ML19308C068
| ML19308C068 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/18/1968 |
| From: | Collins P US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| References | |
| TASK-TF, TASK-TMR NUDOCS 8001200054 | |
| Download: ML19308C068 (2) | |
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B 6 'i REACTOR PLANT MUI TOR On January 10, 1968, Messrs. J. C. Deddons and R. Beach visited the office to discuss the B&W proposed training program which includes the use of a reactor power plant simulator.
F. L. Kelly informed Deddons and Beach that their training program should provide for five (5) months actual operating experience at a comparable pressurized water reactor. This requirement is imposed because the B&W simulator is located in a remote area not near an operating reactor.
The remainder of the training program appears adequate to prepare the applicants to safely operate a nuclear power plant.
F. L. Kelly informed Deddons and Beat:h that DRL had not reached any decision as to the type of examination to be administered at the simulator facility.
As for the simulator itself, several inadequacies were pointed out by Kelly and Collins.
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Incidents proposed are instantaneous.
It was suggested that incidents be programmed in that are of the degradation nature of that tyne that an alert operator could correct the abnormality prior to any
" emergency action being required.
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B&W had apparently not looked into actual operating experiences at PWR's when programming the incidents.
It was suggested that this be done.
3.
The number of " Casualty Simulators" was extremely limited (34 total) 9 of 12 instrument malfunctions involve 3 instruments. Only 9 of 22 "real conditions" involve the reactor and associated systems.
Casualty simulation of the following was suggested.
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Buffer seal system 2.
Intermediate cooling system 3.
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High stack activity c.
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Air ejector' activity 4.
High or low oil pressure on nechanical systems 5.
Steam valve malfunctions 4
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Deddons pointed out that the simulator cauations would be L
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Collins inquired about the options contained it. the B6W Pre-lininary Specification for Nuclear Power Plant Training Simulator.
Option 1 contains provision for only 25 of the 69 control rods to be moved on an individual basis. This will be acceptable provided this reflects the normal method of control rod movecent at the L&K plants.
notion 2 allows the instructor to predesignate up to 10 casualty drills at random together with sequence and timing.
We feel that this option should be mandatory. Applicant
- should expect casualties at any time, not only when the instructor is seated at the console.
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Training at the simulator should be as realistic as possible.
This recuires the simulator to be manned on a shift basis and the facility equipped with operating procedures, log hooks, standing orders, periodic tests and checks, and Technical Specifications.
Problens should be presented to the applicants so that they must denonstrate their knowledge of their duties, authority and limitations on this authority.
Deddons expressed concern over the length of time at a comparable facility (5 mos.) and that experience must be obtained at a PWR facility. We pointed out that these requirements were necessary because we were unable to prejudge the effectiveness of the simulator.
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