ML18044A195

Cycle 4,Startup Physics Test Program.

ML18044A195
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	10/31/1979
From:	CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
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ML18044A193	List: ML18044A192 ML18044A195
References
PROC-791031, NUDOCS 7911060444
Download: ML18044A195 (3)

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CYCLE 4 START-UP PHYSICS TEST PROGRAM .

I Palisades Plant J I* TESTS *AND TEST CRITERIA A. LOW PCMER TESTS Measured Parameter Review Criterion. Acceptance Criterion ARO HZP Critical Boron Within 70 ppm of Prediction None (no associated safety limit)

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Regulating Rod Bank Worths, Individual Rods Banks Within l5'fo. Sum of Regulating Banks Within No Overlap or o.15'fo of Predicted Value, l~ of Prediction Whichever is Greater Regula ting Rod Bank Worths In None Sum of Regulating Banks Within Overlap Sequence 101> of Prediction Central Rod Integral Worth Cali- None None bro. tion * ' .

Symmetric Rod Worths Each Individual Rod Within 101> Each Individual Rod Within 201> of of the Symmetric Group Average the Symmetric Group Average Moderator Temperature Coefficient Within 5 x 10- 51J.f'/°F of the Value Bet~een + 5 ~ l0- 5D~/°F and ARO and Regulating Banks In Predicted Value -35 x *10- ae /°F' When Extrapolated A.

to Full Power ~

Reciprocal Soluble Boron.Worth Within 15 ppm/'foM of the Pre- Less than 125 ppm/'fo!lp dicted Value

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I.. TESTS AND TEST CRITERIA {Continued)

B. POWER ESCAIATION TESTS Measured Parameter Review Criterion Acceptance Criterion Moderator tempe:rature Within + 5 x 10-5 !::. (' /°F From Value Between + 5 x 10-~ fl /°F Coefficient the Predicted Value and -35 x 10-51>.P/°F when Extra-polated to Full Power Power Coefficient Within + 3 10- 5 x /% Power With:\,n + 6 x 10-5 . /'fo Power of the:e-of the Prediction Pred:i'ction

• Power Distribution

• Power Distribution Technical Specifications are Met Quadrant Tilt 3°/o at Full Power Assembly Power *+ lc:Jf, of Prediction if Assembly Power >.9

+ 15% of Prediction if Assembly Power~ .9 Assembly Power PJ1S

• Deviation*

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II. REMEDIAL ACTION A. REVIEW CRITERIA Failure to meet a test result review criterion is an indication that there

• may be some deficiency in the test, prediction or core loading. If a test result falls outside the review criterion, an engineering review will.be conducted to determine the reason for the deviation and its impact.on reactor safety. . Such a review may consist of, but not be limited to, a review of the test and equipment, a repeat of th~ measurement, a review of the predictive calculation, a correlation with the results of other tests

• and/or a review of the results of testing from prev.ious cycles.

B. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Failure to meet an acceptance criterion indicates that a deficiency exists which may result in a violation of technical specification limits. In such a case, further operation shall be appropriately restricted to main-tain margins of safety. An engineering review as described above shall be conducted to determine the cause of the deviation and appropriate' corrective action. In the case of rod worths, the worth of an additional rod bank will be measured.

'I The Plant Review Committee will review the action taken and disposition of the deviation before commencement of normal operation.