ML19290A089

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Clarification of Appropriate Pressure Indications,Instrument String Errors & Readability Errors to Be Used When Implementing B&W & TMI-2 Operating Procedure for Reactor Coolant Pressure
ML19290A089
Person / Time
Site: Crane 
Issue date: 04/08/1979
From: Smotre J
BABCOCK & WILCOX CO.
To:
BABCOCK & WILCOX CO.
References
TM-0943, TM-943, NUDOCS 7910010480
Download: ML19290A089 (2)


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THE FOLLOWiNG WILL CLARIFY APPROPRIATE PRESSURE INDICATIONS, INSTRUMENT STRING ERRORS (INCLUDING RADIATION EFFECTS) AND READA3ILITY ERRORS TO BE USED WHEN IMPLEMENTING B&W AND IMI-2 OPERATING EMERGENCY PROCEDURE REFERENCING RC PRESSURE. THE PRESSURE.' SIGNAL WHICH SHOULD BE USED IN CONJUNCTION W'ITH RC '

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PRESSURE LIMITATIONS IS ONE FROM A HOT LEG PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE LOOP WITH THE RUNNING RC PUMP.

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INSTRUMENT STRING READABILITY

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ERROR ERROR TOTAL WIDE RANGE PRESSURE INDICATOR (0-2500 PSI) i 100 PSI i 50 PSI i 150 ?

NARROW RANGE PRESSURE INDICATOR (0-500 PSI)*-LOOP A ONLY i 20 PSI i 10 PSI i 30 ?

  • THIS SIGNAL IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE COMPUTOR.

B&W HAS PERFORMED CALCUIATIONS WHICH SHOW A LOOP A PRESSURE TAP TO LOOP B PRESSURE TAP LOCATION PRESSURE DIFFERENCE OF 14.PS,I (LOOP B HIGHER THAN LOOP A)

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