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WBN2Public Resource From: Boyd, Desiree L [dlboyd@tva.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 6:15 AM To: Epperson, Dan; Wiebe, Joel; Poole, Justin; Raghavan, Rags; Milano, Patrick; Campbell, Stephen Cc: Crouch, William D; Hamill, Carol L; Boyd, Desiree L; Stockton, Rickey A
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TVA letter to NRC_12-21-10_12-21-10_WBN U2 FSAR Section 9.1 Attachments: 12-21-10_WBN U2 FSAR Section 9 1_Final.pdf Please see attached TVA letter that was sent to the NRC today.
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Désireé L. Boyd WBN 2 Licensing Support Sun Technical Services dlboyd@tva.gov 4233658764
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TVA letter to NRC_12-21-10_12-21-10_WBN U2 FSAR Section 9.1 Sent Date: 12/22/2010 6:15:17 AM Received Date: 12/22/2010 6:16:08 AM From: Boyd, Desiree L Created By: dlboyd@tva.gov Recipients:
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 December 21, 2010 cc (Enclosure)
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257 NRC Resident Inspector Unit 2 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Spring City, Tennessee 37381
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 December 21, 2010 bcc (Enclosure):
Stephen Campbell U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08H4A One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Loren R. Plisco, Deputy Regional Administrator for Construction U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257
ENCLOSURE Mark-up Proposed Pages WBN Unit 2 FSAR Section 9.1, Fuel Storage and Handling
WATTS BAR fuel pool water at or below 159.2°F in the worst case design basis single failure scenario.
The SFPCCS incorporates two trains of equipment (plus a spare pump capable of operation in either train). The flow through the pool provides sufficient mixing to ensure uniform water conditions throughout the pool. For normal full core refueling and full core off load following normal refueling outages, the heat load in the spent fuel pool is normally limited to 25.61E+06 Btu/hr. Alternatively, up to 50.21E+06 Btu/hr can be placed in the spent fuel pool within specific limitations on spent fuel pool cooling heat exchanger fouling and component cooling system supply temperatures less than the design temperature of 95 degrees F. Sufficient spent fuel pool cooling equipment is operated and the rate of fuel transfer is controlled to assure that the spent fuel pool temperature does not exceed 150°F during anticipated refueling activities.Under design basis Ultimate Heat Sink (UHS) temperatures and heat exchanger fouling conditions, the heat load in the spent fuel pool is limited to 28.1E+06 BTU/hr during refueling outages. Under more favorable conditions, up to 50.2E+06 BTU/hr may be accommodated. Cycle specific calculations may be performed prior to the start of a refueling outage to determine the exact heat removal capability of the SFPCCS using recent heat exchanger performance testing and anticipated UHS temperatures; otherwise, 28.1E+06 BTU/hr may not be exceeded. The rate of fuel transfer from the reactor to the SFP is controlled such that, with one (1) train of SFPCCS in service, the SFP temperature will remain below 151.2 °F. Operating procedures provide the controls to ensure these limitations are met. A decay heat calculation is routinely performed at the end of each operating cycle to produce heat decay vs time curves for the core and spent fuel pool. This calculation can be used to determine the time to begin core offload and the rate at which the core can be off loaded.
9.1.3.1.2 Spent Fuel Pool Dewatering Protection System piping is arranged so that failure of any pipeline cannot drain the spent fuel pool below the water level required for radiation shielding. A water level of ten feet or more above the top of the stored spent fuel assemblies is maintained to limit direct gamma dose rate.
9.1.3.1.3 Water Purification The system's demineralizer and filter are designed to provide adequate purification to permit unrestricted access to the spent fuel storage area for plant personnel and maintain optical clarity of the spent fuel pool water surface by use of the system's skimmers, strainer, and skimmer filter.
9.1.3.1.4 Flood Mode Cooling Section 2.4.14 presents the design basis operation of the SFPCCS when it may be used for reactor core cooling during flooded plant conditions.
9.1.3.2 System Description The SFPCCS, shown in Figure 9.1-3, consists of two cooling trains (plus a backup pump capable of operation in either train), a purification loop, and a separate skimmer FUEL STORAGE AND HANDLING 9.1-5
WATTS BAR 9.1.3.3.3 Pool and Fuel Temperatures The cooling of the spent fuel assemblies stored within the storage racks has been analyzed for effective and adequate cooling under all postulated pool storage conditions.
