ML19246A310
| ML19246A310 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 04/19/1979 |
| From: | Lanning W NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| To: | Stello V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906070004 | |
| Download: ML19246A310 (11) | |
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A//P O - S y April 19, 1979 0
MEMO TO:
V. STELLO, JR.
FROM:
W. D. LANNING
SUBJECT:
UPDATE 2 - NATIONAL LAB WRX FOR THI Attached is a status of " Requests for Work" to the National Labs which have been made since Sunday, April 8, 1979.
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NATIONAL LAB WORK Sum ARY LABORATORY Los Alamos Scientific'. Lab Date _ 16 April 1979 F"'". CONTACT: ' S. Fabic Page of Work 301-427-4275
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SUMARY OF WORK PERFORMED:
1.
Gas bubble analysis; tried to model the B&W plant to deterrine how long it would take to depressurize system from 1000 psia, to 300 psia; sensitivity to nodalization (30 mesh cells) - 800 fts.
2.
Develop finer mesh calculation for 2-3 minutes transient.
3.
TRAC calculation of TMI-2 transient iTATUS:
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Answer provided 1400 sec in real time.
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Waiting in standby
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LABORATORY Brookhaven National Laboratory Date 16 April 1979
,"" CONTACT:
Fuat Odar Page of Work 301-492-7588 Home DOE CONTACT:
Work Home CONTRACTOR CCNTACTS:
(a) W. Kato, (b) M. Ls. vine Telecopy 516-345-3000 (a) Work 516-345-2444 (b) Work 516-345-2607 Work Work Home Home Home Home SUM 4ARY OF WORK PERFOP.MED:
1.
Oconee Plant on 'RELAP.
DSS asked to run the RELAP3-B and IRT (trying to simulate accident) 2.
Trying to estimate solubilities /H radiolysis work 2
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Padiotron monitoring / radiological assessments.
STATUS:
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Ongoing 2.
On standby 3.
Completed COMMENTS:
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NATIONAL LAB WORK SumARY
.ABORATORY Battelle Columbus Da te 16 April 1979
"'C CONTACT:
Mark Cunningham Page of Work 301-492-8377 Home
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- 0NTRACTOR CONTACTS: Rich. Denning Bob Collien (a) *.lork ol4-424-7510 (b) Work 61/ -424-7504 Work Work v.
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Home Home iUMARY OF WORT, PERFORMED:
1.
Doing meltdown calculatiot, using the " March" thermal-hydraulics code and " Corral" to determine radionuclide release in containment.
Also working (on a hydraulic simulation to estimate flow blockage and natural 2.
circulation being done by private Co.:
T.E. Corp., Ted Matt 615-956-5856).
3.- Doing pebble bed calculations to determine heat-up during natur:11 circulation.
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Vessel ir.tegrity during melt down.
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Done 2.
Continuing:
Effects on natural circulation due to make-up and let dcwn flows.
3.
Continuing: Analyz'ng single channels and entire core as rubble beds. 0btain exit quality as fun tion of pressure drop.
4.
Continuing CMMENTS:
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Da te 16 April 1979 ABORATORY Sandia M CONTACT:
R. DiSalvo Page of Work 301-492-8377 Home i-OE CONTALT:
Work Home ONTRACTOR CONTACTS: Dave McClosky, Walt Murfim Work 505-264-8870 Work 505-264-8909
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Home Home Home UmARY OF WORK PERFORMED:
1.
They did origin calculations to predict core inventory - they are redoing them to correct a 10". error.
2.
Looked at calculating the possibility of H, explostens and or burning.
3.
Did calculations on the solubility of H ih water.
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Provided data on survivability of pressure transreceivers in high radiation fields and sutcergence in water.
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Conceptional design option for TMI-2 containment venting.
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Done e.xcept for correcting small error.
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Done 5i.
Done.
Will be presented to ACRS MiENTS:
They are standing by to help if needed.
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NATIONAL LAB WORK SU W ARY LABORATORY' Oak Ridge National La,b Datt 16 April 1979
"C CONTACT:
S. Hanauer/ Mark Cunningham for item (4)
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of Work Home DOE CONTACT:
B. Adams Work 615-576-0728 Home CONTRACTOR CONTACTS: (a) J. Anderson; (b) Les Oates (c) Mario Fontana (a) Work 615-574-5536 (b) Work 615-E74-5527 (c) Work 615-574-0557 Work
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Home Hone SUMARY OF WORK PERFORMED:
1.
Diagnostics ef Noise Evaluation - evalucting response of TMI AP's in plant and
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pressurizer 2.
Evaluating use of resistance thermocouple as an alternate means of pressurizer level in plant.
3.
Consultation on loose parts monitoring /Gil Zigler of 1 4.
Work on possible core configuration using SABER code.
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Establish validity of incore TC measurements 6.
Analyzing BF count rate (J. Robinson at TEC) 3 iTATUS:
1.
Ongoing at site. Additional studies using BDHT for reference.
2.
Analy71ng results of tasts at INEL. Testing of resistance thennoccuple at ORNL.
3.
Ongoing at site 4.
Ongoing 5.
Ongoing 6.
Concluding M.ENTS: -
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Noise analyzer available upon request (not at site presently) r 2.
Available upon request 3.
