ML25203A115
| ML25203A115 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 07/22/2025 |
| From: | Kouts H US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) |
| To: | Seaborg G US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) |
| References | |
| Download: ML25203A115 (1) | |
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION WASHINGTON 23, D.C.
November 18, 1964 Honorable Glenn T. Seaborg Chairman U. s. Atomic Energy Commission Washington, D. C.
Subject:
REPORT ON THE PEA.CH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION -
PHiu\\.DELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
Dear Dr. Seaborg:
At its fifty-ninth meeting, held on November 12-14, 1964, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards considered the proposal of the Phila-delphia Electric Company to operate the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Sta-tion at power levels up to one megawatt (thermal).
This station in-corporates a helium-cooled, graphite-moderated, high-temperature reac-tor designed to produce 115 MW(th), with a net electrical output of 40 MW.
The proposal to construct this plant was reported on by the Committee in its letter dated November 1, 1961. At the present review, the Committee had the benefit of oral presentations by representatives of the Philadelphia Electric Company and its consultants, the General Atomic Division of General Dynamics Corporation, the Bechtel Corpora-tion, the AEC Staff, and of the documents listed below.
In addition, a Subcommittee meeting was held on October 1, 1964.
The Peach Bottom reactor is designed to operate with a core-exit cool-ant temperature of approximately 1350° F, and it incorporates a number of novel features.
These features include an essentially all-graphite core, pyrolytically-coated thorium-uranium-carbide fuel, rhodium-103 in the fuel to provide a negative moderator temperature coefficient, and a fission-product trapping system.
These features have evolved from a research and development program.carried on by General Atomic.
The applicant plans to obtain further confirmation of the characteris-tics of many of these features by testing during initial operations up to 1 MW(th).
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Honorable Glenn November 18, 1964 It is the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards that the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station reactor can be operated at power levels of up to 1 MW(th) without undue hazard to the health and safety of the public.
References Attached.
1227 Sincerely yours, Isl Herbert Kouts Chairman
Honorable Glenn November 18, 1964
References:
- 1.
"Duties, Qualifications and Training Program for Operating per-sonnel, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station", Philadelphia Electric Company, dated February 15, 1963.
- 2.
"Design of Gas and Liquid Waste Disposal Systems, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station", Philadelphia Electric Company, dated February 15, 1963.
- 3.
Amendment No. 4 to Application of Philadelphia Electric Company for Construction Permit and Class 104 License, dated February 25, 1964, transmitting "Part C, Final Hazards Sunmary Report, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Volumes I-V."
- 4.
Amendment No. 5, dated July 7, 1964, transmitting Appendix A, "Proposed Technical Specifications, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station."
- 5.
Amendment No. 6, dated August 7, 1964, transmitting "Part C, Final Hazards Sunmary Report, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Volume V (A) II.
- 6.
Semi-Annual Reports of Philadelphia Electric Company on the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station:
- a. First, dated August 23, 1962.
- b.
Second, dated February 23, 1963.
- c. Third, dated August 23, 1963.
- d.
Fourth, dated February 23, 1964.
- e. Fifth, dated August 24, 1964.
- 7.
Replacement pages for Section V, Plant Operation, dated October, 1964.
- 8.
"Part C, Final Hazards Summary Report, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Supplement," undated, received October 15, 1964.
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