ML19317E106
| ML19317E106 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 10/25/1956 |
| From: | Luke C US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7912130816 | |
| Download: ML19317E106 (2) | |
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VISIT QP DUEE POER CORPORATION, SEPTl!NBER 13, 1956 -,.
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Duke Power - Masars. Fiss, Cetinger, Batley Present:
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C.D. Luke, AEC Washington - C. R. McC"S h ah, aM J. Z. M==1 Duke Power Corporation is considering a 15,000 ekv power reactor, and came to the AEC to detemine site criteria.
served by Duke is concentrated generally Se 20,000 square mile area unf1 road. Se total from northeast to southwest, along the Southern load on the system is 2,500 MW, and the last unit to 60 into operation De present fuel cost (coal) is 3 mills /kvh,.and was 275 MW capacity.
recent plants have cost an unusually low $100/27.
i With regard to selection of a site, it was pointed out that the AEC and the public again'st is interested in protecting operating persemn*1 Site criteria vould includ the corporation, uses of the surrourding area, population density, and radiation exposure.
other czrtiromental data, such as meteorology, Ecology, hydrology, i
Dr. McCullcuch pointed out that the old Reactor Safe-guards formula was limited in its application, an1 that the site for terrain, etc.
Containment vss a 15,000 ekv reactor should require about 200 acres.
Se discussed, includin6 i'11e1 cl aAding, pressure vessel and building.
j contaimaant b"imn3 might be underground, or above ground as a cencrete structure (CP-5) or steel vessel (MIT, KforL, PWR).
Typical accidents were described, 4*el"Mng the possibility of netal-Any reactor, with greater than 5,000 kw therral power, water reaction.
In the must be cooled after shutdown, in crder to remove decay heat.
event of an accident, the building would be contedrated with fission Sufficient shielding mist be provided to protect operating vel' unel and to MniMze direct gamma radiation at the site bouniry.
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Since the accident vould cause a pressure increase in the building, the structure must be designed for a sufficisntly los leakace rate so that the public vould not be endansered by 4 nh=1= tion or gansaa radia-Also, provisions must be made for protecting tion fram the cloud.
streams ani underground water supplies fran contmination.
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Files Oc w.ar 25, 1956 One possible location suggested by Duke Power ins several miles vest of Durham, in order to be near universities in North Carn 1*nm.
It was pointed out that while such a location might be considered remote in the beginning, expandin6 population miEht easily nove in on tc?
strrounding territory. Also, it is considered safer to design a power reactor for continuous production of power, without provisions for research experimeatation.
Duke Power were considering several other sites vtich seemed suitable for serious consideration.
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