ML20054D357

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Inquires If Alternate BWR Rod Drive & Trip Sys Would Be Acceptable as ATWS Mitigation Sys,Given NUREG-0460 Statement
ML20054D357
Person / Time
Issue date: 08/11/1981
From: Minners W
NRC
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NRC
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ML19310B145 List:
References
FOIA-82-107, RTR-NUREG-0460, RTR-NUREG-460 NUDOCS 8204220626
Download: ML20054D357 (2)


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"',, In WASH-lq10 the staff occition was tnat a set; : e a.d civer:,e reactivit;.

hhutdownsystemwoulc.oeanacceptablemeansofre:acingtheprobabilityof

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ATWS everits.' However, the control roc 'aDsorbers were not reovired to be i

i diverse, only the drives and the trip system. Edsecuently in f;UREG-0460, the staff modified this position to recuire diven.*

in all parts of the reactivitf shutdown sp.; tem including the trip sy:

e*, the control rod drives and the contrci rod absorber sections.

l Consequently an autt r.ic boron injection syste a.:.ters to be the only acceptable and practicai fix for Bh'Tts.

However, r e ::ron injection system presents problems for both the staff and the in: :7.

Since the system j

can -hange reactivit;. relatively slo.ciy, tne sr.......r is delayed.

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core cows. /fiow "-

niens and high suppressics poo' temperatures are calculated. This raises c>..-

. concerning core damage and cooling, containment integrity and F CI/:CI

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the questions of boron mixing and possible dilutic Ire not completely answered.

The industry concern is that spurious a: cticn will force long shutdown.

.f some control rot 3 oe inserted tr.e n :. -

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Tilt large early reduction i'. reactivity would prcbaci;. eli-ir.;te the calculated -

flow oscillations and reduce the suppressior cool :e peratures.

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.nudio, of boron mixing and dilution woulc be e!'-i ned and spurious n

actuation would be a minor concern, l

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oiversity of the present crives coulc be increased'by i

replacir.c-tne prew: nycraulic control units scran discnarge valves with a..

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-ry case a diverse trip system would actuate the diverse 3

diives.

Both the r-- rculation pump trip and bor09 injection system would

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be retained, but ' t' - :: cr. injection would be manual and only a means of going frc= hot to c:1. :nutcowr-s Given the statemen--.

L' REG-0460 would such a cesign ce acceptable, not as anATWSpreventiv"1..c.butasanATWSmitigstionsyste-f

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