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Jr.4 B,1%1 Emerable 01enn T. Seaborg Chestrann U. 8. Atonio Energy Ccenissica Washington, D. C.
Subject:
RDORT ON fXNN NUC1EJJL EKFEKDGlEAL FH00 RAM
Dear Dr. Deaborg:
At its thirty.fifth meeting on July 6-0, 1961, the Advisory Committee on Reactor 8afcCuards considend the Sarton Ree.ctor Facility on the basis of the documer.ts retenbced below, and diactissice with npre.
sentatives of Westir.ghouse Dectric Corporation, Pennsylvar.14 Electric Company, Metropolitan Faison Cou;mny, Jersey Central Power and Light Cospany, 011bert Associates Inc., and the staff of the AM. Prior to this an AltS Bdocoenaittee vietted the site of the 86,r'an Iltoetor Tacility on Jsue 23,1961. khe Saxton Reactor Facility ves also the subject of lettars from the Conusittee dated Septesber lle,1959,*and Sept. ember 26, 1960. **
The 8arton neactor is a relatively small light water moderated and cooled pnesurited water ren.* tor located on an acceptable site. In many respects the Saxton Reactor is similar to the Yankee and Belgian reactors, also designed by Westinghouse. At this time, an initial o;erattn3 licer.se in requested covering only the start up program includit.g oNration tp to the rated pwer lew1 of 20 W(t),
but not coverify thi plannet five year posbconstruction research and development progrua.
The Ceanittee notes that the minianas calculated burn-out safety factor for steady stato condition is somewhat above two ami for all transients likely to occur is not significantly belev two.
Since a large assunt of nactivity has to be contround by a small mmber of control rods, each rod has to be of high vorth sesi there is the possibility that the reacter can be made critical by ecaplete
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July 8,1%1 set 13mit evitches is previded to prevent excessive 2v1 vithirsvn.1 sai to grevide an adequate shutiovn margin.
Yto Cccinittee concluded that the Sarton Reactor Facility can be clersted, throu6h its sta.rt.up progra:s delineated stove, without undue hasard to the health and safety of the 3ub11c.
Dr.14si.ie Silvennta did not participte in the reyteve or d,iscussions of this Iroject.
Sincerely yours, i
T. J. horpson Chainan neferences r:
t Final Safeguards Report, undated, received AIril DS,1%1.
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Anevers to Qua,stions asked ty ACRS July 7,1%1, on Barton Reactor
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gf Amendment (7 to !.icertse Application, dated June 30,1%1.
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