ML25196A282
| ML25196A282 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 10/12/1977 |
| From: | Bender M Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Hendrie J NRC/Chairman |
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| Download: ML25196A282 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 Honorable Joseph M. Hendrie Chairman U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comnission Washington, D. C.
20555 October 12, 1977 SuaJEcr:
REPORI' ON GREENE OOUNTY NUCLEAR PCMER PLANT
Dear Dr. Hendrie:
During its 210th Meeting, October 6-8, 1977, the Advisory Comnittee on Reactor Safeguards conpleted its review of the application of the Power Authority of the State of New York (Applicant) for a permit to construct the Greene County Nuclear Power Plant. A Subcorrmittee meeting was held in Catskill, New York on September 21, 1977 and the plant site was visited by members of the Subcorrmi ttee the same day. The Cormni ttee had the bene-fit of discussions with representatives and consultants of the Applicant, Babcock and Wilcox Conpany, Stone and Webster E~1gineering Corporation, and the Nuclear Regulatory Comnission (NRC) Staff. The Comnittee also had the benefit of the documents listed.
The Greene County Plant will utilize a 3600 MW(t) Babcock & Wilcox pres-surized water reactor, enclosed in a steel-lined reinforced concrete con-tainment. The basic design of the Nuclear Steam System (NSS) is similar to designs for the Washington Public Power Supply System Nuclear Projects, WNP 1 and 4, the Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 and the Pebble Springs Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 reported on in Comnittee let-ters of June 11, 1975, July 16, 1974 and February 11, 1976, respectively.
The NSS design is also similar to the 3800 MW(t) Babcock-205 Standard NSS design on which the Comnittee reported in its letter of August 18, 1977. The balance-of-plant design is similar to the Stone and Webster standard balance-of-plant design for Westinghouse reactors on which the Comnittee previously reported in its letter of August 18, 1976.
The proposed Greene County Plant will be located on a 190 acre site on the west bank of the Hudson River approximately 35 miles south of Albany, New York and 13 miles north-northeast of Kingston, New York (the nearest population center, 1970 population 25,500). The minirrum exclusion dis-tance is 1500 feet from the center of containment and the radius of the low population zone is 2 1/2 miles.
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Honorable Joseph M. Hen:kie October "12, 1977 The Applicant ana*the Staff have agreed on a horizontal ground accelera-tion of 0.2g for the safe shutdown earthquake and O.lg for the operating basis earthquake. The Committee considers these values acceptable for this plant.
The Staff has identified a number of safety items which will require reso-lution before issuance of a construction permit. These matters should be resolved in a wanner satisfactory to the Staff. The Comnittee believes these items can be resolved prior to the issuance of a construction permit.
The Committee has concerns about the substantial quantities of explosives used near the sit~, and believes this should be given special consideration in the development of security measures.
With regard to generic problems cited in t:he Comnittee's report "Status of Generic Items Relating to Light Water Reactors: Report No. 5," dated February 24, 1977, items considered rele,,ant to the Greene County Plant are: II-2, 3, 4, 5 (loose parts m:mitor resolved), 6, 7, 10; IIA-3, 4, 5, 6, 7; IIB-1, 2; IIC-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; IID-2. 'rhese problems should be dealt with by the Staff and the Applicant as solutions are found.
The Advisory Comnittee on Reactor Safeguards believes that if due con-sideration is given to the foregoing, the Greene County Nuclear PCMer Plant can be constructed with reasonable assurance that it can be oper-ated without undue risk to the health and safety of the public.
References M. Bender Chairman
- 1. Greene County Nuclear PCMer Plant Preliminary Safety Analysis Re-port, Volumes 1 through 12 and Supplements 1 through 19.
- 2. Safety Evaluation Report related to construction of Greene County Nuclear PCMer Plant, NUREG-0283, September 1977.
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