ML17312B174

Monthly Operating Repts for Dec 1996 for Pvngs,Units 1,2 & 3.W/970109 Ltr

ML17312B174
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	12/31/1996
From:	Fulton J, Overbeck G ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
035-00461-GRO-J, 35-461-GRO-J, NUDOCS 9701170305
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CATEGORY 1 REGULBTC INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION TEN (RIDE)I N FACIL:STN-50-528 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Arizona Publi 05000528 STN-50-529 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Arizona Publi 05000529 STN-50-530 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 3, Arizona Publi 05000530 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION FULTON,J.D.

Arizona Public Service Co.(formerly Arizona Nuclear Power OVERBECK,G.R.

Arizona Public Service'Co.(formerly Arizona Nuclear Power RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION crating repts for Dec 1996 for PVNGS,Units 1,2 6 3/970109 DISTRIBUTION CODE: IE24D COPIES RECEIVED:LTR i ENCL I SIZE: (D TITLE: Monthly Operating Report (per Tech Specs)NOTES:STANDARDIZED PLANT Standardized plant.Standardized plant.05000528 Q 05000529 05000530 0 RECIPIENT ID CODE/NAME PD4-2 PD INTERNAL: ACRS e/DKP/PAD EXTERNAL LITCO BRYCE F J H NRC PDR COPIES LTTR ENCL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-1 1 1 1 RECIPIENT ID CODE/NAME CLIFFORDFJ AEOD/SPD/RRAB NRR/DRPM/PECB RGN4 NOAC COPIES LTTR ENCL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 D N NOTE TO ALL"RIDS" RECIPIENTS:

PLEASE HELP US TO REDUCE WASTE!CONTACT THE DOCUMENT CONTROL DESK, ROOM OWFN SD-5(EXT.415-2083)TO ELIMINATE YOUR NAME FROM DISTRIBUTION LISTS FOR DOCUMENTS YOU DON'T NEEDI TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR 11 ENCL 11 Comm//ment./nnmmr/nn.

&argy.Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Gregg R.Gverbeck Vice President Nuclear Production TEL 602/393-5148 FAX 602/3934077 Mail Station 7602 P.O.Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 035-00461-GRO/J DF January 9, 1997 U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Station P1-37 Washington, DC 20555 Bear Sirs:

Subject:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)Units 1, 2, and 3 Docket Nos.STN 60-628/529/530 Monthly Operating Reports for DECEMBER 1996 Enclosed are the Monthly Operating Reports for DECEMBER 1996, prepared and submitted pursuant to Specification 6.9.1.6 of Appendix A (Technical Specifications)'to the PVNGS Units 1, 2, and 3 Operating Licenses.By copy of this letter, Arizona Public Service Company is also forwarding the Monthly Operating Reports to the Regional Administrator, NRC Region IV.If you have any questions, please contact Judy Fulton at (602)250-3549.Sincerely, GRO/JDF/clj

Enclosures:

December 1996 Monthly Operating Reports (all w/enclosures) cc: L.J.Callan K.E.Perkins NRC Senior Resident Inspector INPO Records Center Utility Data Institute 970%%70305 9bi23i PDR'/'DQCK%05000528 R-."'PDR

~Ilgwu A sl~WC>e N OPERATING STATUS t t NRC MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT DOCKET NO.UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE 50-528 PVNGS-1 01/09/97 J.D.Fulton 602 250-3549 1.Unit Name: Palo Verde Nuclear Generatin Station, Unit 1 2.Reporting Period: December 1996 3.Licensed Thermal Power (MWt): 3800 4.Nameplate Rating (Gross MWe): 1403 5.Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe): 1249 6.MaximumDependable Capacity(Gross MWe): 1299 7.Maximum Dependable Capacity (Net MWe): 1227 8.If Changes Occur In Capacity Ratings (Item Numbers 3 Through 7)Since Last Report, Give Reasons: N/A 9.Power Level to Which Restricted, if Any (Net MWe): None 10.Reasons For Restrictions, If Any: N/A'"-.t".-"",'Unit'1,Generatinr Statistics,';

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Hours Gener'ator.was On-Line Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours-Gross.Thermal'Ener

