ML20210B643
| ML20210B643 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/15/1964 |
| From: | Kouts H Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Seaborg G US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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| FOIA-86-346 ACRS-GENERAL, NUDOCS 8609180130 | |
| Download: ML20210B643 (3) | |
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l ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS UNITED STATES ATOMi ENERGY COMMISSION, I I ,
WASHINGTON 25. D.C. ,
I October 15, ayo.-
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Bonorable Glenn T. Seaborg blT \ RUE. i Lt. 5. Atomic Energy Cossaission ka&nington, D. C.
OR g f Sub,)ect: REPORT ON ENFORD B-RIACTOR - i IJ CIDATE d < d .9h&7g 1 r M M' Dehr Dr. Seaborg: ~ 5---
7-10,1964, time Advisory At its fifty-eighth setting, en October ,
Comt!: tee on Besctor fategwrds again revi. eve 1 tJoe approach to A Schecesittee
- full per opemtion of the Emnfoni N-Desetor. >
ec; Th ting v'*e held on September 2k,19A to ecesider t ;
r of the Geners 1 Elect ric Comphay and the MC Staff, ami of the doeurnts referenced below.Cood ttee reported on %of low powr operation -
(' so3 Asprevements to be considered dring operation up to 75 full pwer.
l In this eview, the Co'etittee ma requested to enetsider operstice of the N-hetor at full power asxt also constrraetio l
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( the General unctric Cogeny also presented laf anation en en for me-pre 4ect f t.est loadinca using 12 and 1.9~4. enriched fuel , , op r.ation tc produ e tritius asd plut:atue nietitaneously. h Coenittee receiw d e t an e=.rlier dea e, as referenced belo.r, t e ' i informtion com eraing proposed genermi suclear safety ariter.ia The Cose:ittee p3 Arm s411tioms.1 review of this l for test icmds. 1hformation, tev; ether with that to the test 2mals proyoaed l'or l the N-Reactor. i l 0}ention of the N Roactor at invels up to '70% Physics power has not im > emud our unususi probless with safety is;Iteattor.s. ; messunrwents have toen atmpleted .14 viewat of the 70% the fuel power Imvel amangeonst and ama extra elated to values at full preer. asssctor start.vp yrredures that are proposed, tle Genersi Mettric Cosommy believen that the horisontal rods will have es ability to g 91g
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