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| number = ML20133M603
| issue date = 12/31/1996
| title = Monthly Operating Rept for Dec 1996 for Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 3
| author name = Brothers M, Hudson I
| author affiliation = NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO., NORTHEAST UTILITIES
| addressee name = 
| addressee affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
| docket = 05000423
| license number = 
| contact person = 
| document report number = B16151, NUDOCS 9701220451
| document type = MONTHLY OPERATING ANALYSIS REPORT, TEXT-SAFETY REPORT
| page count = 8
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i                                 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 Facility Operatina License Number NPF-49 Monthlv Operatina Report in accordance with the reporting requirements of Technical Specification 6.9.1.5 for Millstone Unit No. 3, enclosed in Attachment 2 is the Monthly Operating Report for the month of December,1996.                                                                 '
Should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Mr. James M.
Peschel at (860) 437-5840.
Very truly yours, NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY COMPANY Mi         +
W M. H. Brothers                     h Unit Director, Millstone Unit 3 Attachments (2) cc:                 H. J. Miller, Region 1 Administator                                                          / ',
7.}L W. D. Travers, Dr., Director Special Projects A.C. Cerne, Senior Resident inspector, Millstone Unit No. 3 J. W. Andersen, NRC Project Manager, Millstone Unit No. 3
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Attachment 1 Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 3 NNECO's Commitments 1
January 1997

!                                U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                               'B16151\ Attachment 1\Page 1 j                                                                               Enclosure
;                                                                    List of Regulatory Commitments i
The following table identifies those actions committed to by NNECO in this document.
l                                Any other actions discussed in the submittal represent intended or planned actions by
:                                NNECO. They are described to the NRC for the NRC's information and are not regulatory commitments. Please notify the Manager - Nuclear Licensing at the
!                                Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit No. 3 of any questions regarding this document or any associated regulatory commitments.
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t Attachment 2 Millstone Unit No. 3                                                                             l Facility Operating License No. NPF-49                                                                      -
l Monthlv Operatina Report January 1997 i

                     .U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                     'B16151\ Attachment 2\Page 1
;                                               REFUELING INFORMATION REQUEST December 1996
: 1. Name of the facility:           Millstone Unit 3 l                     2. Scheduled date for next refueling outage: To be determined
: 3. Scheduled date for restart following refueling: To be determined j                     4. Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a technical j
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specification change or other license amendment?
N/A.
l                     5. Scheduled date(s) for submitting licensing action and supporting information:
:                          None.
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!                     6. 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 procedures:
:                          None.
1 l                     7. The number of fuel assemblies (a) in the core and (b) in the spent fuel storage pool:
In Core: (a)              193                in Spent Fuel Pool: (b) 416
: 8. 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 storaae capacitv: 756.
No increase reauested.
: 9. The projected date of the last refueling that can be discharged to the spent fuel pool assuming present license capacity:
End of Cvele 7.
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B16151\ Attachment 2\Page 2 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS -                                                                                                                                         -
DOCKET NO.               50-423 UNIT NAME              Millstone Unit 3 DATE              01-06-97 COMPLETED BY                Irene R. Hudson TELEPHONE           (860) 444-5400 REPORT MONTH: December 1996 No.       Date    Type'      Duration            Reason'       Method of                              License          System                         Component            Cause & Corrective (Hours)                          Shutting                                Event            Code'                          Code'                     Action to Down Reactor                            Report #                                                             Prevent Recurrence 96-01 03-30-96      F          744                 B/D                                   4            96-006-00         BA                                 ISV       Valves inoperable due to original design deficiencies, in that an                                             ,
improper valve design did not meet                                         ;
GDC 57. Corrective action is to install                                    '
vendor kit to modify valve disk to meet GDC 57.
Continued shutdown: NRC Category ill facility; NRC Confirmatory Order requiring independent corrective action verification; NRC Order requiring third-party review of Millstone Station employee concerns program; design basis verification for                                     ,
response to NRC pursuant to 10CFR50.54(f).
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             'F: Forced            Reason                                                                     ' Method                                                         'lEEE Standard 805-1984, S: Scheduled          A - Equipment Failure (Explain)                                              1 - Manual                                                       " Recommended Practices B - Maintenance or Test                                                      2 - Manual Scram                                                 for System Identification in C - Refueling                                                                3 - Automatic Scram                                              Nuclear Power Plants and                                                   !
D - Regulatory Restriction                                                  4 - Continued from Previous Month                                 Related Facilities" E - Operator Training & License Examination                                  5 - Power Reduction (Duration = 0)
F - Administrative                                                          6 - Other (Explain)                                            'IEEE Standard 803A-1983,                                                     :
G - Operational Error (Explain)                                                                                                               " Recommended Practices H - Other (Explain)                                                                                                                           for Unique identification in Power Plants and Related                                                   ,
Facilities - Component                                                     .
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l                                                                                              AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO. 50-423 UNIT Millstone Unit 3
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COMPLETED BY      1. R. Hudson l;                                                                                                                                                       TELEPHONE (203)444-5400 i
i MONTH: December 1996 i
DAY                AVG. DAILY POWER LEVEL                                                                               DAY   AVG. DAILY POWER LEVEL
;                                                                         (MWe-Net)                                                                                 (MWe-Net) 0                                                                17                    0
.'j                             1 2                                                   0                                                                18                    0 3                                                   0                                                                19                    0 4                                                   0                                                                20                    0 5                                                   0                                                                21                    0 1                              6                                                   0                                                                22                    0 7                                                   0                                                                23                    0 8                                                   0                                                                24                    0 9                                                   0                                                                25                    0 10                                                   0                                                                26                    0 11                                                   0                                                                27                    0 12                                                   0                                                                28                    0         ;
13                                                   0                                                                29                    0         '
14                                                   0                                                                30                    0 15                                                   0                                                                31                    0 16                                                   0 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.                                                                                               I

