BVY 04-113, Proposed Technical Specification Change No. 263 - Supplement No. 20 Extended Power Uprate - Meeting on Steam Dryer Analysis Meeting Presentation Slides
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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Proposed Technical Specification Change No. 263 - Supplement No. 20 Extended Power Uprate - Meeting on Steam Dryer Analysis Meeting Presentation Slides NON-PRORIETARY Total number of pages in Attachment 2 (excluding this cover sheet) is 99.
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Power Uprate Project Steam Dryer Updated Analysis Presentation September 29, 2004 Entergy, GE, SIA, CDI, Fluent 1
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Brief Synopsis - Vermont Yankee Power Uprate U
- December 2001
- September 2003
. Start Project
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- Extensive Analyses! Review
- Extensive Plant Modifications
)Operate Safely and Efficiently Now and in the Future 2
-En teqrgy Key Principles
- Reasonable assurance that VY shall operate safely and efficiently at uprated conditions
- VY Steam Dryer shall perform well at EPU and shall NOT challenge system functions important to safety 3
--= Etergy Industry Operating Experience
- Multiple failures at Quad Cities
- 'Conventional Wisdom' significantly challenged
- Critical differences exist between plants
>Major evolution of GE methodology
>Plant-specificapproach needed 4
-Entergy Methodologies
- GE Methodology
- Generic Load Definition
- Response Spectrum Analysis
- Finite Element Model
- Plant-specific Approach
- Plant Specific Data
- Acoustic Circuit Model
- Vortex Shedding CFD Model 5
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- Plant-specific approach to Steam Dryer Issue
- Deliberate, controlled, rigorous power ascension with plateaus
- Rigorous inspection plan: "8 months of EPU Operation
- Closely follow industry initiatives 6
-=Entergy Presentation Overview
- Open session
- VY dryer analysis changes summary:
- Plant-specific load definition
- Updated VY dryer analysis results
- Vortex Shedding investigation
- Results and comparisons
- Power-Ascension/ Dryer monitoring plan summary 7
-Entergy Presentation Overview (cont.)
- Closed session
- Detailed presentations:
+ VY acoustic loads analysis
- VY plant specific load definition
- Dryer power ascension monitoring plan 8
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Dryer Analysis Changes Summary m VY plant-specifiC load definition
- Acoustic Model Developed (CDI)
- Plant Specific Main Steam Instrument Data Obtained
- Data converted to Main Steam Pressures
- Dryer Load Definition created
- GE Response Spectrum Developed
- GE Finite Element Model Run
- Results 9
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-Entergy Dryer Analysis Changes Summa ry (cont)
- Analysis stress results:
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-1 Vortex Shedding Investigation
- Question on impact/role of vortex shedding
- CFD Model developed of VY Vessel/Dryer (Fluent)
Industry accepted methodology
- New application Initial results
- Low Frequency loads Consistent with acoustic model frequencies 12
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Dryer FIV Monitoring Plan Summary
. Objective Ensure dryer integrity during gradual power increase
- Approach
- Take plant data at,v 2.5% power increments
- Hold at 5% incremental power levels for 7 days (minimum)
- Compare data to acceptance criteria
- Moisture carryover monitoring (daily)
- Dryer Inspection
- First Stage of Uprate 115% OLTP Maximum
- Planned Refuel Outage/inspection "'8 months after uprate 16
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.VY Plant-Specific Load Definition [afternoon]
- Presentation of methods and results
- Acoustic circuit analysis
- CFD (methods)
- Strain gauge measurements
. VY plant-specific dryer load definition 17
-- Enteity VY - Acoustic Loads Analysis
Purpose:
determine acoustic load contribution
. Analytical model using measured plant data
. Analysis has been independently reviewed 18
A-Etergy VY - Acoustic Loads Analysis (cont.)
Plant-specific data collection
- VY pressure data taken at:
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. Vessel instrument reference legs (2)
- Main steam header (one on each steamline) 19
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- Etergy VY - Acoustic Loads Analysis (cont.)
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- Correlation between analytical expectations for physical plant and measured results
- Measured results do not show high fluctuating pressure loads at CLTP amplitude m Acoustic analysis results application:
- Analysis results used to create VY load definition plant-specific 69
i-Entergy Dryer Structural Analysis GE application of VY load definition to response spectrum (same as analysis of record)
GE application of RS to finite element analysis (ANSYS)
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- Entergy VY - Vortex Shedding Analysis (cont.)
- CFD model development
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Enterjy VY - Vortex Shedding Analysis (cont.)
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. URANS domain: RPV Dome, RPV annular region, Dryer internals and Skirt
. LES: limited domain
- URANS unsteady solution provides LES boundary conditions
- LES solution capable of modeling local vortices at cover plate 77
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Entergy URANS Evaluation Copyright 2004 Fluent Inc. All rights reserved.
- URANS evaluation performed to establish:
- Basic understanding of flow field
- Characterizing turbulence field for estimating LES model cell size
- Define inlet boundary conditions for LES model 80
-Entergy URANS Evaluation (cont.)
Copyright 2004 Fluent Inc. AM rghts reserved.
URANS model
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- Boundary conditions same as RANS model, when applicable.
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e-Entergy VY Vortex Shedding Evaluation (cont.)
CFD evaluation status:
- Vortex shedding is contributor to dryer loads at low frequencies
- Contribution is visible in plant data
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VY-Load Definition
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- Plant EPU vibration comparisons
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MS piping vibration plant data
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- Plant EPU vibration comparisons (see chart):
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ensure dryer integrity during gradual power increase Pro-actively identify significant increases in MS and dryer FIV
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. Acceptance criteria
- 115% step 1, outage/inspection in 8 months 93
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- Ta kE pr~ssurE, strain gaugE and accElEromEtEr data at approximatEly 2.5% powEr tEst incrEmFnts, EvaluatE LEVEl 1 accEptancE
- Hold at 5% incrEmEntal powEr lEvEls for 7 days minimum
- ComparE data to accEptancE critsria
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- Moisturs carryovsr monitoring (daily)
- REpEat monitoring for Stsp 2: 115-120%
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Level 2: compare acoustic analysis response spectrum to EPU load definition acceptance criteria
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