Two discharge scenarios have been evaluated for both single and dual SFP cooling train operation. Case one considers a full core discharge while a second case considers a full core discharge following a normal refueling. Each case considers the accumulated decay heat of all previously discharged spent nuclear fuel assemblies stored in the SFP. Maximum bulk water temperatures for each core off load scenario are given in Table 9.1-1. With a 12 day decay time, the maximum heat load associated with a full core discharge is 39.06E+06 Btu/hr while the maximum heat load for a full core discharge following a normal refueling outage case is 25.61E+06 Btu/hr.Following unit shutdown, a decay time of approximately 33 days prior to the completion of core offload is required to maintain the total SFP decay heat below 28.1E+06 BTU/hr design basis limit.
For normal full core refueling and full core off load following a normal refueling outage, the heat load in the spent fuel pool is normally limited to 25.61E+06 Btu/hr.
Alternatively, up to 50.21E+06 Btu/hr can be placed in the spent fuel pool within specific limitations on spent fuel pool cooling heat exchanger fouling and component cooling system supply temperatures less than the design temperature of 95°F.For full core offload following a normal refueling outage (Emergency Offload), it is assumed that a unit is required to shutdown 36 days after a refueling outage on the opposite unit.
Following shutdown, it is assumed that core offload will be completed after a 60 day decay time. Under these conditions, the maximum SFP decay heat will be less than 25.61E+06 BTU/hr, which is less than the normal refueling case. Specific guidance in the form of allowable spent fuel pool decay heat curves for lessbetter than design conditions of spent fuel pool heat exchanger fouling and shell side cooling temperatures has been developed. Decay heat curves are provided which allow outage specific variation in maximum spent fuel pool decay heat load based on known values of spent fuel pool heat exchanger fouling factors and component cooling system temperatures. Sufficient spent fuel pool cooling equipment is operated and the rate of fuel transfer is controlled to assure that the spent fuel pool temperature does not exceed 150°F during anticipated refueling activities. Operating procedures provide the controls to ensure these limitations are met. A decay heat calculation is routinely performed at the end of each operating cycle to produce heat decay vs time curves for the core and spent fuel pool. This calculation may be used to determine the time to begin core off load and the rate at which the core can be off loaded.
The maximum local water temperature and maximum local fuel temperature have been determined to evaluate the possibility of nucleate boiling on the surface of the fuel assemblies. Analysis has shown that for any scenario with at least one SFPCCS train available, localized boiling does not occur within the fuel racks. The decay heat flux of the rods is greatest at the fuel mid-height. Mid height fuel cladding temperatures of 208.2°F, 217.1°F, and 208.9°F have been calculated based on no blockage, partial blockage, and off-center placement of an assembly in a rack cell respectively. Local 9.1-10 FUEL STORAGE AND HANDLING
WATTS BAR Table 9.1-1 SPENT FUEL POOL COOLING AND CLEANUP SYSTEM DESIGN PARAMETERS Spent fFuel pPool sStorage cCapacity 1386 Assemblies Spent fFuel pPool wWater vVolume, gal 372,460(1) gallons Nominal bBoron cConcentration of the sSpent fFuel pPool wWater, 2,000 ppm ppm Maximum Maximum SFP Loss of Boil-Off Time SFP SFP Cooling to 10ft Above Temperature Temperature Heatup Rate Rack With Nno Decay Heat (2) (2-Train) (1-Train) (°F/hr) Makeup (MBtuTU/hr) (°F) (°F) (hr)s Normal Full 39.0628.1 124.7124.7 151.2151.2 12.809.88 36.1947.4 Core Discharge(3)
Case-1386 assemblies(2)
Emergency 25.6125.6 129.3129.3 159.2159.2 8.408.40 55.1955.1 Offload (4)
Unplanned Discharge Case(3)
Optimum 50.2150.2 129.3129.3 159.2159.2 16.4616.46 28.1528.1 (Better than Design)
Conditions (5)
Maximum Allowed Decay Heat at Sub-Design SFP HX Fouling and CCS temperatures (1)
Including cask pit area volumeIncluding Cask Pit Area Volume (2)
Stored plus an additional full core discharge (193 assemblies)Decay Heat in accordance with ANS Standard 5.1, "Decay Heat Power in Light Water Reactors," and USNRC Regulatory Guide 3.54, "Spent Fuel Heat Generation in an Independent Spent Fuel Pool Storage Installation."
