ML18065A704

Monthly Operating Rept for Apr 1996 for Palisades Nuclear Plant.W/960502 Ltr

ML18065A704
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	04/30/1996
From:	Kobiata K, Anthony Williams CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9605080082
Download: ML18065A704 (5)

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.*Power POWERINli MICHlliAN"S. PROliRESS Palisades Nuclear Plant: 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert, Ml 49043

• May 2, 1996 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 Palisades Nuclear Plant for the month of April 1996.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at (616) 764-2113.

Sincerely,

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A L Williams .

d-ReaCtor Eogineering Supervisor CC: RAVincent, Palisades Senior Resident Inspector, Palisades DRHahn, Div of Rad Health Services, Lansing, Ml

. BWJorgensen, Michigan Dept of Labor, Lansing, Ml Jf>adgett, Michigan Public Service Commission Records Center, INPO, Atlanta. GA CWMain, Palisades SMMclntyre, P13-121 Region Ill Administrator, USNRC Document Control, 950*22*35*10/L Cycle 12 Reports

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I 9605080082 960430 PDR ADOCK 05000255 R PDR l A CMS' ENERGY COMPANY

AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 05/02/96 COMPLETED BY KAKobiata MONTH April TELEPHONE (616)764-2572 AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL

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(MWe Net) (MWe Net)

1. 781 17. 779

2. 779. 18:*. 770

3. 777 19. 771

4. 780 20. 772

5. 781 21. 777

6. 781 22. 775

7. 781 23. 777

8. 781 24. 776

9. 779 25. 771

10. 780 26. 776

11. 774 27. 779

12. 774 28. 778

13. 779 29. 776

14. 780 30. 778

15. 778 31.

16. 779 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 APRIL 1996 The Unit operated at -~I 00 percent power for the entire hlonth. -

• ' . . ' OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO 50-25~

DATE 04-02-96.

COMPLETED BY KAKobiata TELEPHONE (616)764-891 OPERATING STATUS:

NOTES:

l. UNIT NAME Palisades

2. REPORTING PERIOD: 960401-960430

3. LICENSED THERMAL POWER (MWt) 2530

4. NAMEPLATE RATING (GROSS MWe) 811. 7

5. DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (NET MWe) 805

6. MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (GROSS MWe) **770

7. MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (NET MWe) **730

8. IF CHANGES OCCUR IN CAPCITY RATINGS (ITEM NUMBERS 3 THROUGH ?AND 7) SINCE LAST REPORT, GIVE REASONS:

9. POWER LEVEL TO WHICH RESTRICTED, IF ANY (NET MWe):

10. REASONS FOR RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY:

This Month Yr-to-Date Cumulative

11. HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD 719.0 2903.0 213590.0

12. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL z19.o 2582.3 123533.6

13. REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

14. HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 719.0 2573.6 118728. 3

15. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

16. GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (Milll) 1811246. 3 6379991. 8 260498682.3

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED {MWH) 586960 2067074 82543328

18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 558917 1967284 77920703

19. 'UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 100.0\' 88.7\' 55.6\'

20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 100.0\' 88.7\' 55.6\'

21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET) 10'6. 5\' 92.8\' 53. 7\'*

22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 96.6\' 84.2\' 45.3\

23. UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 0. O!f 11.3\' 28.4\'

24. - SHUTDOWNS SCHEDULED OVER THE NEXT 6 IUlN'raS !TYPE, DATE AND DURATION OF EACH):

A 51 day refueling outage is scheduled to begin on November 2, 1996.

25. IF SHUTDOWN AT END OF REPORT PERIOD, ESTIMATED DATE OF STARTUP:

• 26. UNITS IN TEST STATUS (PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL OPERATION):

Forecast Achieved INITIAL CRITICALITY INITIAL ELECTRICITY COMMERCIAL OPERATION

• • Based on condenser backpressure

• Weighted Average (635 MWe used as MDC Net* prior to Oc.tober 1985)

it REPORT MONTH APRIL 1996 DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 05/02196 COMPLETED BY KAKobiata TELEPHONE 616-764-2572 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS No. Date Type 1 Duration Reason 2 Method of Licensee System Component Cause & Corrective 5

(Hours) Shutting Event

• Code' Code Action to Down Reactor Report# Prevent Recurrence NONE

1. ' 2. 3. 4 .. 5.

F: Forced Reason Method: Exhibit G - Instructions Exhibit I - Same Source S: Scheduled A-Equipment Failure (Explain) 1-Manual fur Preparation of Data B-Maintenance or Test 2-Manual Scram Entry Sheets for Licensee C-Refueling 3-Automatic Scram Event Report (LER) File D-Regulatory Restriction 4-0ther (Explain) (NUREG-0161)

E-Operator Training & License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Other (Explain)