ML19308C360
| ML19308C360 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 08/29/1979 |
| From: | Levenson M ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| To: | Rogovin M NRC - NRC THREE MILE ISLAND TASK FORCE |
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| TASK-TF, TASK-TMR NUDOCS 8001220831 | |
| Download: ML19308C360 (1) | |
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- August:29,1979.
Mr. Mitchell Rogovin
~ Director-
- NRC/TMI-SpecialjInqt. 'ry Group Nuclear Regulatory Lmmission Washington, D. C. 20555
Dear Mitch:
At o'ur recent panel ' meeting to review the planne_d scope of work of your' group-(SIG), we were' told that the equivalent of check
. engineering calculations were going to-be done by the MARCH Code by Battelle Columbus.
Since I was not familiar-with that particular. code, I could not comment at the time. My inquiries do not-instill confidence.
The MARCH -Code _ is being developed for~ big. accidents - core melt, vessel-eat through, concrete reaction, etc., and therefore may or may not b_e, relevant _to TMI.
However, the more important point-is that the code is not released; as far as we can tell, it-has not been benchmarked or qualified in any way.
'Therefore,'I must question ~ any use of it in a " fact finding" investigation.
Very truly yours, '
hI/
Milton Levenson-
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Director.
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