ML17264A194

Provides Pressurized Thermal Shock Assessment for Reactor Pressure Vessel Limiting Circumferential Weld for Review & Approval

ML17264A194
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	10/11/1995
From:	Mercredy R ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	Andrea Johnson NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9510180239
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REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9510180239 DOC.DATE: 95/10/11 NOTARIZED:

NO FACIL:50-244 Robert Emmet Ginna Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, Rochester G AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION MERCREDY,R.C.

Rochester Gas&Electric Corp.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION JOHNSON,A.R.

SUBJECT:

Provides pressurized thermal shock assessment for reactor pressure vessel limiting circumferential weld for review&approval.DISTRIBUTION CODE: A049D COPIES RECEIVED:LTR ENCL SIZE: TITLE: OR Submittal:

Thermal Shock to Reactor Vessel DOCKET 05000244 P 0 R NOTES:License Exp date in accordance with 10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).

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~89 FASTAYENLIE, ROCHESTER, N.Y.Idio-000I AREA CODE 716 Sd6-2700 ROBERT C.MECREDY Vice President N vcleor Operotions, October 11, 1995 U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Attn: Allen R.Johnson Project Directorate I-1 Washington, D.C.20555

Subject:

Pressurized Thermal Shock Assessment for Ginna Reactor Vessel R.E.Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket No.50-244 Ref.(a): Letter from Allen R.Johnson (NRC), to Robert C.Mecredy (RG&E),"Summary of Meeting with Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation on May 16, 1995-Pressurizer Thermal Shock Assessment of Reactor Vessels," dated June 5, 1995.

Dear Mr.Johnson:

The purpose of this correspondence is to provide Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation's (RG&E)pressurized thermal shock (PTS)assessment for the R.E.Ginna reactor pressure vessel (RPV)limiting circumferential weld for your review and approval.The assessment, as presented in the attached, is provided in response to the referenced letter and is based on the guidance provided in 10CFR50.61 and Regulatory Guide 1.99 revision 2.As provided for by this guidance, the RG&E assessment includes the use of the results of the RPV surveillance capsule program.As the attached PTS determination shows, the Ginna RPV can be expected to operate past the end of license (EOL)of 2009 without exceeding the PTS screening criterion of 10CFR50.61 for the limiting case weld.Very truly yours, Robert C.Mecredy REJtl,393 i.70jg J 95i0180239

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xc Mr'.Allen R.Johnson (Mail Stop 14B2)Project Directorate I-1 Washington, D.C.20555 U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Ginna Senior Resident Inspector ATTACHMENT R.E.Ginna Reactor Vessel EOL PTS Assessment Discussion The purpose of this assessment is to show that the expected reference temperature PTS (RT~,)at EOL for the Ginna RPV limiting weld remains below the screening criteria when using surveillance program data.The limiting material for the Ginna RPV is the intermediate to lower shell weld having weld wire heat number 61782.The material used for the surveillance capsule program is weld wire SA-1036 having material heat number 61782 which has been determined to be acceptable for use as a surveillance material+.

The determination of the reference temperature for RT~for the RPV-PTS assessment uses the 10CFR50.61(b)(3) plant specific surveillance program method which includes the surveillance data adjustments per Regulatory Guide 1.99 revision 2 position 2, where: (1)RTpgg=I+M+aRTggg (2)I=initial RT~~~(4)~RT~Y=reference temperature shift">

8 II.Material Values Used A.RPV material heat 61782 1~I=the mean of the test values i=1 n where: 1 o F(()1 i=-38'F)n n=2~I=-19.5'F and o',=18.5'F 2~3~4~5~fluence 9 EOL=3.68E19(" Chemistry(')

Cu=~25 Ni=.54 CF('): 167.6oF M=2ltr~+e,~where e,=18.5'F (II.A.1)and 14 o F(4)~M=46.4'F B.Surveillance Capsules Weld SA 1036 1~~RTND V R T S 5.56E18 1.15E19 1.97E19 3.87E19 140oF 165oF 150oF 205oF 2~3~Mean Value Chemistry+(')+:

Cu=.214 Ni=.505 CF>>: 150'oF IXX.Ca'lculations A.Chemistry factor ratio<4>: CF of RPV (II.A.4 above)-: CF of capsule (II.B.3 above)~Ratio=167.6=1.11 150.9 B.Best fit CF<" 1.Summing adjusted capsule~RTNDT Adjusted V R T S 140 165 150 205 X 1.11 X 1.11 X 1.11 X 1.11 155.4 183.2 166.5 227.6 2~Determine sum of fluence factor x adjusted aRT~~where fluence factor (ff)=f<"~Ca sule FF Adjusted~RT m Product V R T S 0.836 1.039 1.185 1.349 155.4 183.2 166.5 227.6 sum=129.9.190.3 197.3 307.824.5 3~Summing squares of capsules fluence factors (FF)for using fluence factor values from II.B.1:~ca sule V R T S 0.836 1.039 1.185 1.349 sum=0.699 1.080 1.405 1.820 5.004 4 Sum of adjusted aRTN T-: sum of squares of fluence 824.5 (XII.B.2)-: 5.004 (III.B.3)=164.8 F C.'RT~~for surveillance fit 9 EOL EOL gRT~~(CF)frogs-oioi~o where f=3.68 (I.B.4)x 3.68'164.8 F)(1.338)=220.5 D.RTrrs~EOL RT~=I+M+aRTNg~-19~5 F (II.A.1)+46.4 F (II.A.5)+220.5 (III.C)247.4oF IV.Results The RT~value at EOL for the R.E.Ginna vessel is 247.4 F.This is 52.64F below the PTS screening criterion described in 10CFR50.61.

REFERENCES:

(1)BAW 1803 Revision 1,"Correlations for Predicting the Effects of Neutron Radiation on Linde 80 Submerged-Arc Welds." (2)WCAP-13902,"Analysis of Capsule S from the Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation R.e.Ginna Reactor Vessel Radiation Surveillance Program," dated December 1993.(3)Code of Federal Regulations, 10CFR50.61,"Fracture Toughness Requirements for Protection Against Pressurized Thermal Shock Events." (4)Regulatory Guide 1.99, revision 2,"Radiation Embrittlement of Reactor Vessel Materials." (5)BAW 1920P,"Analysis of Capsule DB1-LG1," October 1986.(6)Letter to Roger W.Kober from Morton B.Fairtile,"Safety Evaluation by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Related to Amendment No.15 to Facility Operating License No.DPR-18 Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation R.E.Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket No.50-244," dated June 12(1986.(7)BAW-1500,"Chemistry of 177-FA B&W Owner's Group Reactor Vessel Beltline Welds," September 1978.(8)10CFR50.61,"Fracture toughness requirements for protection against pressurized thermal shock events." (9)BAW-2121P,"Chemical Composition of B&W Fabricated Reactor Vessel Beltline Welds," April 1991.