ML043520254

November 2004 Monthly Operating Report for Columbia Generating Station

ML043520254
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	12/08/2004
From:	Lynch T Energy Northwest
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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G02-04-206
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• PeopleNORTHWEST Vision* Solutions P.O. Box 968 e Richland, WA

• 99352-0968 December 8, 2004 G02-04-206 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 - -

Subject:

COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-397 MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT NOVEMBER 2004

Dear Sir or Madam:

Transmitted herewith is the Monthly Operating Report for the month of November 2004 as required by Technical Specification 5.6.4.

Respectfully, TA Lynch Duty Plant General Manager Mail Drop 9270

-Affachmentt cc: BS Mallett - NRC RIV BJ Benney - NRC NRR NRC Senior Resident Inspector - 988C TC Poindexter - Winston & Strawn INPO ANI Library Utility Data Institute RN Sherman - BPA /1399

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OPERATING STATUS REPORT for Columbia Generating Station Date: December 1, 2004

1. Docket: 50-397

2. Reporting Period: November 2004

3. Utility

Contact:

Patricia Campbell (509) 377-4664

4. Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe): 1153

5. Maximum Dependable Capacity - summer (Net MWc): 1107 MONTH YEAR CUMULATIVE

6. Hours Reactor Critical 720.0 7,565.1 i34,423.6

7. Hours Generator On-Line 720.0 7,478.8 130,892.4

8. Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours 0.0 0.0 3,274.7

9. Net Electrical Energy (MWH) 796,763 8,153,092 131,020,744

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UNIT SHUTDOWNS I

L DOCKET NO.: 50-397 I UNIT NAME: Columbia Generating Station I DATE: December 1, 2004 II COMPLETED BY: P. Campbell I TELEPHONE: (509) 377-4664 REPORT PERIOD: November, 2004 II Type Method of Cause / Corrective Actions F: Forced Duration Shutting No. Date S: Scheduled (Hours) Reason (1) Down (2) Comments N/A

SUMMARY

Columbia Generating Station entered the month of November at full power. On the 20 th, the reactor was reduced in power to as low as 67% for bypass valve tests, control rod exercises and turbine valve tests, returning to full power early the next morning. On the 28 th powerlwas reduced to about 73% for a control rod sequence exchange, returning to full power operation that evening. The Station ended the month of November at full power. {

f (1) REASON (2) METHOD A - Equipment Failure E - Operator Training & I - Manual B - Maintenance or Test License Examination 2- Manual Trip/Scram C - Refueling F - Administration 3- Auto Trip/Scram D - Regulatory Restriction G - Operation'al Error 4- Continuation H - Other I 5- Other (Explain)

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