B16242, Monthly Operating Rept for Jan 1997 for Millstone Nuclear Power Station,Unit 3

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Monthly Operating Rept for Jan 1997 for Millstone Nuclear Power Station,Unit 3
ML20134L977
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Site: Millstone Dominion icon.png
Issue date: 01/31/1997
From: Hicks G
NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO., NORTHEAST UTILITIES SERVICE CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
B16242, NUDOCS 9702200041
Download: ML20134L977 (8)


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Northe:st Mai >ne omee. . m3 e Ferry u woierrora. cr Utilities System ,, o. 3,, ,23 Waterford, CT 06E-0128 i

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February 13,1997  ;

Docket No. 50-423 B16242 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 Facility Operatino License Number NPF-49 Monthly Operatino Report In accordance with the reporting requirements of Technical Specification 6.9.1.5 ,

for Millstone Unit No. 3, enclosed in Attachment 2 is the Monthiy Operating Report for the month of January,1997.

Should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Mr.

James M. Peschel at (860) 437-5840.

Very truly yours, NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY COMPANY

. . Hicks 190O23 unit Director- Miiistone unit 3 /

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cc: H. J. Miller, Region 1 Administator

  • W. D. Travers, Dr., Director Special Projects A.C. Cerne, Senior Resident inspector, Millstone Unit No. 3 J. W. Andersen, NRC Project Manager, Millstone Unit No. 3 9702200041 970131 PDR ADOCK 05000423' R PDR

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Attachment 1 Millstone Nuclear Power Station, linit No. 3 NNECO's Commitments I

1 February 1997

U.S. Nucisar Regulatory Commission B16242%ttachment 1\Page 1 Enclosure List of Regulatory Commitments The following table identifies those actions committed to by NNECO in this document. Any other actions discussed in the submittal represent intended or planned actions by NNECO. They are described to the NRC for the NRC's information and are not regulatory commitments. Please notify the Manager -

Nuclear Licensing at the Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit No. 3 of any questions regarding this document or any associated regulatory commitments.

Commitment Committed Date or  ;

Outage NONE N/A ,

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Facility Operating License No. NPF-49 Monthly Operatina Report  ;

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission B16242\ Attachment 1\Page 1 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS DOCKET NO. 428 UNIT NAME Millstone Unit 3 DATE 02-03-97 COMPLETED BY Irene R Hudson TELEPHONE (860) 444-5400 REPORT MONTH: January 1997 No. Date Type' Duration Reason' Method of License System Component Cause & Corrective 5

(Hours) Shutting Event Code' Code Action to Down Reactor 8 Report # Prevent Recurrence 96-01 03-30-96 F 744 B/D 4 96-006-00 BA ISV Vaives inoperable due to original design deficiencies, in that an improper valve design did not meet GDC 57. Corrective action is to install vendor kit to modify valve disk to meet GDC 57.

Continued shutdown: FIRC Category ill facility; NRC Confirmatory Order requiring independent corrective action verification; NRC Order ,

requiring third-party review of Millstone Station employee concerns  !

program; design basis verification for response to NRC pursuant to 10CFR50.54(f).

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' Method 'IEEE Standard 805-1984, I S: Scheduled A - Equipment Failure (Explain) 1 - Manual " Recommended Practices B - Maintenance or Test 2 - Manual Scram for System Identification in C - Refueling 3 - Automatic Scram Nuclear Power Plants and

  • D - Regulatory Restriction 4 - Continued from Previous Month Related Facilities" E - Operator Training & License Examination 5 - Power Reduction (Duration = 0)

F - Administrative 6 - Other (Explain) 'IEEE Standard 803A-1983, t G - Operational Error (Explain) " Recommended Practices H - Other (Explain) for Unique identification in i Power Plants and Related l Facilities - Component Function Identifiers  ;

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U.S. Nuclerr R::gulatory Commission B16242\Att:chmsnt 1\Paga 2 REFUELING INFORMATION REQUEST  !

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l 1. Name of the facility: Millstone Unit 3

2. Scheduled date for next refueling outage: To be determined
3. Scheduled date for restart following refueling: To be determined
4. Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a technical specification change or other license amendment?

