ML19309F965
| ML19309F965 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/23/1980 |
| From: | Donoghue D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
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| ML19309F966 | List: |
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| CON-NRC-04-76-293-02, CON-NRC-4-76-293-2, TASK-IR, TASK-SE SECY-80-041, SECY-80-41, NUDOCS 8005020072 | |
| Download: ML19309F965 (3) | |
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8005020 k72 LANTED STATES NUCLEAA REGULATORY COMMIS$10N M:WMBETON, D. C. 2tP5EE INFORMATION F;fPORT i
January 23, 1980 SECY-80-41 For:
The Comissioners From:
Daniel J. Donoghue. Director, Office of Administration Thru_:
Executive Director for Operations M 'n cd
Subject:
PENDING CONTRACTUAL MATTERS REPORT NO.120
Purpose:
To inform the Comission of contractual matters in process Discussion:
The renewal of Contract No. NRC-04-76-293-02 to allow the conclusion and final wrap-up of the research project Contractor
- Battelle Columbus Laboratories Project Title - Analyses of Fission Product Transport and Disposition Within Light Water Reactors (LWR's)
Contract Type - Cost Plus Fixed Fee Estimated Cost - $95,700.00 Period of Perfonnance
- Ten Months Work Statement:
The proposed contract extension will provide for the orderly conclusion and wrap-up of this multi-year research project conoucted by Battelle Columbus Laboratories (BCL). The research analysis of fission product transport within Light Water Reactors (LWR's) under assumed accident conditions was initiated in 1976 by the MC as an off-shoot of earlier research (since 1972) of accident pha-nomena in LWR's performed by BCL for the AEC. During that period of time, BCL has provided for NRC the framework of a versatile, modular, computer code (TRAP) which has the potential for calculating deposition of fission products on the internals of the reactor coolant boundary during major postulated accidents including controlled-LOCA and meltdown.
In the process of developing the models for fissic product behavior under the extremely high temperature primary system environment associated with meltdown Contacts:
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accidents, it became apparent that experimental data was required in several areas.
Consequently, as described in the BCL FY 79 work scope, two experimental research subtasks were initiated under this contract to obtain basic model development data. These subtasks were:
(1) a program to measure the deposition characteristics of submicron size aerosols, and (2) a program to investi-gate the deposition of fission product vapors on surfaces at high temperature. The first subtask has been completed.
The currently underway second subtask will require an additional 10 months of effort beyond FY 1979 to complete the full experimental matrix.
At this point the sponsoring Program Office, the Office of Reactor Safety Research of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, has concluded that additional TRAP computer code model development and fission product transport behavior analysis is required. This continuing developmental and analysis work is to be addressed in a competitive negotiated solicitation (RFP) to be released in the near future.
It is felt, however, that it is neither desirable nor feasible to include these final vapor deposition experiments in the RFP, and that BCL is unique in their ability to conduct the remaining experiments in this program for the following reasons:
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A novel and unique experimental apparatus has already been constructed at BCL for these experiments.
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These experiments require prototypic LWR primary system material samples which have been conditioned under a simulated LWR primary system environment.
BCL has acquired these material samples and has developed a method for exposing the samples to simulated LWR primary system environmental con-ditions.
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The researchers at BCL have developed the expertise to successfully conduct these experiments and are available for continuation of this research during FY 1980.
Furthermore, these researchers have been closely involved in TRAP computer code model develop-ment and are intimately familiar with the data needed for development of the TRAP computer code models.
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..i A new contractor would require approximately 6 months and.; additional funds to construct a test facility similar to the one now available at BCL. This delay would seriously hinder the development of the TRAP computer code and planned analysis with the code (such as TMI fission product release calculations to support containment decontaminationefforts).
Therefore, it is concluded that it is ih the best interest of the NRC to extend the experimental portion of this research program for a period of 10 months to complete the full experimental matrix at BCL.
The proposed action was reviewed and approved by a Source Evaluation Panel on October 26, 1979. Also, the Office of the Executive Legal Director has reviewed this procure-ment and has no legal objection.
The Findings and Detennination supporting noncompetitive negotiation is attached.
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Daniel J. Donqghue, Director Office of Administration
Attachment:
Findings and Determination Supporting Sole Source Negotiations with BCL Note: Action on this proposed contract will not be taken until one week has elapsed from the date of this report.
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