ML20072U462
| ML20072U462 | |
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| Site: | Saxton File:GPU Nuclear icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/11/1960 |
| From: | Price H US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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UNITED STATES _ATmIC DIERGY CCNMISSICM I!QCKET NO. 50-146 SAITON NUCLEAR EIPERIMENTAL CORPORATION
}lQTICE OF ISSUANCE OF COMITIUCTION PEINIT Please take notice that pursuant to an order issued by the Presiding Officer on January 21, 1960, the Atomio EnerEy Commission has issued Construction Permit No. CPPR-6 authorizing Saxton Nuclear Erperimental Corporation to construct a 20 megawatt (thermal) light water 1noderated and mooled, pressurized water research and develop-ment reactor on its site situated approximately twenty miles south-east of Altoona, Pennsylvania.
A public hearing in the matter of the issuance of the permit was held on Dooanber 15, 1959. Notice of the hearing, setting forth the proposed constructi'a permit, was published in the F.-
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i ADVISORY CODMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFECUARDS UNITED STATES ATOKIC ENERCY CO) MISSION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. July 8, 1961 Renerable Clean T. Seaborg Chairman U.' S. ' Atomic Energy Cossaiesion Washington, D. C.
Subject:
REPORT ON SAXTON NUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM
Dear Dr. Seaborg:
At its thirty-fifth meeting on July 6-8, 1961, the Advisory Coussittee j on Reactor Safeguards considered the Saxton Reactor Facility on the basis of the documents referenced below, and discussion with repre-sentatives of Westinghouse Electric Corporation,- Pennsylvania Electric 3 Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, Jersey Central Power and Light Company, Cilbert Associates Inc., and the staff of' the AEC. - Prior to .j this an ACRS Subcosusittee visited the site of the Saxton Reactor Facility on June 23, 1961.- The Saxton Reactor Facility was-also-the subject of letters from the Cossaittee dated September 14, 1959, and September 26, 1960.- The Saxton Reactor is a relatively small light-water snoderated and. cooled pressurized water reactor located on an acceptable site.- In many respects the Saxton Reactor is similar to the Tankee and-Belgian reactors, alm a M gned by Westinghouse. At this tier an initial operating ' . ri
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. for steady-state condition is soaewhat above. two and for all' transients likely to occur. is not significantly below two. Since a large amount of reactivity has to be controlled by a small number of control rods, each rod has to be of high worth and there is the possibility that the reactor can be made' critical by complete withdrawal of a single control rod. A system involving manually m
Honorable Glenn T. Seaborg July 8, 1961 set limit switches is provided to prevent excessive rod withdrawal and to provide an adequate shutdown margin. The' Committee concluded that the Saxton Reactor Facility can be operated, through its start-up program delineated above, without undue hazard to the health and safety of the public. [ Dr. Leslie Silverman did not participate in the reviews or discussions of this project. Sincerely yours, /s/ T. J. Thompson T. J. Thompson Chairman
References:
Final Safeguards Report, undated, received April 26, 1961. Answers to Questions asked by ACRS July 7,1961, on Saxton Reactor Plant, undated, received July 7,1961. Amendment #6 to License Application, dated June 9,1961. Amendment #7 to License Application, dated June.30, 1961. 4 ~'%v s}}