(3) 1097 assemblies stored one additional 96 assembly discharge, following a full Core discharge (193 assemblies)Stored legacy fuel assemblies, plus an additional full core (193 assemblies) discharged after 33 days decay time at design basis heat exchanger fouling conditions and Technical Specification Ultimate Heat Sink (UHS) temperatures. The normal refueling interval for WBN is 18 months, with refueling outages typically scheduled in the spring and fall.
(4)
Stored legacy fuel assemblies, plus 96 assemblies discharged the previous refueling outage, decayed 96 days, plus an additional full core (193 assemblies) discharged after 60 days decay time. The SFP has been analyzed FUEL STORAGE AND HANDLING 9.1-27
WATTS BAR for a maximum water temperature of 159.2 °F.
(5)
Considers better than design heat exchanger fouling and better than design UHS temperature 9.1-28 FUEL STORAGE AND HANDLING
Clean Proposed Pages WBN Unit 2 FSAR Section 9.1, Fuel Storage and Handling
WATTS BAR fuel pool water at or below 159.2°F in the worst case design basis single failure scenario.
The SFPCCS incorporates two trains of equipment (plus a spare pump capable of operation in either train). The flow through the pool provides sufficient mixing to ensure uniform water conditions throughout the pool. Under design basis Ultimate Heat Sink (UHS) temperatures and heat exchanger fouling conditions, the heat load in the spent fuel pool is limited to 28.1E+06 BTU/hr during refueling outages. Under more favorable conditions, up to 50.2E+06 BTU/hr may be accommodated. Cycle specific calculations may be performed prior to the start of a refueling outage to determine the exact heat removal capability of the SFPCCS using recent heat exchanger performance testing and anticipated UHS temperatures; otherwise, 28.1E+06 BTU/hr may not be exceeded. The rate of fuel transfer from the reactor to the SFP is controlled such that, with one (1) train of SFPCCS in service, the SFP temperature will remain below 151.2 °F. Operating procedures provide the controls to ensure these limitations are met. A decay heat calculation is routinely performed at the end of each operating cycle to produce heat decay vs time curves for the core and spent fuel pool. This calculation can be used to determine the time to begin core offload and the rate at which the core can be off loaded.
9.1.3.1.2 Spent Fuel Pool Dewatering Protection System piping is arranged so that failure of any pipeline cannot drain the spent fuel pool below the water level required for radiation shielding. A water level of ten feet or more above the top of the stored spent fuel assemblies is maintained to limit direct gamma dose rate.
9.1.3.1.3 Water Purification The system's demineralizer and filter are designed to provide adequate purification to permit unrestricted access to the spent fuel storage area for plant personnel and maintain optical clarity of the spent fuel pool water surface by use of the system's skimmers, strainer, and skimmer filter.
9.1.3.1.4 Flood Mode Cooling Section 2.4.14 presents the design basis operation of the SFPCCS when it may be used for reactor core cooling during flooded plant conditions.
9.1.3.2 System Description The SFPCCS, shown in Figure 9.1-3, consists of two cooling trains (plus a backup pump capable of operation in either train), a purification loop, and a separate skimmer loop. The electrical logic control diagrams for this system are shown in Figures 9.1-4 and 9.1-5.
The SFPCCS removes decay heat from fuel stored in the spent fuel pool. Spent fuel is placed in the pool during the refueling sequence and stored there until it is shipped offsite. The system normally handles the heat load from either a full core or 1/3 of a core freshly discharged from each reactor plus the decreasing heat load from FUEL STORAGE AND HANDLING 9.1-5
WATTS BAR Two discharge scenarios have been evaluated for both single and dual SFP cooling train operation. Case one considers a full core discharge while a second case considers a full core discharge following a normal refueling. Each case considers the accumulated decay heat of all previously discharged spent nuclear fuel assemblies stored in the SFP. Maximum bulk water temperatures for each core off load scenario are given in Table 9.1-1. Following unit shutdown, a decay time of approximately 33 days prior to the completion of core offload is required to maintain the total SFP decay heat below 28.1E+06 BTU/hr design basis limit.
