ML20127J747

Provides Estimate of Effort That Will Be Required from Parameter,Inc to Aid in Evaluation of Acceptability of Proposed Chicago Bridge & Iron Site Assembly of Plant Reactor Pressure Vessel

ML20127J747
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	10/05/1966
From:	Boyd R US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To:	Grier B US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
References
NUDOCS 9211190412
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Retcarch & Power ., ;r Snfety Branch Division of Reactor Licensing st'DjtcT: USE OF PARAMETER, INC. ' AS CONSULTANT ON !!ONTICELLO SITE ASSEltBLY OF REACTol PRESSUAE VESSEL REVIEU Q -kd Ucyne Reinmuth hva requested thet we provide en estimete of the effort that we will require from Parancter, Inc. to nid us in the evaluation of the neceptobility of the proposed chiccco Bridge and Iron site assembly of the _

Monticello reactor pressure vessel. Ensed on discussions with the DRL rnd SS s,te f f working on thi s problem. -we estimate a totn1 required ef fort of 50 mnn-days, exclusive of travel. As we see it, this effort might be broken down into technien1' specialities es follows:

1. }1elding techniques - -- 8 man days

2. Frortection problems - 8 man-days

3. Non-destructive - 14 man-dnys .

4 quelity control - 12 men-dnys

5. Vessel design practices- H man-dnys Travel required in this project is estim,ted to be as follows: two trips to Philadelphia or other erection cite (one already has taken pince), one trip to fabriention pinnt et Birminphnm, Alabrma, two trips to Bethesda for meetings with staf f end appliennt (one scheduled _ for af ternoon of October 10 and all dcy October 11) cud two trips involving ACRS subcommittee end full conrnittee meetings.

The justification for the above c::penditure of ef fort is that. site assembly is a very sensitive " novel fec ture" that, if approved, will be proposed for a number of other resetor pir.nts (at this time Vermont Ynnkee is firm end-Duke Power Co. is a possibility) . Further, CB 6_1 reprents a new entry into tha irrge reactor-pressure vessel field. A-competent job must be done-on Mcuticello before the other proposals can logienlly be considered. It is not elcer that the regulatory stof f has the capability _ to: review n11 importent aspects of the site essenbly safety _ considerations. In_this'

_ regard, participation by a qualified' company such as Parameter is essential.

The schedule for this review is such that construction.startLis required by ~

1 ate spring or early summer. To this end, the final ACRS meeting should be o scheduled by February or March, 1967.

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. 2 The following it, required f rom Parameter:

(1)  !!cview of application nnd succestion of 1Lst of topics fo:-

discussion of October 11.

(2) Perticipetion in October 11 meetin;; and preparation of list of questions which will be used to request additionel infor-n:: tion required to supplement the cppliention.

(3) 'teview of edditioncl inforuntion (perhaps more than one cycle of information) and prepervtion of a detniled report on the cdequary of the proposal from a safety stendpoint.

( *'. ) Portleipetion iti /.CI S subcommittee end full subconmittee meetings.

If I ccn' provide further commente on our expected requirements in this mattCT, p l e a r,E let me knUU.

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Luppl. -t gg Dtt :terding R&PRSD acading bec: P. A. llorris E. G. Once rl. S. Doyd J. Shen E. Griues J. DiNunno

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