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 | |
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS I
UNITED STATES ATOMi ENERGY COMMISSION, I
WASHINGTON 25. D.C.
I October 15, ayo.-
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Bonorable Glenn T. Seaborg blT \\ RUE.
Lt. 5. Atomic Energy Cossaission i
ka&nington, D. C.
f REPORT ON ENFORD B-RIACTOR OR g i
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7-10,1964, time Advisory its fifty-eighth setting, en October Comt!: tee on Besctor fategwrds again revi. eve 1 tJoe approach to At A Schecesittee full per opemtion of the Emnfoni N-Desetor.
ec; ting v'*e held on September 2k,19A to ecesider t of the Geners 1 Elect ric Comphay and the MC Staff, ami of the Th r
doeurnts referenced below.Cood ttee reported on low powr operatio
%of so3 Asprevements to be considered dring operation up to 75
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l In this eview, the Co'etittee ma requested to enetsider operstice of the N-hetor at full power asxt also constrraetio of stens to the mentby to-hine plant).
l Lil the General unctric Cogeny also presented laf anation en en exycr6
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for me-pre 4ect t.est loadinca using 12 and 1.9~4. enriched fuel f 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 informtion com eraing proposed genermi suclear safety ariter.ia The Cose:ittee p3 Arm s411tioms.1 review of this i l 1hformation, tev; ether with that to the test 2mals proyoaed l'or for test icmds. l the N-Reactor. i 0}ention of the N Roactor at invels up to '70% power has not im l Physics emud our unususi probless with safety is;Iteattor.s. messunrwents have toen atmpleted at the 70% power Imvel ama extra .14 view of the fuel amangeonst and 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 & A $ g,/*{3 4 g 91g i "Er rAvtnoo3-343 pgg ~
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