ML023540473

November 2002 Monthly Operating Report for Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 & 2

ML023540473
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	12/13/2002
From:	Dimmery T Duke Power Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Duke Power h Duke 526 South Church Street rWPower P0. Box 1006 A Duke Energy Company Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 December 13, 2002 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555

Subject:

Duke Energy Corporation Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1, and 2 Docket Numbers 50-413 and 50-414 Monthly Performance and Operation Status-November, 2002 Please find attached information concerning the performance and operation status of the Catawba Nuclear Station for the month of November, 2002.

Any questions or comments may be directed to Roger A. Williams at (704) 382-5346.

Sincerely, Terry Dimmery, Manager Nuclear Business Support Attachment XC:

L. A. Reyes, Regional Administrator USNRC, Region II Chandu Patel, Project Manager USNRC, ONRR INPO Records Center Ms. Margaret Aucoin Nuclear Assurance Corporation Dottie Sherman, ANI Library <4v American Nuclear Insurers Darrell Roberts, Senior Resident Inspector

Document Control Desk U.S. NRC - Catawba bxc:

Gary Gilbert (CN01RC)

K. E. Nicholson (CN01RC)

RGC Site Licensing File ELL (EC050)

Operating Data Report Docket No. 50-413 Date December 13,2002 Completed By Roger Williams Telephone 704-382-5346 Operating Status

1. Unit Name: Catawba 1

2. Reporting Period: November 1, 2002 - November 30, 2002

3. Licensed Thermal Power (MWt): 3411 Notes: *Nameplate

4. Nameplate Rating (Gross MWe): 1305

• Rating (GrossMWe)

5. Design Electrical Rating (Net Mwe): 1145 calculated as 1450.000

6. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Gross MWe): 1192 MVA * .90 power factor per Page iii,

7. Maximum Dependable Capacity(Net MWe). 1129 NUREG-0020.

8. If Changes Occured in Capacity Ratings (Items Number 3-7) Since Last Report, Give Reasons:

9. Power Level To Which Restricted, If Any (Net MWe):

10. Reason for Restrictions, If any:

This Month YTD Cumulative

11. Hours in Reporting Period 720.0 8016.0 152737.0

12. Number of Hours Reactor was Critical 720.0 7527.4 126361.3

13. Reactor Reserve Shutdown Hours 0.0 0.0 0.0

14. Hours Generator On-Line 720.0 7507.5 124851.6

15. Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours 0.0 0.0 0.0

16. Gross Thermal Energy Generated (MWH) 2450318 130708824 517593726

17. Gross Electrical Energy Generated (MWH) 879696 9080407 146332502

18. Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWH) 835798 8614395 138030473

19. Unit Service Factor 100.0 93.7 81.7

20. Unit Availability Factor 100.0 93.7 81.7

21. Unit Capacity Factor (Using MDC Net) 102.8 95.2 79.9

22. Unit Capacity Factor (Using DER Net) 101.4 93.9 78.9

23. Unit Forced Outage Rate 0.0 0.0 5.6

24. Shutdown Scheduled Over Next 6 Months (Type, Date and Duration of Each)

25. If ShutDown At End Of Report Period, Estimated Date of Startup

26. Units in Test Status (Prior to Commercial Operation)

Forcast Achieved Initial Criticality Initial Electricity Commercial Operation 3A- 12/13/2002

Page: 1 of I UNIT SHUTDOWNS DOCKET NO. 50-413 UNIT NAME: Catawba 1 DATE: December 13, 2002 COMPLETED BY: Roger Williams TELEPHONE: 704-382-5346 REPORT MONTH: November, 2002 No. Date: Type Duration (1) Reason (2) Method of Licensed Cause and Corrective Action to Prevent Recurrence F - Forced Hours Shutdown R/X Event Report S - Scheduled No.

No Outages for the Month Summary:

(1) Reason (2) Method A - Equipment failure (Explain) E - Operator Training/License Examination 1 - Manual 2 - Manual Trip/Scram B - Maintenance or Test F - Administrative 3 - Automatic Trip/Scram 4 - Continuation C - Refueling G - Operator Error (Explain) 5 - Other (Explain)

D - Regulatory restriction H - Other (Explain) 3C- 12/13/2002

MONTHLY REFUELING INFORMATION REQUEST

1. Facility name: Catawba Unit 1

2. Scheduled next refueling shutdown: November 2003

3. Scheduled restart following refueling: December 2003 THE PROJECT MANAGER HAS BEEN ADVISED BY SEPARATE COMMUNICATION OF ANY T.S. CHANGE OR LICENSE AMENDMENT. THEREFORE, QUESTIONS 4 THROUGH 6 WILL NO LONGER BE MAINTAINED IN THIS REPORT.

4. Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a technical specification change or other license amendment?

If yes, what will these be?

If no, has reload design and core configuration been reviewed by Safety Review Committee regarding unreviewed safety questions?

5. Scheduled date(s) for submitting proposed licensing action and supporting information.

6. Important licensing considerations (new or different design or supplier, unreviewed design or performance analysis methods, significant changes in design or new operating procedures).

