ML023250342

October 2002 Monthly Operating Report for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML023250342
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	11/11/2002
From:	Cooper D Nuclear Management Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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I NMc Committed to Nuclear Excellence, Palisades Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC November 11, 2002 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 DOCKET 50-255 - LICENSE DPR PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSEE REPORT OF MONTHLY OPERATING DATA Attached are the Monthly Operating Data and Summary of Operating Experience for the Palisades Nuclear Plant for the month of October 2002.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Scott Hawn at (269) 764-3179.

Douglas E. Cooper Site Vice-President, Palisades CC Regional Administrator, USNRC, Region III NRC Resident Inspector, Palisades LBrandon, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality RJAben, Michigan Department of Labor RDWhale, Michigan Public Service Commission Records Center, INPO SMMclntyre, P-26-204 Attachments 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway 0 Covert, MI 49043 Telephone: 616.764 2000 >2

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR OCTOBER 2002 The plant operated at essentially full power (at greater than 99%) for the entire month.

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO: 50-255 DATE (Mo-Da-Yr)" 11-05-02 COMPLETED BY: HAReyner TELEPHONE (269) 764-2057 OPERATING STATUS. NOTES

1. UNIT NAME Palisades

2. REPORTING PERIOD (YrMoDa-YrMoDa): 021001-021031 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 CAPACITY RATINGS (ITEM NUMBERS THROUGH 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 7450 7296 0 270591.0 12 NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 7450 69044 168131.1 13 REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS 14 HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 745 0 68106 162601.1 15 UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS 16 GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1884001 16919609 368044186

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 619580 5552881 117311909

18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 591278 5295154 110988969

19. UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 1000% 933% 601%

20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 1000% 933% 601%

21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET)

• 108 7% 994% 591%

22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 986% 902% 51.0%

23. UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 00% 67% 255%

Based on condenser backpressure Weighted Average (635 MWe used as MDC Net prior to October 1985)

REPORT MONTH October 2002 DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT NAME Palisades DATE(MoiDa/Yr) 11/05/02 COMPLETED BY HAReyner TELEPHONE 269-764-2057 UNIT SHUTDOWNS No. Date Type Duration Reason' Method of Cause I Corrective 2

(YrMoDa) F: Forced (Hours) Shutting Down Actions Comments, S: Scheduled NO SHUTDOWNS THIS MONTH 1I 2.

Reason: Method:

A-Equipment Failure (Explain) I-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 F-Administrative G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Other (Explain)