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Monthly Operating Rept for Aug 1997 for Salem,Unit 2. W/970915 Ltr
	ML18102B583
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	08/31/1997
From:	Garchow D, Hnieriem R, Phillips R; Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	; NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
	LR-N970621, NUDOCS 9709230086
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e .e OPS~G P~blic Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038-0236 Nuclear Business Unit SEP 15 1997 LR-N970621 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Attn: Document Control Desk MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT SALEM UNIT NO. 2 DOCKET NO. 50-311 In compliance with Section 6.9.1.6, Reporting Requirements for the Salem Technical Specifications, the original monthly operating report for August, 1997, is attached.

I Sincerely (JJ;p David F. G rchow General Manager -

Salem Operations RBK/tcp Enclosures C Mr. H. J. Miller Regional Administrator USNRC, Region 1 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19046

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Refuelipg Information Docket No. 50-311 Month: August, 1997 Unit Name: Salem 2

Contact:

R. B. Knieriem Telephone: 609-339-1782 Month: August, 1997

1. Refueling information has changed from last month: Yes: No: X

2. Scheduled date for next refueling: January 6, 1999 Scheduled date for restart following refueling: To Be Determined

3. a. Will Technical Specification changes or other license amendments be required?

Yes: X No: Not Determined to Date:

b. Has the reload fuel design been reviewed by the Station Operating Review Committee?

Yes: X (for upcoming cycle) No: If no, when is it scheduled?

4. Scheduled date (s) for submitting proposed licensing action: N/A -

previously submitted

5. Important licensing considerations associated with refueling:

6. Number of Fuel Assemblies:

a. Incore: 193

b. In Spent Fuel Storage: 584

7. Present Licensed spent fuel storage capacity: 1632 Future spent fuel storage capacity: 1632

8. Date of last refueling that can be discharged to the spent fuel pool assuming the present licensed capacity: October, 2016

SALEM,GENERATING STATION MpNTHLY OPERATING

SUMMARY

- UNIT 2 August 1997 SALEM UNIT 2 Salem Unit 2 was synchronized to the electric power grid at 0330 on August 30. The unit was operating at approximately 19%

reactor power at the time of synchronization. Operators successfully conducted integrated testing and continued to increase power. At the end of the month, reactor power was at approximately 33%.

Additional testing will be conducted, with a final hold at 90%

power for NRC review. Following NRC concurrence, the reactor power will be increased to 100%.

DOCKET NO.: 50-311 UNIT: Salem 2 DATE: 09/15/97 COMPLETED BY: R. B. Knieriem TELEPHONE: (609) 339-1782

SUMMARY

OF CHANGES, TESTS, AND EXPERIMENTS FOR THE SALEM UNIT 2 GENERATING STATION MONTH AUGUST 1997 The following items completed during August 1997 have been evaluated to determine:

1. If the probability of occurrence or the consequences of an accident or malfunction of equipment important to safety previously evaluated in the safety analysis report may be increased; or

2. If a possibility for an accident or malfunction of a different type than any evaluated previously in the safety analysis report may be created; or

3. If the margin of safety as defined in the basis for any technical specification is reduced.

The 10CFR50.59 Safety Evaluations showed that these items did not create a new safety hazard to the plant nor did they affect the safe shutdown of the reactor. These items did not change the plant effluent releases and did not alter the existing environmental impact. The 10CFR50.59 Safety Evaluations determined that no unreviewed safety or environmental questions are involved.

Design Changes Summary of Safety Evaluations 2EC-3407, Pkg. 1, Steam Traps Replacement Project. This design change will replace steam traps associated with the Main Steam system with a more reliable design to reduce the dumping of excessive quantities of steam directly to the condenser when steam traps fail and are bypassed. It will also reduce the potential for water hammer.