ML18058A436

Monthly Operating Rept for Apr 1992 for Palisades Nuclear Power Plant.W/920506 Ltr

ML18058A436
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	04/30/1992
From:	HANDLOVITS S M, MLYNAREK M G CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9205150012
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• consumers Power . POWERINli MICHlliAN"S PROliRESS Palisades Nuclear Plant: 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert. Ml 49043 May 6, 1992 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 LICENSEE REPORT OF MONTHLY OPERATING DATA DPR-20, DOCKET NO 50-255

• Enclosed is a copy of the Monthly Operating Data and Summary of Operating Experience for the Nuclear Plant for the month of April, 1992. If you have any or concerris, pleise feel free to contact me at (616) 764-8913, extension 0113. Sincerely,*

MG Mlynarek Reactor Engineer CC: DPHoffman, P26-117B RMRice, Palisades ABDavis, USNRC JLKuemin, Palisades Resident Palisades DRHahn, Div of Rad Health Services, Lansing, MI BWJorgensen, Michigan of Labor, Lansing, MI JPadgett, Michigan Public Service Commission Center, INPO, Atlanta, GA RWTaylor, CE, Palisades AAAlatalo, Palisades MALapinski, Pl3-104

• Administrator, USNRC Document Control, 950*22*35*10/L SMH92*14 15000-9* --... -) 9205150012 920430 .* PDR ADOCK 05000255 R PDR \ I, Ac.MS' ENERGY COMPANY JP1 '{/

• OPERATING STATUS: 1. UNIT NAME 2. REPORTING PERIOO: 3. LICENSED THERMAL POWER CMWt) 4. NAMEPLATE RATING (GROSS MWe) 5. DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING CNET MWe) 6. MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (GROSS MWe) 7. MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (NET MWe) OPERATING DATA REPORT Palisades 920301-920331 2530.0 811. 7 805.0 **770 **730

• 8. IF CHANGES OCCUR IN CAPCITY RATINGS (ITEM NUMBERS 3 AND 7) SINCE LAST REPORT, GIVE REASONS: 9. POWER LEVEL TO WHICH RESTRICTED, IF ANY CNET MWe): 10. REASONS FOR RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY: 11. HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOO 12. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 13. REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS 14. HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 15. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS 16. GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED CMWH) 17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED CMWH) 18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED CMWH) 19. UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET) 22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 23. UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE This Month Yr-to-Date 719.0 2903.0 400.4 1287.7 293.1 1180.4 620112.0 2845224.0 204310.0 936350.0 192281.0 889130.0 40.8X 40.7X 40.8X 40.7X 36.6X 42.0X 33.2X 38.0X o.ox 1.1X 24. SHUTDOWNS SCHEDULED OVER.THE NEXT 6 MONTHS (TYPE, DATE AND DURATION OF EACH): 25. IF SHUTDOWN AT END OF REPORT PERIOO, ESTIMATED DATE OF STARTUP: 26. UNITS IN TEST STATUS (PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL OPERATION):

Forecast INITIAL CRITICALITY INITIAL ELECTRICITY COMMERCIAL OPERATION

• • Based on condenser backpressure

• Weighted Average (635 MWe used as MDC Net prior to October 1985) DOCKET NO DATE 5D-255 4-3D-92 COMPLETED BY

• SMHandlovits TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 NOTES: Cl.llUlative 178526.0 98334.3 94091.9 199499837.0 62715075.0 59061138.

0 52.7X 52.7X 49.8X* 41.1X 31.1X Achieved

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• AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL MONTH APRIL 1992 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net) 1. 0 2. 0 3. 0 4. 0 5. 0 6. 0 7. . 0 8. 0 9. 0 10. 0 11. 0 12. 0 13. 0 14. 0 15. 0 16. 0 INSTRUCTIONS:

DAY 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23 .. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. DOCK ET NO __ ----=-:50=--=2 UNIT Palisades DATE ----=0=5"-'/

9=-=2 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net) 0 28 . 67 192 .. 548 748 801 804 804 804 804 . 805 . 802 804 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.

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SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR MARCH 1992 The p 1 ant began the month shutdown for refue 1 i ng. The reactor went crit i ca 1 for the first time in Cycle 10 on April 14 at 0736 hours0.00852 days <br />0.204 hours <br />0.00122 weeks <br />2.80048e-4 months <br /> and was placed online April 18 at 1118 hours0.0129 days <br />0.311 hours <br />0.00185 weeks <br />4.25399e-4 months <br />. The unit was taken offline April 18 at 2218 hours0.0257 days <br />0.616 hours <br />0.00367 weeks <br />8.43949e-4 months <br /> for turbine overspeed trip testing and to repair an airline leak on an MSIV. The unit was returned online April 19 at 0554 hours0.00641 days <br />0.154 hours <br />9.160053e-4 weeks <br />2.10797e-4 months <br /> and proceeded with testing of the new turbine control system. The turbine testing was performed several different power levels as the plant escalated in power. Full power was reached by April 22 at 1600 hours0.0185 days <br />0.444 hours <br />0.00265 weeks <br />6.088e-4 months <br /> and remained at 100% power for the remainder of the month.