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CPC/CEAC SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS FOR SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS No. 2 AND 3 1

JULY,1984 i

LEGAL NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by Combustion Engineering, Inc. Neither Combustion Engineering nor any person acting on its behalf:

Makes any warranty or representation, express or implied a.

including the warranties of fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability, with respect to the accuracy,

-completeness, or usefulness of the information contained in this response, or that the use of any information, apparatus, method, or process disclosed in this response may not infringe privately owned rights; or-b.

Assumes any liabilities with respect to the use of, or for damages resulting from the use of, any information, apparatus, method or process disclosed in this response.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Report. Scope 1-1 a

1.2. Report Summary 1-1 1.3 References for Section 1.0 1-3 2.0 SOFTWARE MODIFICATION 2.1 Changes Derived from Implementation of PVNGS 2-1 Cycle 1 Software 2.2 Additional Core Protection Calculator (CPC)

-Algorithm Changes 23 2.3 CPC Addressable Constant Changes 2

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INTRODUCTION 1.1.

REPORT SCOPE The Core Protection Calculator (CPC) System developed by Combustion Engineering is a digital mini-computer system which calculates the minimum Departure from Nucleate Boiling Ratio (DNBR) and the peak Local Power Density (LPD) on-line and generates a reactor trip if 6

.either the minimum DNBR or the peak LPD approaches the appropriate Specified Acceptable Fuel Design Limit. The CPC System has been reviewed by NRC and approved for operation in Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO) Unit 2,Waterford-3,SanOnofreNuclearGeneratingStation (SONGS) Units 2 and 3 and Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station (PVNGS) Units 1,2and3. The CPC/CEAC software for SONGS Unit 2 and 3 is being modified for operation in Cycle 2.

This modification is being made using the PVNGS Cycle 1 CPC/CEAC software (Reference 1.3-3) as a basis since it is the latest NRC approved software. The modification for SONGS Units 2 and 3 Cycle 2 includes algorithm changes derived from the implementation of the PVNGS Cycle 1 software as well as other algorithm changes. These changes were

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made to the CPC System in accordance with the NRC-approved CPC software change procedure (References 1.3-1 and 1.3-2).

This report describes the changes to the SONGS software for Cycle 2.

Changes derived from the implementation of the PVNGS Cycle 1 software are described briefly since they have been approved and implemented previously (Reference 1.3-3) while other changes are described in detail.

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The modifications to the CPC/CEAC software which will be applicable to Cycle 2 uf SONGS Units 2 and 3 are:

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Modification of the temperature shadowing factor algorithm.

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Modification of the CPC core power bias algorithm.

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Improvement to the UPDATE algorithm.

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Addition of new addressable constants.

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Modification of the four linear heat distributions in STATIC program to account for differences between the hot channel and hot pin relative powers.

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Upgrade of the non-uniform heating correction factors (FK) in the UPDATE program.

The general format used in describing each software modification contained in this report is a statement of the change, the reason for the change, and a detailed description of the change t

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same format used in Reference 1.3-3.

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1.3 REFERENCES

FOR SECTION'1.0 1.

CEN-39(A)-NP, Revision 02,TheCPCProtectionAlgorithm Software Change Procedure December 21, 1978.

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CEN-39(A)-NP, Supplement 1-NP, Revision 01, January 5,1979.

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Dockets STN-50-470F, Enclosure 1-NP to LD-82-039, CPC/CEAC Software Modifications for System 80, March,1982.

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2.0 SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS 2.1 CHANGES DERIVED FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF PVNGS CYCLE 1 SOFTWARE Th'e changes in CPC software for SONGS Units 2 and 3 Cycle 2 that hawe been derived from implementation of the PVNGS Cycle I software are described in the following summaries. These changes were submitted previously to the NRC (Reference 2.5-1).

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The calculation of the four linear heat rate (LHR) distributions in the STATIC program was modified to account for the difference between the hot channel and hot pin relative powers.

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Algorithms were added to the CPC and CEAC (Control Element Assembly Calculator) for detecting the actuation of a Reactor Power Cutback (RPC) event, for using off-line calculated RPC penalty factors, and for allowing the CPC calculation to more closely model core conditions without generating an

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inadvertent trip in the event of a RPC. Since SONGS Units 2 and 3 do not have a RPC system, the effect of these algorithms will be nullified through the appropriate data base constants.

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The penal,ty on DNBR in UPDATE will be modelled more realistically.

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REFERENCES FOR SECTION 2.0 1..

Dockets STN-50-470F, Enclosure 1-NP to LD-82-039, CPC/CEAC Software Modifications for System 80, March,1982.

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CEN-147(S)-NP, Functional Design Specification for a Core

. Protection Calculator, January 1981.

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