Need NRC contact at site (presently W. Lanning)
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NATIONAL LAB WORK SU:tARY
.ABORATORY' Lawerence Liverimore. Laboratory Da te 16 April 1979
'"C CONTACT:
Bernie Weiss Page Work 301-492-8111 Home XE CONTACT:
Work Home 0NTRACTOR CONTACTS: Fred Jessen Work 415-422-4784 Work
' Work Work Home Home llome Home iU.ttARY OF WORK PERFORMED:
1.
Supplied atmosphere release predictions /inductifying where containments are going /
24 hr./ day / periodic reports on 2 hr. cycle.
2/ Hot stop vans /2 mobile truck and trailer units /used for running people through.
3.
Health safety 4.
Remote control robot - WORM 5.
Equipment
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Still operational l
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On Standby On Standby (not deployed) 3.
On Standby 4.
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NATIONAL LAB WORK SUH4ARY ABORATORY' Idaho Naticnal Engineering Date 16 April 1979
"" CONTACT:
T. E. Murley Page of Work 301-427-4281 Home 20E CONTACT:
R. E. Tiller Work 208-526-9708 Home
- 0NTRACTOR CONTACTS: Hank Zeile (all work requests are to be cleared thru Hank)
Work 208-526-9708 Work Work Work Home 208-522-50Ea Home Home Home
SUMMARY
OF WORK PERFORMED:
1.
H degassing during depressurization tests being conducted (Billings) 7 2.
Use of a RTD to determine liquid / gas level in prest'trizer tests being conducted (Billings) 3.
Semiscale tests to examine bubble behavior.
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Natural circulation calculations to berchsark B&W calculations.
5.
Fuel damage analyses 6.
Semiscale tests to simulate TMI transient.
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Tests on EMOV 8.
Analyses of SPND's 9.
Reactor coolent analyses t
- 10. Analytical description of THI-2 accident iTATUS:
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Compl ete. Report due 4/20/79.
Preliminary results attached.
2.
Compl ete.
Report due 4/20/79.
Preliminary resultr. attached.
3.
Cocpl ete.
Reported on two tests 3/31 and 4/2 4
Continuing. Completed 18 runs.
Anslyzing EP-32 transient. See attached summary.
5.
Compl ete. Reported to R. Meyer, NRC.
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Continuing. Expect test to be run 4/22 7.
No work in progress. Awaiting input fr 1.
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Cceplete. Analyses due 4/17/79.
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Complete.
Report provided.
Continuing to pro /ide on-si,te assistance to TMI in radiation and contamination analyses.
10.
Centinuing. Analyses using RELAP4 t
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LABORATORY Battelle Pacific Northwest
/mC CONTACT:
Stan Fabic Page of i
Work 301-427-4275 Home DOE CONTACT:
Work Home (a)
(b)
CONTRACTOR CONTACTS: Don Trent Chuck Stewart (a) Work 509-946-2105 (b) Work 509-946-2455 Work Work Home Home Home Home
SUMMARY
OF WORK PERFORMED:
1.
Diagnostic work on +1.e possible core configuration using COBRA IV 2.
Using Cobra to determine if it was really a bubble of steam vapor trapped in bubble size.
pockets in the core that gave such a large estimate of H2
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STATUS:
1.
(a) Completed calculation to match core e98 t thermocouples (not unique solution).
(b) Calculated A T as function of Natural L.irculation flow rates (320, 97,13 lbm/sec)
(c) Will calculate transient natural circulation case Preliminary results attached 2.
Delayed COMMENTS: '
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Work coordinated with INEL natural circulation calculations.
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.430RATORY-Savannah River Date 16 April 1979 s
"oC CONTACT: D. Vollmer Page of,
WorY Home EE CONTACT: D. Morgan Work 239-240E
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~d:MiARY OF WORK PERFORMED:
1.
Mel Pendergast of Savannah is on his way here to relieve U of California meteorology personnel at TMI at request of U.C.
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-Fritiay/ deliver carbon to plant /9000 lbs. from Nuclear consulting services 3.
Supporting ARAC r
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Obtain components for backup RHR System /Need multiples of 2 per Westinghouse i
5.
J. Liebeman/what can you get for fillers in Aux. Building l
6.
Perfoming RCS sample analyses 7.
Analyzed Aux. Bldg. filters
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1.
Return to SRO 2.
Done 3.
On going 4.
Compl eted 5.
Suspended 6.
Completed sample analyses 7.
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NATIONAL LAB WORK SUW ARY LABORATORT Bettis Atomic Power Lab Date 16 April 1979 Knolls Atomic Power Lab
- "C CONTACT: T. Telford, L. Barret Page of Work 717-944-0301 DOE CONTACT: Murray Miles; Bob Brodsky; Ted Schoenburg
. J. McCool (coolant samples) 301-353-5555 or 4435 g,ork Home (Murray)
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CONTRACTOR CONTACT 3: Bettis: Jim Fong i(APL:
Dar Kromehock Work 412-462-5000 x6531 Work J1E-393-6611...
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SumARY OF WORK PERFORMED:
1.
Radiolysis 2.
Environmental monitoring 3.
Coolant sample evaluations ETATUS:
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No more work ongoing 2.
Environmental monitoring teams here; other on standby 3.
Completed pressurized coolant sample analyses X WINTS:
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