ML041110865

March 2004 Monthly Operating Report for Kewaunee

ML041110865
Person / Time
Site:	Kewaunee
Issue date:	04/13/2004
From:	Coutu T Nuclear Management Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NRC-04-048
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Committed to Nuclear Excellen Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC April 13, 2004 NRC-04-048 TS 6.9.a.3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 KEWAUNEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DOCKET 50-305 LICENSE No. DPR-43 MonthIv Operating Report In accordance with Technical Specification 6.9.a.3., enclosed is the Monthly Operating Report for March 2004 for the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant.

Thomas Coutu Site Vice President, Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC Enclosure cc: Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, Kewaunee, USNRC Project Manager, Kewaunee, USNRC Public Service Commission of Wisconsin INPO Records Center 0-0 N490 Highway 42

• Kewaunee, Wisconsin 54216-9511 Telephone: 920.388.2560

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO. 50-305 Notes:

UNIT NAME Kewaunee Rx power was raised from 1673 Mwt to a new licensed level of 1772 MWt on DATE April 13, 2004 March 24. As a result, new generation ratings will not be updated until the COMPLETED Mary Anderson BY April report.

TELEPHONE (920) 388-8453 REPORTING PERIOD March, 2004

1. DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (MWE-NET) 544

2. MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (MWE- 526 NET)

YEAR-TO-MONTH DATE CUMULATIVE

3. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 744.0 1828.6 223248.3

4. NUMBER OF HOURS GENERATOR WAS ON LINE 744 1803.1 220990.2

5. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS 0.0 0.0 10.0

6. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY (MWH) 386957 945924 110747284

UNIT SHUTDOWNS DOCKET NO. 50-305 UNIT NAME Kewaunee DATE April 13, 2004 COMPLETED BY Mary Anderson TELEPHONE (920) 388-8453 REPORTING PERIOD March, 2004 METHOD OF 2

NO. DATE Type' DURATION REASON SHUTTING CAUSE/CORRECTIVE ACTIONS (Hours) DOWN 3

REACTOR Load reduction to perform quarterly SP54-086, Turbine Stop and Governor Valve Operability Test, Aux Feedwater flow tests, Heater Drain 3 03/12/04 S 0.0 B N/A Pump A&B maintenance, N. Appleton relay maintenance, and Condenser inspection and cleaning.

Duration 38.58 hours6.712963e-4 days <br />0.0161 hours <br />9.589947e-5 weeks <br />2.2069e-5 months <br /> (1) (2) (3)

F: Forced Reason: Method:

S: Scheduled A - Equipment Failure (Explain) 1 - Manual B - Maintenance or Test 2 - Manual Trip/Scram C - Refueling 3 - Automatic Trip/Scram D - Regulatory Restriction 4 - Other (Explain)

E - Operator Training & License Examination Continuation F - Administrative 5 - Load Reductions G - Operational Error (Explain) 9 - Other H - Other (Explain)

SUMMARY

On March 24 KNPP performed the first load increase for stretch uprate and achieved the new licensed thermal power of 1772 MWt on March 25.

The unit continues to operate at 100% steady state power