ML20037A945
| ML20037A945 | |
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| Site: | Dresden |
| Issue date: | 12/08/1966 |
| From: | Morris P US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | Bower D COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8008250807 | |
| Download: ML20037A945 (2) | |
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current destgas for hi@ pcwr nuelaae reactors incorpersN"~ extensive provisicas for emergency com cooling in the event d a Y ruptm in the primary coolmat system. The purposes of there systems m %
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July 29,1966 letter, Commonwealth Etisce is reviewing Dresden thit 1 la the li@t of ecosideraticas being gives to prow aos in b licensing stsge of review.
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the breaks oesar very rapidly) to esfine the limiting F g. Henderson'6iV E.G. case eenditica, met to shmr the altimate.diastystiam et althin t heat Iceas ent the offset af the.11mittag breek'sise em R ~P.CMorris n, g 3g remeter vessel latogrity. this smalysis should emelste(,;
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' pressure vessel. It should im=1=Ae the theruni and f meebasical history of tho' esse, imeloding deser/ heat, f N.ittson CO (2) effective heet iced et the ecze sad load en the remeter E'BS (3) vcssel due to the medistributics of fissica products, and potential metal-water reacticas. She effect of, signifiesat varisticas la sypliemble paraustere should, also be inelm to shes the margine av=11=hla in.the-ev-z.,
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