'enerated MWH': 'Gross'Electiical Ener,Generated MWH;."."...Net Electrical Ener Generated MWH=,:;:::,--,:,-;'.Unit Service Factor'r'nit Availabilit Factor%,"-Uriit Ca a'cit Factor.'sin MDC Net...:.:;

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744 744.0 0.0 744.0 0.0 2,882,996 985,000 934,296 1PP P%100.0%102.3%100.5%00%8,784 7,362.2 0.0 7,249.4 0.0 27,077,523 9,243,200 8,712,996 82.5%82 5%80.8%79 4%28%95,784 65,325.2 0.0 64,152.5 0.0 232,613,727 80,353,700 75,470,717 67 0%67 0'I 64 5%62.0%11 3%24.Shutdowns Scheduled Over Next 6 Months (Type, Date and Duration of Each): N/A 25.If Shutdown At End of Report Period, Estimated Date of Start-up: N/A INITIAL CRITICALITY INITIAL ELECTRICITY COMMERCIAL OPERATION Forecast 05/85 06/85 12/85 Achieved 05/25/85 06/1 0/85 01/28/86

~I AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO.50-528 UNIT NAME PVNGS-1 DATE 01/09/97 COMPLETED BY J.D.FuIton MONTH: December 1996 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL 1262 17 1261 1261'18 1263 1262 19 1262 20 1261 1262 21 1262 1257 22 1260 1256 23 1260 1257 24 1261 1257 25 1262 10 1253 26 1261 1257 27 1260 12 1257 28 1259 13 1256 29 1259 14 1257 30 1259 1257 31 1258 16 REFUELING INFORMATION DOCKET NO.50-528 UNIT NAME PVNGS-1 DATE 01/09/97 COMPLETED BY J.D.Fulton Scheduled date for next refueling shutdown.The 7th refueling outage is scheduled for 03/14/98.Scheduled date for restart following refueling.

05/03/98.Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a Technical Specification change or other license amendment'P No Scheduled date for submitting proposed licensing action and supporting Information.

12/04/97.Important Licensing considerations associated with refueling, e.g., new or different fuel design or supplier, unrevlewed design or performance analysis methods, significant changes in fuel design, and new operating procedures.

None.The number of fuel assemblies.

a)In the core.241 b)In the spent fuel storage pool.548 Licensed spent fuel storage capacity.1329 Intended change in spent fuel storage capacity.None Projected date of last refueling that can be discharged to spent fuel storage pool assuming present capacity.2005 (1 8 Month reloads and full core discharge capability).

December 1996

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR THE MONTH DOCKET NO.UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE 50-528 PVNGS-1 0'f/09/97 J.D.Fuiton 602 250-3549 12/01 0000 Unit began the month in Mode 1 at 100%RX power.12/31 2359 Unit ended the month in Mode 1 at 100%RX power.

I 0 N SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS December 1996 DOCKET NO 50-528 UNIT NAME PI/NBS-I DATE OI/09/97 COMPLETED BY J.D.Ful/on No.Outage Method of Duration Shutting Down Date T e1 Hours Reason2 Reactor LER No.System Component Cause and Corrective Action Code4 Code to Prevent Occurrence No reactor shutdowns or significant power reductions occurred during the month of December 1996.1F-Forced S-Scheduled Reason: A-Equipment Failure(Explain)

B-Maintenance or Test C-Refueling D-Regulatory Restriction E-Operator Training 8 License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error H-Other (Explain)3Method: 1-Manual 2-Manual Scram 3-Automatic Scram 4-Continuation from Previous Month 5-Reduction of 20%or Greater in the Past 24 Hours 9-Other-(Explain) 4Exhibit F-Instructions for Preparation of the Data Entry Sheets for Licensee Event Report (LER)File (NUREG 0161)oExhibit H-Same Source

OPERATING STATUS t t NRC MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT DOCKET NO.UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE 50-529 PVNGS-2 01/09/97 J.D.Fulton 602 250-3549 1.Unit Name: Palo Verde Nuclear Generatin Station, Unit 2 2.Reporting Period: December 1996 3.Licensed Thermal Power(MWt):

