ML17354B131

Monthly Operating Repts for Sept 1998 for Turkey Point Unit 3 & 4.With 981012 Ltr

ML17354B131
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	09/30/1998
From:	Hovey R, Mowery C FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
L-98-262, NUDOCS 9810190333
Download: ML17354B131 (9)

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PRI OCT 12 lS98 L-98-262 10 CFR 550.36 U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C.20555 Re: Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 Docket Nos.50-250 and 50-251 Monthl 0 eratin Re ort In accordance with the requirements of Turkey Point Units 3.and 4 Technical Specification 6.9.1.5, and the guidance of Generic Letter 97-02, attached are the September 1998 Operating Data Report and Summary of Operating Experience for Turkey Point Units 3 and 4.Very truly yours, R.J.Hovey Vice President Turkey Point Plant CLM Attachments cc: Regional Administrator, Region II, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, Turkey Point Plant eezoceosSS e809S0'PDR ADQCK 05000250, R PDR g an FPL Group company AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO.50-250 CMT: I DATE: October 5 1998 COMPLE EDBT.C..M TBLEPHOMI:

~6 RBPDRTMDHTH 6 I DAY 9/1/98 9/2/98 9/3/98 9/4/98 9/5/98 9/6/98 9/7/98 9/8/98 9/9/98 9/1 0/98 9/11/98 9/12/98 9/13/98 9/14/98 9/1 5/98 9/16/98 9/17/98 9/1 8/98 9/1 9/98 9/20/98 9/21/98 9/22/98 9/23/98 9/24/98 9/25/98 9/26/98 9/27/98 9/28/98 9/29/98 9/30/98 AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (Mwe-Net)694 707 694 693 693 697 696 696 691 691 695 701 706 704 705 711 706 700 332 265 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO.UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE 50-250 TURKEY POINT UNIT 3 October 5 1998~C.L.Mowre REPORTING PERIOD Se tember 1998 (Month/Year) 1.Design Electrical Rating (MWe-Net)2.Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net)/720 693 MONTH-YTD-CUMULATIVE 3.Number of Hours Reactor Was Critical 4.Number of Hours Generator Was On Line 5.Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours 480.0 480.0 0.0 6230.5 6221.8 0.0 159348.3 157180.7 121.8 6.Net Electrical Energy (MWH)314316.0 4348081.0 100760637.0 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS DOCKET NO.UNIT NAME: DATE: COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE:

RBPQRT MONTH~Bb 99 50-250 Turke Point P3 October 5 19M C.L.Mowre 305 246-6204 No.Type Duration (Hours)Reason Method of Shutting Down Reactor'ause c Corrective Action Cccments 1998 0001 9/21/98 240.0 Shut down for refueling, tripped automatically at 8%power due to Intermediate Range N35 misadjustment F-Forced S-Scheduled Reason A-Equipment Failure B-Maintenance or Test C-Refueling D-Regulatory restriction E-Operator Training&License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error (Explain)H-Other (Explain)Method 1-Manual 2-Manual Scram 3-Automatic Scram 4-Continued 5-Load Reduction 9-Other (Explain)

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE DOCKET NO.50-250 DM.66M DATE: D 6 COMPLETED BY: C.1'ELHPHONE.

'~6 EEPDETMONTH~PE 6/Unit 3 operated at essentially 100%reactor power until September 19, 1998.Then power was lowered to approximately 50%in preparation for a refueling outage.While completing the shutdown for the refueling outage on September 21, 1998, the unit automatically tripped when power dropped below 8%before the Excore Intermediate Range Channel N35 high power trip had reset (see LER 250/98-004).

The unit remained shut down for refueling for the remainder of the month, and is expected to restart on or about October 24, 1998.

AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO.UNIT: DATE: COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE:

50-251 Turke Point 84 ct ber 5 1998 C.L.Mowre 305 246-6204 RBPDRTMDNTH S b DAY 9/1/98 9/2/98 9/3/98 9/4/98 9/5/98 9/6/98 9/7/98 9/8/98 9/9/98 9/1 0/98 9/11/98 9/12/98 9/13/98 9/14/98 9/1 5/98 9/16/98 9/1 7/98 9/1 8/98 9/1 9/98 9/20/98 9/21/98 9/22/98 9/23/98 9/24/98 9/25/98 9/26/98 9/27/98 9/28/98 9/29/98 9/30/98 AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe-Net)698 712 693 697 697 701 701 701 697 695 698 705 711 708 709 715 712 707 705 704 701 696 695 647 407 697 709 706 705 698 OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO.UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE 50-251 TURKEY POINT UNIT 4 October 5 1998~C.L.Mowre REPORTING PERIOD Se tember 1998 (Month/Year) 1.Design Electrical Rating (MWe-Net)720 i2.Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net)693 MONTH-YTD-CUMULATIVE 3.Number of Hours Reactor Was Critical 4.Number of Hours Generator Was On Line 5.Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours 6.Net Electrical Energy (MWH)720.0 720.0 0.0 6551.0'55858.5 6551.0 151527.5 0.0 577.2 497431.0 4603063.0 98094700.0 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS DOCKET NO.UNIT NAME: DATE: COMPLETED BY: TELEPHONE:

50-251 4 Pl¹4 October 5 1998 R.L.4444 M 4 ll¹PQ¹1'M4444¹RS 4 Date Type Duration{Hours)Reason Method of Shutting Dawn Reactor'ause r Corrective Action to Prevent Recurrence 1998 0002 9/24/98 0.0 Precaution for Hurricane Georges F-Forced S-Scheduled Reason A-Equipment Failure B-Maintenance or Test C-Rei'ueling D-Regulatory restriction E-Operator Training r License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error tExplain)H-Other (Explain)Method 1-Manual 2-Hanual Scram 3-Automatic Scram i-Continued 5-Load Reduction 9-Other tExplain)

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE DOCKET NO.DATE: COMPLETE BY: TELEPHONE:

50-251 Turke Point 04 October 5 1998~C..M 305 246-6204 RRP OR T M ORTH~RRPP/Unit 4 operated at essentially 100%until September 24, 1998.With the approach of Hurricane Georges, reactor power was lowered to 50%as a precautionary measure.When the threat of hurricane force winds was past, the National Hurricane Center downgraded the hurricane warning to a tropical storm'warning on September 25, 1998, and preparations were made to return power to 100%.After plant personnel verified that no damage had occurred, power was returned to 100%on September 26, 1998.