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| event date = 12/02/2005 17:00 CST
| event date = 12/02/2005 17:00 CST
| last update date = 12/03/2005
| last update date = 12/03/2005
| title = Reactor Power Operation In Excess Of Operating License Condition
| title = Reactor Power Operation in Excess of Operating License Condition
| event text = This notification is being made pursuant to Braidwood Station Unit 1, Operating License Condition 2.G, which requires a 24 hour notification to the NRC Operations Center for reactor power operation in excess of 3586.6 megawatts thermal (100 percent rated power), i.e., a violation of Operating License Condition 2.C (1)- Braidwood Station will, following this notification, provide a written report within thirty days in accordance with the procedures described in 10 CFR 50.73(b), (c), and (e).   
| event text = This notification is being made pursuant to Braidwood Station Unit 1, Operating License Condition 2.G, which requires a 24 hour notification to the NRC Operations Center for reactor power operation in excess of 3586.6 megawatts thermal (100 percent rated power), i.e., a violation of Operating License Condition 2.C (1)- Braidwood Station will, following this notification, provide a written report within thirty days in accordance with the procedures described in 10 CFR 50.73(b), (c), and (e).   
Braidwood Station, Unit 1 experienced a Feedwater temperature transient on November 18, 2004, which caused reactor power to momentarily increase and peak at approximately 101.2% as indicated on the excore nuclear instrumentation system. The duration that reactor power remained above 100% was approximately one minute. Subsequent to the event, a number of peer reviews were conducted to validate that power did not exceed 102%. The results of these reviews questioned the methodology used to determine the power level at the time of the transient. Industry was consulted regarding methodologies appropriate for power level measurement during transient conditions.  At 1700 on December 2, 2005, an independent Exelon task force concluded, using a conservative methodology, that reactor power level during this transient did exceed 100% for approximately one minute and was limited to a peak of approximately 103.5% and that the appropriate reports, as specified in the Operating License, should be initiated.   
Braidwood Station, Unit 1 experienced a Feedwater temperature transient on November 18, 2004, which caused reactor power to momentarily increase and peak at approximately 101.2% as indicated on the excore nuclear instrumentation system. The duration that reactor power remained above 100% was approximately one minute. Subsequent to the event, a number of peer reviews were conducted to validate that power did not exceed 102%. The results of these reviews questioned the methodology used to determine the power level at the time of the transient. Industry was consulted regarding methodologies appropriate for power level measurement during transient conditions.  At 1700 on December 2, 2005, an independent Exelon task force concluded, using a conservative methodology, that reactor power level during this transient did exceed 100% for approximately one minute and was limited to a peak of approximately 103.5% and that the appropriate reports, as specified in the Operating License, should be initiated.   

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ENS 42187 +/-
Where
Braidwood Constellation icon.png
Illinois (NRC Region 3)
Reporting
Other Unspec Reqmnt
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+13.42 h0.559 days <br />0.0799 weeks <br />0.0184 months <br />)
Opened: Mike Deboard
12:25 Dec 3, 2005
NRC Officer: Ronald Harrington
Last Updated: Dec 3, 2005
42187 - NRC Website
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