For full core offload following a normal refueling outage (Emergency Offload), it is assumed that a unit is required to shutdown 36 days after a refueling outage on the opposite unit. Following shutdown, it is assumed that core offload will be completed after a 60 day decay time. Under these conditions, the maximum SFP decay heat will be less than 25.61E+06 BTU/hr, which is less than the normal refueling case. Specific guidance in the form of allowable spent fuel pool decay heat curves for better than design conditions of spent fuel pool heat exchanger fouling and shell side cooling temperatures has been developed. Decay heat curves are provided which allow outage specific variation in maximum spent fuel pool decay heat load based on known values of spent fuel pool heat exchanger fouling factors and component cooling system temperatures. Sufficient spent fuel pool cooling equipment is operated and the rate of fuel transfer is controlled to assure that the spent fuel pool temperature does not exceed 150°F during anticipated refueling activities. Operating procedures provide the controls to ensure these limitations are met. A decay heat calculation is routinely performed at the end of each operating cycle to produce heat decay vs time curves for the core and spent fuel pool. This calculation may be used to determine the time to begin core off load and the rate at which the core can be off loaded.
The maximum local water temperature and maximum local fuel temperature have been determined to evaluate the possibility of nucleate boiling on the surface of the fuel assemblies. Analysis has shown that for any scenario with at least one SFPCCS train available, localized boiling does not occur within the fuel racks. The decay heat flux of the rods is greatest at the fuel mid-height. Mid height fuel cladding temperatures of 208.2°F, 217.1°F, and 208.9°F have been calculated based on no blockage, partial blockage, and off-center placement of an assembly in a rack cell respectively. Local maximum water temperatures of 193.7°F, 204.1°F, and 195.2°F have been calculated for the no blockage, partial blockage, and off-center placement cases respectively. The local saturation temperature at the top of the racks (240.7°F) is greater than any calculated local water temperature, which precludes the possibility of nucleate boiling.
Additionally, the local saturation temperature is greater than any calculated fuel cladding temperature, which would preclude the possibility of film boiling at the surface of the fuel rods.
The approach to localized boiling within the racks has been evaluated for highest allowable spent fuel decay heat load (50.21 Mbtu/hr) in Reference [1]. The conclusions of the evaluation indicate that greater than 6°F margin to localized boiling exist between the maximum calculated fuel clad temperature and the local saturation temperature even at the highest allowable heat load.
9.1-10 FUEL STORAGE AND HANDLING
WATTS BAR Table 9.1-1 SPENT FUEL POOL COOLING AND CLEANUP SYSTEM DESIGN PARAMETERS Spent Fuel Pool Storage Capacity 1386 Assemblies Spent Fuel Pool Water Volume 372,460(1) gallons Nominal Boron Concentration of the Spent Fuel Pool Water 2,000 ppm Maximum Maximum Boil-Off Time SFP SFP SFP Loss of to 10ft Above Temperature Temperature Cooling Rack With no Decay Heat (2) (2-Train) (1-Train) Heatup Rate Makeup (MBTU/hr) (°F) (°F) (°F/hr) (hr)
Normal Full 28.1 124.7 151.2 9.88 47.4 Core Discharge(3)
Emergency 25.6 129.3 159.2 8.40 55.1 Offload (4)
Optimum 50.2 129.3 159.2 16.46 28.1 (Better than Design)
Conditions (5)
(1)
Including Cask Pit Area Volume (2)
Decay Heat in accordance with ANS Standard 5.1, "Decay Heat Power in Light Water Reactors," and USNRC Regulatory Guide 3.54, "Spent Fuel Heat Generation in an Independent Spent Fuel Pool Storage Installation."
(3) Stored legacy fuel assemblies, plus an additional full core (193 assemblies) discharged after 33 days decay time at design basis heat exchanger fouling conditions and Technical Specification Ultimate Heat Sink (UHS) temperatures. The normal refueling interval for WBN is 18 months, with refueling outages typically scheduled in the spring and fall.
(4) Stored legacy fuel assemblies, plus 96 assemblies discharged the previous refueling outage, decayed 96 days, plus an additional full core (193 assemblies) discharged after 60 days decay time. The SFP has been analyzed for a maximum water temperature of 159.2 °F.
(5) Considers better than design heat exchanger fouling and better than design UHS temperature FUEL STORAGE AND HANDLING 9.1-27