N/A.

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

None.

6. Important licensing considerations associated with refueling, e.g., new or different fuel design ,

or supplier, unreviewed design or performance analysis methods, significant changes in fuel design, new operating procedures:

None.

7. The number of fuel assemblies (a) in the core and (b) in the spent fuel storage pool:  ;

in Core: (a) 193 In Spent Fuel Pool: (b) 416 '

8. The present licensed spent fuel pool storage capacity and the size of any increase in licensed storage capacity that has been requested or is planned, in number of fuel assemblies:

Present storaae capacitv 756.

No increase reauested.

9. The projected date of the last refueling that can be discharged to the spent fuel pool assuming present license capacity:

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.U.S. Nuclear Rngulatory Commission B16242\Attachmsnt 2\Pago 3 AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO. 50-423 '

l UNIT Millstone Unit 3 DATE 02/03/97 COMPLETED BY ~ 1. R. Hudson ~

TELEPHONE l203) 444-5400 ~ >

l MONTH: January 1997 DAY AVG. DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVG. DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe-Net) (MWe-Net) 1 1 0 17 0 2 0 18 0 l

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0 11 0 27 0 12 0 28 0 13 0 29 0 14 0 30 0 15- 0 31 0 16 0 _

INSTRUCTIONS 4

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. ]

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. OPERATING DATA REPORT UNIT NAME Millstone Unit 3 DATE 02/03/97 COMPLETED BY ~I.~l~~H'udsod TELEPHONE (203) 444-540_0_

OPERATING STATUS

1. Docket Number 50-423
2. Reporting Period January 1997  ; Notes: i
3. Utility Contact I. RI5u5 son i {
4. Licensed Thermal Power (MWt): 3411
5. Nameplate Rating (Gross MWe): 1_253 l l
6. Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe):

_ _ 1153.6 l

7. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Gross MWe): 1184.20
8. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Net MWe): 1137.00
9. If Changes Occur in Capacity Ratings (Items Number 4 Through 8) Since Last Report, Give Reasons:

N/A

10. Power Level To Which Restricted, if any (Net MWe): 0
11. Reasons For Restrictions, if Any: NRC Category 1115acility; NRC Confirmatory Order requiring implementatio_n of an_ independent corrective ac_ tion verification program; N_R_C Order re_ quiring a_ third-party review of the employee concerns _prograrn at_Millston_e_ Station; design basis verification response pursua_nt_to 10CFR_5_OJ4(f).

This Month Yr.-To-Date Cumulative

12. Hours in Reporting Period 744.0 744.0 94488.0 13 Number Of Hours Reactor Was Critical 0.0 0.0 67080.1
14. Reactor Reserve Shutdown Hours 0.0 0.0 6525.8
15. Hours Generator On-Line 0.0 0.0 65912.4 >
16. Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours 0.0 0.0 0.0
17. Gross Thermal Energy Generated (MWH) 0.0 0.0 216937728.1
18. Gross Electrical Energy Generated (MWH) 0.0 0.0 74905103.1
19. Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWH) -5101.5 -5101.5 71291618.0
20. Unit Service Factor 0.0 ~0 '.d 69.8~~
21. Unit Availability Factor 0.0 0.0 69.8
22. Unit Capacity Factor (Using MDC Net) 0.0 0.0 66.3
23. Unit Capacity Factor (Using DER Net) 0.0 0.0 65.4
24. Unit Forced Outage Rate 100.0 100.0 21.2
25. Shutdowns Scheduled Over Next 6 Months (Type, Date, and Duration of Each): _ _ _ _

Shutdown at time of this report.

26. If Unit Shutdown At End Of Report Period, Estimated Date of Startup:....____ _ _ _ ._ _ _ ._ _ _ _._ _ _ _._._._To be_determined.
27. Units in Test Status (Prior to Commercial Operation):

Forecast Achieved INITIAL CRITICALITY _ N/A _ _ _ N/A _ __.

INITIAL ELECTRICITY . _ N/A _ _. _ _ N/A _ _ _

COMMERCIAL OPERATION __ N/A __ _ N/A _