ML20244E022
| ML20244E022 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/26/1960 |
| From: | Silverman L Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Mccone J US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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| FOIA-89-194 NUDOCS 8906200113 | |
| Download: ML20244E022 (2) | |
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION WASHINGTON 15 D.C.
September a$, 1960 t
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l Honorable John A. McCone cha*.rman U. 8. Atossic Energy Ccamission Wa= W gton 25, D. C.
Subjects 80DEM REACIOR EKPERDBfT (SRE) i
Dear Mr. McCone:
q The Sodium Reactor Erperiment has been reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards previously and aported in its lettere dated April 14, 1955 and September 9,1955 Because of .
a required rehabilitation of the facility, it was again con-sidered at the Committee's twenty-eighth meeting on September ,
22-24, 1960. Se ACRS was furnished with the reports listed l below. In addition to ABC staff, representatives of Atomics l International, the Chicago Operations Office, and the Canosa Park Ama Office participated in presentation of data.
he investigation of the loss of fuel elements brought forth recoussendations for a couplete rehabilitation of the facility, a review of the safety aspects, and couplete delineation of required changes in the philosophy of organizational procedures and operational controls. Several major changes have been made; such as, changed fuel element design, substitution of alternate coolants for tetralin, 1 4 v e pump seals, increased mmber of in-core and coolant exit thermocouple, improved l
reactor instnmentation and revised operational organization l
and control responsibility.
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Honorable John A. McCone Septerdber 26,1960 j' With the changer made and the revised op3 rational controls in effect, the Comittee believes the SRE may be operated as pro- Y posed without undue risk to the health and safety of the public.
Sincerely yours,
/s/LeslieSilverman Leslie Silverman ;
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References:
SRS Standard Operating Pu>cedures (NAA-SR-MDO-5326) ata June 27,1960 Organization of the Sodium Reactor Ecperiment Group (NAA-SR-MDO-5360) dtd June.34 1960 Design Notifications to the SRE during FY 1960 (NAA-8R-53M) dtd June 20,.1960 HazaNis Gumary for the Moritan-Uranium Fuel in the Sodium Reactor Deperiment (NAA-SR-3175-Revised) dtd July 1, 1959 Hazards Summary for the horium-Uranium Fuel in V e. Sodium '
aeactor acperiment (NAA-SR-3175-Rev.- supplement) dta April 8, 1960 SREFuelElementDamage(NAA-SR-M88)dtaNov. 30, 1959 cc: A. R. Luedecke, GM W. F. Finan, AGMRS '
H. L. Price, DIAR l
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