3876 4.Nameplate Rating (Gross MWe): 1403 5.Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe): 1249 6.Maximum Dependable Capacity (Gross MWe): 1299 7.Maximum Dependable Capacity (Net MWe): 1227 8.If Changes Occur In Capacity Ratings (Item Numbers 3 Through 7)Since Last Report, Give Reasons: N/A 9.Power Level to Which Restricted, If Any (Net MWe): None 10.Reasons For Restrictions, If Any: N/A Unit 2 Generatin Statistics'

,.-This Month.=Yr..to Date Cumulatlve

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Unit Forced',Outa e Rate,%",'",'"",l',,',"'"",,"",",,',5",',', 744.0 0.0 744.0 0.0 2,883,225 992,100 944,419 100.0%100.0%103 5%101.6%P.P%8,784 7,598.6 0.0 7,548.7 0.0 28,714,868 9,853,400 9,346,141 85 9%85 9'/86.7%85.2%0 7'/90,168 65,733.7 0.0 64,570.9 0.0 236,742,481 82,182,870 77,110,892 71.6%71 6'/70.0%67 3%48%24.Shutdowns Scheduled Over Next 6 Months (Type, Date and Duration of Each): N/A 25.If Shutdown At End of Report Period, Estimated Date of Start-up: N/A INITIAL CRITICALITY INITIAL ELECTRICITY COMMERCIAL OPERATION Forecast 03/86 06/86 12/86 Achieved 04/1 8/86 05/20/86 09/1 9/86 AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO.50-529 UNIT NAME PVNGS-2 DATE 01/09/97 COMPLETED BY J.D.Fulton MONTH: December 1996 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL 1273 17 1274 l273 1273 1273 19 1276 1274 20 1277 1274 1275 1270 22 1275 1268 23 1274 1269 24 1276 1271 25 1276'0 1267 26 1277 1269 27 1276 12 1270 28 1273 13 1267 29 1274 14 1269 30 1273 15 1271 31 1272 16 1274

REFUELING INFORMATION DOCKET NO.50-529 UNIT NAME PVNGS-2 DATE 01/09/97 COMPLETED BY J.D.Fulton Scheduled date for next refueling shutdown.The 7th refueling outage is scheduled for 09/06/97.Scheduled date for restart following refueling.

10/26/97.Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a Technical Specification change or other license amendment?

No.Scheduled date for submitting proposed licensing action and supporting information.

N/A 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, and new operating procedures.

N/A The number of fuel assemblies.

a)In the core.241 b)tn the spent fuel storage pool.544 Licensed spent fuel storage capacity.1329 Intended change in spent fuel storage capacity.None Projected date of last refueling that can be discharged to spent fuel storage pool assuming present capacity.2005 (1 8 Month reloads and full core discharge capability).

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SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPE RIENCE FOR THE MONTH DOCKET NO.UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE December 1996 12/01 0000 Unit began the month in Mode 1 at 100 lo RX power.12/31 2359 Unit ended the month in Mode 1 at 100%RX power.50-529 PVNGS-2 0l/09/97 J.D.Ful/nn 602 250-3549 SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS December 1996 DOCKET NO 50-529 UNIT NAME PVNGS-2 DATE 01/09/97 COMPLETED BY J.D.Fulton Outage Method of Duration Shutting Down Date T e1 Hours Reason2 Reactor LER No System Component Cause and Corrective Action Code4 Code5 to Prevent Occurrence No reactor shutdowns or significant power reductions occurred during the month of December 1996.1F Forced S-Scheduled Reason: A-Equipment Failure(Explain)

B-Maintenance or Test C-Refueling D-Regulatory Restriction E-Operator Training&License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error H-Other (Explain)3Method: 1-Manual 2-Manual Scram 3-Automatic Scram 4-Continuation from Previous Month 5-Reduction of 20%or Greater in the Past 24 Hours 9-Other-(Explain) 4Exhibit F-Instructions for Preparation of the Data Entry Sheets for Licensee Event Report (LER)File (NUREG 0161)oExhibit H-Same Source