7. Number of Fuel assemblies (a) in the core: 193 (b) in the spent fuel pool: 944

8. Present licensed fuel pool capacity: 1418 Size of requested or planned increase: =

9. Projected date of last refueling which can be accommodated by present license capacity:

November 2009 DUKE POWER COMPANY DATE: December 13, 2002 Name of

Contact:

R A Williams Phone: (704) - 382-5346

Page: 1 of 1 UNIT SHUTDOWNS DOCKET NO. 50-414 UNIT NAME: Catawba 2 DATE: December 13, 2002 COMPLETED BY: Roger Williams TELEPHONE: 704-382-5346 REPORT MONTH: November, 2002 No. Date: Type Duration (1) Reason (2) Method of Licensed Cause and Corrective Action to Prevent Recurrence F - Forced Hours Shutdown RMX Event Report S - Scheduled No.

No Outages for the Month Summary:

(1) Reason (2) Method A - Equipment failure (Explain) E - Operator Training/License Examination 1 - Manual 2 - Manual Trip/Scram B - Maintenance or Test F - Administrative 3 - Automatic Trip/Scram 4 - Continuation C - Refueling G - Operator Error (Explain) 5 - Other (Explain)

D - Regulatory restriction H - Other (Explain) 3C- 12/13/2002

MONýTHLY REFUELING INFORMATION REQUEST

1. Facility name: Catawba Unit 2

2. Scheduled next refueling shutdown: March 2003

3. Scheduled restart following refueling: March 2003 THE PROJECT MANAGER HAS BEEN ADVISED BY SEPARATE COMMUNICATION OF ANY T.S. CHANGE OR LICENSE AMENDMENT. THEREFORE, QUESTIONS 4 THROUGH 6 WILL NO LONGER BE MAINTAINED IN THIS REPORT.

4. Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a technical specification change or other license amendment?

If yes, what will these be?

If no, has reload design and core configuration been reviewed by Safety Review Committee regarding unreviewed safety questions?

5. Scheduled date(s) for submitting proposed licensing action and supporting information.

6. Important licensing considerations (new or different design or supplier, unreviewed design or performance analysis methods, significant changes in design or new operating procedures).

7. Number of Fuel assemblies (a) in the core: 193 (b) in the spent fuel pool: 836

8. Present licensed fuel pool capacity: 1418 Size of requested or planned increase: -

9. Projected date of last refueling which can be accommodated by present license capacity May2012 DUKE POWER COMPANY DATE: December 13, 2002 Name of

Contact:

R. A. Williams Phone: (704) - 382-5346

Operating Data Report Docket No. 50-414 Date December 13,2002 Completed By Roger Williams Telephone 704-382-5346 Operating Status

1. Unit Name: Catawba 2

2. Reporting Period. November 1, 2002 - November 30, 2002

3. Licensed Thermal Power (MWt): 3411 Notes: *Nameplate

4. Nameplate Rating (Gross MWe): 1305

• Rating (GrossMWe)

5. Design Electrical Rating (Net Mwe): 1145 calculated as 1450.000

6. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Gross MWe): 1192 MVA * .90 power 1129 factor per Page iii,

7. Maximum Dependable Capacity(Net MWe):

NUREG-0020.

8. If Changes Occured in Capacity Ratings (Items Number 3-7) Since Last Report, Give Reasons:

9. Power Level To Which Restricted, If Any (Net MWe)

10. Reason for Restrictions, If any:

This Month YTD Cumulative

11. Hours in Reporting Period 720.0 8016.0 142753.0

12. Number of Hours Reactor was Critical 720.0 8016.0 119060.9

13. Reactor Reserve Shutdown Hours 0.0 0.0 0.0

14. Hours Generator On-Line 720.0 8016.0 117636.8

15. Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours 0.0 0.0 00

16. Gross Thermal Energy Generated (MWH) 2376432 157933265 517144585

17. Gross Electrical Energy Generated (MWH) 857698 9784004 137726975

18. Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWH) 814418 9297239 130109751

19. Unit Service Factor 100.0 100.0 824

20. Unit Availability Factor 100.0 100.0 82.4

21. Unit Capacity Factor (Using MDC Net) 100.2 102.7 80.6

22. Unit Capacity Factor (Using DER Net) 98.8 101.3 79.6

23. Unit Forced Outage Rate 0.0 00 6.9

24. Shutdown Scheduled Over Next 6 Months (Type, Date and Duration of Each)

25. If ShutDown At End Of Report Period, Estimated Date of Startup

26. Units in Test Status (Prior to Commercial Operation)

Forcast Achieved Initial Criticality Initial Electricity Commercial Operation 3A - 12/13/2002

CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION MONTHLY OPERATING STATUS REPORT OCTOBER 2002

1. Personnel Exposure The total station liquid release for OCTOBER has been compared with the Technical Specifications maximum annual dose commitment and was less than 10 percent of this limit.

The total station gaseous release for OCTOBER has been compared with the Technical Specifications maximum annual dose commitment and was less than 10 percent of this limit.