    . e U.S. Nuciser Regulatory Commission Bt6151\Attachmsnt 2\Page 4 OPERATING DATA REPORT                       UNIT NAME Millstone Unit 3 DALE 01/06/97 COMPLETED BY     I. R. Hudson l                                                                                                    TELEPHONE (203)444-5400
_ OPERATING STATUS
!    1. Docket Number                                             50-423
!    2. Reporting Period                                          December 1996                  Notes:
: 3. Utility Contact                                           1. R. Hudson i    4. Licensed Thermal Power (MWt):                                   3411 l    5. Nameplate Rating (Gross MWe):                                    1253
: 6. Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe):                           1153.6 l    7. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Gross MWe):                     1184.20
: 8. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Net MWe):                       1137.00
: 9. If Changes Occur in Capacity Ratings (Items Number 4 Through 8) Since Last Report, Give Reasons:
N/A                                                                                                                          i
: 10. Power Level To Which Restricted, if any (Net MWe):                       0
: 11. Reasons For Restrictions, If Any:            NRC Category lli Facility; NRC Confirmatory Order requiring implementation of an independent corrective action verification program: NRC Order requiring a third-party review of the emp!oyee concerns program at Millstone Station; design basis verification response pursuant to 10CFR50.54(f).              )
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This Month       Yr.-To-Date       Cunulative       ;
: 12. Hours in Reportirig Period                                                       744.0          8784.0,             93744.0 13 Number Of Hours Ructor Was Critical                                                 O.0          21 f,8.8            E7080.1
: 14. Reactor Reserve Shutdovvn Hours                                                    0.0               0.0             0525.8 1R Hours Generator On-Line                                                             0.0          2156.7              65312.4 iI. Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours                                                        0.0               0.0                 0.0 1 1i. Gross Thermal Energy Generamd (MWH)                                                0.0      7317189.0         216937728.1
: 18. Gross Electrical Energy Generated (MWH)                                            0.0      2577443.5          749051(s3.1
: 19. Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWH)                                          -4989.3      2426294.3      ]/129G719.5
: 20. Unit Service Factor                                                                 0.0             24.6_                70.3
: 21. Unit Availability Factor                                                            0.0             24.6    ~-
70.3
: 22. Unit Capacity Factor (Using MDC Net)                                                0.0             24.3                 66.8
: 23. Unit Capacity Factor (Using CtiR Net)                                               0.0             23.9                 65.9
: 24. Unit Forced Outage Rate                                                           100.0             75.4                 20.5
: 25. Shutdowns Scheduled Over Next 6 Months (Type, Date, and Duration of Each):
Shutdown at tir Le of this report.                                                                                 l l
l     26. If Unit Shutdown At End Of Report Period, Estimated Date of Startup:                   To be determined.                     '
: 27. Units in Te<,t Status (Prior to Commercial Operation):                                                                        1 l
Forecast          Achieved INITIAL CRITICALITY                               N/A                  N/A INITIAL ELECTRICITY                               N/A                  N/A COMMERCIAL OPERATION                              N/A                  N/A}}