NRC MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT DOCKET NO.UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE 50-530 PVNGS-3 Ot/09/97 J.D.Fnlton 602 250-3549 OPERATING STATUS 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Unit Name: Palo Verde Nuclear Generatin Station, Unit 3 Reporting Period: December 1996 Licensed Thermal Power (MWt): 3876 Nameplate Rating (Gross MWe): 1403 Design Electricai Rating (Net MWe): 1253 Maximum Dependable Capacity (Gross MWe): 1302 Maximum Dependable Capacity (Net MWe): 1230 If Changes Occur In Capacity Ratings (Item Numbers 3 Through 7)Since Last Report, Give Reasons: N/A Power Level to Which Restricted, If Any (Net MWe): None Reasons For Restrictions, If Any: N/A 12~A bP~$3@., tLJ t)gqgr)9/rit,,stpphfvgirfri

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Pjg:$jt'f', 2,883,191 986,600 933,802 1 00.0%100 0%102.0%100 2%p.p 33,370,902 11,412,000 10,789,603 99 0%99 0%99 90/98 0'/1P 223,735,960 77,885,100 73,299,145 77 1%77.1%76.2%73 3%47%24.Shutdowns Scheduled Over Next 6 Months (Type, Date and Duration of Each): scheduled for 2/22/97 throu h 4/13/97 50 da s.6thRefuelin outa eis 25.If Shutdown At End of Report Period, Estimated Date of Start-up: N/A INITIAL CRITICALITY INITIAL ELECTRICITY COMMERCIAL OPERATION Forecast 07/87 07/87 09/87 Achieved 10/25/87 12/28/87 01/08/88 0 0 AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO.50-530 UNIT NAME PVNGS-3 DATE 01/09/97 COMPLETED BY J.D.Fulton MONTH: December 1996 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL 1265 17 1264 1263 1266 1257 19 1266 1260 20 1265 21 1264 1260 22 1261 1256 23 1261 1258 24 1263 1257 25 1264 10 1249 26 1264 1254 27 1261 12 1256 28 1261 13 1255 29 1260 14 1258 30 1261 15 1261 1258 16 1264 0 4 l REFUELING INFORMATION DOCKET NO.50-533 UNIT NAME PVNGS-3 DATE 01/09/97 COMPLETED BY J.D.Fulton Scheduled date for next refueling shutdown.The 6th refueling outage is scheduled for 2/22/97.Scheduled date for restart following refueling.

4/1 3/97.Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a Technical Specification change or other license amendment?

None.Scheduled date for submitting proposed licensing action and supporting information.

None.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, and new operating procedures.

None.The number of fuel assemblies.

a)In the core.241 b)In the spent fuel storage pool.456 Licensed spent fuel storage capacity.1329 Intended change in spent fuel storage capacity.None Projected date of last refueling that can be discharged to spent fuel storage pool assuming present capacity.2005 (1 8 Month reloads and full core discharge capability).

December 1996 12/01 0000 12/31 2359

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR THE MONTH DOCKET NO.UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE Unit began the month in Mode 1 at 100%RX power.Unit ended the month in Mode 1 at 100%RX power.50-530 PVNGS-3 0 1/09/97 J.D.Fullon J J C~

SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS December 1996 DOCKET NO 50-530 UNIT NAME PVNGS-3 DATE 01/09/97 COMPLETED BY J.D.Fulton Date T e Outage Method of Duration Shutting Down Hours Reason2 Reactor LER No.System Component Cause and Corrective Action Code4 Code5 to Prevent Occurrence No reactor shutdowns or significant power reductions occurred during the month of December 1996."F-Forced S-Scheduled 2R A-Equipment Failure(Explain)

B-Maintenance or Test C-Refueling D-Regulatory Restriction E-Operator Training&License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error H-Other (Explain)3Method: 1-Manual 2-Manual Scram 3-Automatic Scram 4-Continuation from Previous Month 5-Reduction of 20%or Greater in the Past 24 Hours 9-Other-(Explain) 4Exhibit F-Instructions for Preparation of the Data Entry Sheets for Licensee Event Report (LER)File (NUREG 0161)oExhibit H-Same Source 0'p t (