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Cycle 3 Core Operating Limits Rept
ML20095H311
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Issue date: 03/31/1992
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V0GTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT (VEGP) UNIT 2 CYCLE 3 CORE OPERATING LIMITS REPORT HARCH 1992 i

920A290339 920424 PDR ADOCK 05000425

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j COLR for VEGP UNIT 2 CYCLE-3 1.0 CORE OPERATING'llMITE REPORT This Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) for VEGP UNIT 2 CYCLE 3 has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Technical Specification 6.8.1.6.

The Technical Specifications affected by this report are listed below:

3/4.1.1.1 SHUTDOWN MARGIN - MODES 1 and 2 3/4.1.1.2 SHUTDOWN MARGIN - MODES 3, 4 and 5 3/4.1.1.3 Moderator Temperature Coefficient 3/4.1.3.5 Shutdown Rod Insertion Limit 3/4.1.3.6 Control Rod Insertion Limits 3/4.2.1- Axial Flux Difference.

3/4.2.2- Heat Flux Hot Channel Factor  ?,(Z) 3/4.2.3 Nuclear .Enthalpy Rise Hot CL .mel Factor - F1 PAGE 1 of 12

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4 COLR for VEGP UNIT 2 CYCLE 3 2.0 OPERATING LIMITS The cycle-specific parameter limits for the specifications listed in Section 1.0 are presented in the following subsections. .These limits have been developed using the NRC-approved methodologies specified in Technical Specification 6.8.1.6.

2.1 SHUTDOWN MARGIN - MODES 1 AND 2 (Specification 3/4.1.1.1) 2.1.1 The SHUTDOWN MARGIN shall be greater than or equal to 1.3% & /k.

- 2.2 SHUTDOWN MARGIN - MODES 3. 4 AND 5 (Specification 3/4.1.1.2) 2.2.1 The SHUTDOWN MARGIN shall be greater than or equal to the limits shown in figures 1 and 2.

2.3 Moderator Temperature Coefficient (Specification 3/4.1.1.3) 2.3.1 The-Moderator Temperature Coefficient (MTC) lin11ts are:

The BOL/AR0/H7P - MTC shall be less positive than +0.7 x 10

M/k/*F for power levels up to 70% RTP with a linear ramp to 0 M/k/*F at 100% RTP.

The EOL/AR0/RTP-MTC shall be less negative thar -5.6 x 10

M/k/*F.*

2.3.2 The MTC Surveillance limit is: ,

The 300 ppm /AR0/RTP-MTC should be less negative than or equal to

-4.85 x 10 &/k/*F.*

where: BOL stands for Beginning of Cycle Life AR0 stands for All Rods Out HZP stands for Hot Zero THERMAL POWER E0L stands for End of Cycle Life RTP stands for RATED THERMAL POWER

- 2,4 Shutdown ~ Rod Insertion Limit.(Specification 3/4.1.3.5) l- 2.4.1- The shutdown rods shall be withdrawn to a position greater than or i' equal to 225 steps.

2 '. 5 -Control Rod Insertion limill (Specification 3/4.1.3.6) l 2.5.1 The control rod banks shall be limited in physical insertion as shown in Figure 3.

Based on full-power T-average of 586.4"F.

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COLR for VEGP ilNIT 2 CYCLE 3 2.6- Axial Flux Difference-(Specification 3/4.2.1)

{RAOC methodology) .

2.6.1 The Axial Flux Difference (AFD) Acceptable Operation Limits are provided in Figure 4.

2.7 Heat Flux Hot Channel Factor - F,(2) (Specification 3/4.2.2)

{F, methodology) pRTP Q

2.7.1 F,(Z) s

  • K(Z) for P > 0.5 P

p'dTP F,(Z) s

  • K(Z) for P s 0.5

0.5 where

P - THERMAL POWER RATED THERMAL POWER 2.7.2 FpTP = 2.50 2.7.3 K(Z) is provided in Figure 5.

2.7.4 Fh(Z) s for P > 0.5 P-

  • W(Z)

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F,U * @

FC(7) g for P s 0.5 0.5

  • W(Z)-

2.7.5 W(Z) values are provided in Figures 6 through 8.

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COLR for VEGP UNIT 2 CYCLE 3 2.8- Nuclear Enthalov' Rise Hot Channel Facter - FB, (Specification 3/4.2.3)-

2.8.1 FB, s; F,RTP* (1 + PF., * (1-P))

where: P - THERMAL POWER ~

RATED THERMAL POWER 2.8.2a F,RTP - 1.57 for LOPAR fuel, and 2.8.2b FR,TP- - 1.65 for VANTAGE 5 fuel

'2.8.3l P F,,, = 0.3 for LOPAR and VANTAGE 5 fuel L

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COLR FOR VEGP UNIT 2 CYCLE 3-5.00 l

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4,00 l

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ACCEPTABLE-I OPERATING - i

$ REGION l

-g ,

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(2500,2.90 z

-@ REQUIRED 2

SHUTDOWN MARGIN k

z '

@ _ 2.00

'0 l

, 'S. UNACCEPTABLE l

W OPERATING REGION (1000,1.30) 1 0.00 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 i mu RCS BORON CONCENTRATION (ppm) p FIGURE 1 REQUIRED SHU DOWN MARG!N FOH MODES 3 AND 4 (MODE 4 WITH AT LEAST ONE REACTOR COOLANT PUMP RUNNING)

PAGE 5 of 12

COLR FOR VEGP UNIT 2 CYCLE 3 5.00; ,

(2500,4.80) 4.00 g ACCEPTABLE 3 OPERATING REQUIRED

-g g

REGION SHUTDOWN MARGIN k

e

$ 3.00 Z

s z

@ 2.00 s

S UNACCEPTABLE M OPEHATING REGION-1.00 (500,1.00) 0.00 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 2175 RCS BORON CONCENTRATION (ppm) l FIGURE 2 REQUIRED SHUTDOWN MARGIN FOR MODES 4 AND 5 (MODE 4 WITH NO REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS RUNNING)

PAGE 6 of 12

COLR FOR VEGP UNIT 2 CYCLE 3 (Fully Withdrawn *)

2h 28.0 % 225) -- (78.0% 225)-

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[BANKB [

180 -

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(100 % 161) 160 8 / /

1 / /

g [8ANK C [

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$ [ [ BANK D 60

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40 f(0% 46) [

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0 l (3d3% 0)[

0 20 40 60 80 100 POWER (percent of rated thermal power)

  • Fully withdrawn shall be thn condition where control rods are at a position within

' the irderval 2225 and s231 steps withdrawn.

l l FIGURE 3 ROD BANK INSERTION LIMITS VERSUS THERMAL POWER l

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COLR FOR VEGP UNIT 2 CYCLE 3 140 ,

120

_ (-20,100) (+10,100) 100 UNACCEPTABLE UNACCEPTABLE a

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(+30, 50)

D m 40 20 0=

-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 AXlAL FLUX DIFFERENCE,(percent Al )

FIGURE 4 AXIAL FLUX DIFr a nENCE LIMITS AS A FUNCTION OF RATED THERMAL POWER FOR RAOC REV1 PAGE 8 of 12

COLR FOR VEGP UNIT 2 CYCLE 3 1.40 1.20 cc O

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0 y 0.80 8

u d 0.60 k

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0.20 0

0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 CORE HEIGHT (ft) l l:

FIGURE 5 K(Z) - NORMAllZED FO(Z) AS A FUNCTION OF CORE HEIGHT l

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