ML18065B101

Monthly Operating Rept for Nov 1996 for Palisades Nuclear Plant.W/961203 Ltr

ML18065B101
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	11/30/1996
From:	Hawn R, Kobiata K CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9612110304
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,, consumers Power POWE RI Nii MICHlliAN"S PROliRESS Palisades Nuclear Plant: 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert, Ml 49043 December 3, 1996 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Wasi1ington, 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 Palisades Nuclear Plant for the month of November 1996. If you have any questions or concerns, please to contact me at (616) 764-3179.

Sincerely, R. S. Hawn Reactor Engineering Supervisor CC: RAVincent, Palisades ALWilliams, Palisades Senior Resident Inspector, Palisades DRHahn, Div of Rad Health Services, Lansing, Ml B'NJcr;Gnsa;;,

Da17-t of Laul'.>f, Ll:iiii.sin9, i\ii JPadgett, Michigan Public Se1vice Commission Records Center, INPO, Atlanta, GA CWMain, Palisades SMMclntyre, P26-204 Region Ill Administrator, USNRC Document Control, 950*22*35*10/L Cycle 12 Reports A CMS ENERGY COMPANY AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 12/03/96 COMPLETED BY KAKobiata MONTH November TELEPHONE (616)764-2572 AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net) (MWe Net) 1. 684 17. 0 2. 0 18:-. 0 3. 0 19. 0 4. 0 20. 0 5. 0 21. 0 6. 0 22. 0 7. 0 23. 0 8. 0 24. 0 9. 0 25. 0 10. 0 26. 0 11. 0 27. 0 12. 0 28. 0 13. 0 29. 0 14. 0 30. 0 15. 0 31. 0 16. 0 INSTRUCTIONS:

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.

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR NOVEMBER 1996 The Unit began the month at 100% power. The Unit went offline*at 2250 on November 1 and was subcritical at 2330 on November 1 to begin a scheduled refueling outage. The Unit remained offline the duration of the month.

REPORT MONTH NOVEMBER 1996 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS No. Date Type' Duration Reason 2 Method of Shutting Licensee System Code* 5 11/1/96 1. F: Forced S: Scheduled (Hours) s 2. Reason A-Equipment Failure (Explain)

B-Maintenance or Test C-Refueling D-Regulatory Restriction i E-Operator Training & License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Other (Explain)

Event Down Reactor Report# c 3. Method: 1-Manual 2-Manual Scram 3-Automatic Scram 4-0ther (Explain)

4. Exhibit G -Instructions for Preparation of Data Entry Sheets for Licensee Event Report (LER) File (NUREG-0161)

Component Code 5 5. DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 12/03/96 COMPLETED BY KAKobiata TELEPHONE 616-764-2572 Cause & Corrective Action to Prevent Recurrence Exhibit I -Same Source

.-!, ... OPERATING DATA REPORT OPERATING*

STATUS: l. UNIT NAME Palisades

2. REPORTING PERIOD: 961101-961130

3. LICENSED THERMAL POWER (MWt) 2530 4. NAMEPLATE RATING (GROSS MWe) 811. 7 5. DESIGN ELECl'RICAL RATING (NET MWe) 805 6. MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (GROSS MWe) **770 7. MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (NET MWe) **730 8. IF*1 CHANGES OCCUR IN CAPCITY RATINGS (ITEM NUMBERS 3 THROUGH 7AND 7) SINCE LAST REPORT, GIVE REASONS: 9. POWER LEVEL TO WHICH RESTRICTED, IF ANY (NET MWe): 10. REASONS FOR RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY: li. HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD 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 (MWH) 17. GROSS ELECl'RICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 18. NET ELECl'RICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 19. *UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET) 22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) This Month 720.0 23.5 22.8 53755.4 17336 16426 3.2't 3.2't 3.1' 2.8't 23; UNIT F.ORCED OUTAGE RATE 0. Ot Yr-to-Date 8040.0 6984.5 6957.9 17315745.6 5539872 5268044 86.5't 86.5\ 89.8\ 81.4\ 5.2\ 24. SHUTDOWNS SCHEDULED OVER THE NEXT 6 MONTHS (TYPE, DATE AND DURATION OF EACH): A scheduled 51 day refueling outage began on November l, 1996. 25. IF SHUTDOWN AT END OF REPORT PERIOD, ESTIMATED DATE OF STARTUP: December 20, 1996 26. UNITS IN TEST STATUS (PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL OPERATION):

Forecast INITIAL CRITICALITY INITIAL ELECl'RICITY COMMERCIAL OPERATION Based on condenser backpressure

• Weighted Average (635 MWe used as MDC Net 'prior to October 1985) DOCKET NO 50-255 --DATE 12-03-96 COMPLETED BY KAKobiata TELEPHONE (616)764-2572 NOTES: cumulative 218727. 0 127935.8 123112. 6 271434436.l 86016126 81221463 56.3\ 56.3\ 54.5\* 46.H 27. 7% Achieved