressurizer PORV or Pressurizer Safety Valves.

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UNIT SHUTDOWNS DOCKET NO.: 50-348 UNIT NAME: J. M. Farley - Unit I DATE: April 5, 2004 COMPLETED BY: W. L. Marlar REPORTING PERIOD: MARCH 2004 TELEPHONE: (334) 814-4554 Cause/Corrective Actions Comments Reactor Trip due to Steam Generator Feedwater Pump Speed Control Failure.

LER 2004-001-00 (Unit 2) pending.

- i- i I-(1) REASON: (2) METHOD:

A - Equipment Failure (Explain) I- Manual B - Maintenance or Test 2 - Manual Trip/Scram C - Refueling 3 - Automatic Trip/Scram D - Regulatory Restriction 4 - Continuation E - Operator Training/License Examination 5 - Other (Explain)

F - Administrative G - Operational Error (Explain)

H - Other (Explain)

CAUSE/CORRECTIVE ACTION/COMMENTS NARRATIVE REPORT On March 1, 2004 at 0522, with the reactor at 100% power, Unit I automatically tripped on Steam Generator high level. This event was caused by failure of a 7300 system NLL card in the Steam Generator Feed Pump (SGFP) master speed control circuit. Repairs were completed and the unit was connected to the grid at 2241 on March 2, 2004 and returned to 100% power at 1259 on March 3, 2004.

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OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO.: 50-364 UNIT NAME: J. M.Farley - Unit 2 DATE: April 5,2004 COMPLETED BY: W. L. Marlar TELEPHONE: (334) 814-4554 OPERATING STATUS

1. Reporting Period: MARCH 2004

2. Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe): 855

3. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Net MWe): 839 This Month Year to Date Cumulative

4. Number Of Hours Reactor Was Critical: 288.9 1,728.9 173,647.7

5. Hours Generator On-line: 288.1 1,728.1 171,644.9

6. Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours: 0.0 0.0 0.0

7. Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWH): 217,858.0 1,461,748.0 137,886,630.0 CHALLENGES TO PRESSURIZER PORV OR PRESSURIZER SAFETY VALVES Date I Tag No. Event Description There were no challenges to Pressurizer PORV or Pressurizer Safety Valves.

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UNIT SHUTDOWNS DOCKET NO.: 50-364 UNIT NAME: J. M. Farley - Unit 2 DATE: April 5,2004 COMPLETED BY: W. L. Marlar REPORTING PERIOD: MARCH 2004 TELEPHONE: (334) 814-4554 Type Method of Date F: Forced Duration Reason Shutting Down Cause/Corrective Actions No. (YMIMDD) S: Scheduled (Hours) (1) (2) Comments 1 040313 S 455.9 C 1 At 0005 on March 13, 2004 the unit was taken off line for the sixteenth refueling outage.

(I) REASoN: (2) METHOD:

A - Equipment Failure (Explain) I - Manual B - Maintenance or Test 2 - Manual Trip/Scram C - Refueling 3 - Automatic Trip/Scram D - Regulatory Restriction 4 - Continuation E - Operator Training/License Examination 5 - Other (Explain)

F - Administrative G - Operational Error (Explain) 1 1- Other (Explain)

CAUSE/CORRECTIVE ACTION/COMMENTS NARRATIVE REPORT At 0001 on March 1, 2004 with the unit at approximately 96% power, Unit 2 continued a power coastdown prior to a normal refueling outage. At 1600 on March 12, 2004 at approximately 85% power the unit was ramped down and taken off line at 0005 on March 13, 2004 for the sixteenth refueling outage. At 0055 on March 13, 2004 the reactor was shut down. Normal refueling activities continued through the end of March 2004.

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