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| {{#Wiki_filter:SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAEDISONAn EDISON INTERN4TIONA4L& CompanyRichard 1. St. OngeDirector, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs andEmergency PlanningJanuary 25, 201310 CFR 50.4U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionATTN: Document Control DeskWashington, DC 20555-0001Subject:Docket No. 50-361Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 27)Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response(TAC No. ME 9727)San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2References: 1.Letter from Mr. Elmo E. Collins (USNRC) to Mr. Peter T. Dietrich (SCE), datedMarch 27, 2012, Confirmatory Action Letter 4-12-001, San Onofre NuclearGenerating Station, Units 2 and 3, Commitments to Address Steam GeneratorTube Degradation2. Letter from Mr. Peter T. Dietrich (SCE) to Mr. Elmo E. Collins (USNRC), datedOctober 3, 2012, Confirmatory Action Letter -Actions to Address SteamGenerator Tube Degradation, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 23. Letter from Mr. James R. Hall (USNRC) to Mr. Peter T. Dietrich (SCE), datedDecember 26, 2012, Request for Additional Information Regarding Responseto Confirmatory Action Letter, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2Dear Sir or Madam,On March 27, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a Confirmatory ActionLetter (CAL) (Reference 1) to Southern California Edison (SCE) describing actions that the NRCand SCE agreed would be completed to address issues identified in the steam generator tubesof San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Units 2 and 3. In a letter to the NRC datedOctober 3, 2012 (Reference 2), SCE reported completion of the Unit 2 CAL actions andincluded a Return to Service Report (RTSR) that provided details of their completion.By letter dated December 26, 2012 (Reference 3), the NRC issued Requests for AdditionalInformation (RAIs) regarding the CAL response. Enclosure 1 of this letter provides theresponse to RAI 27.P.O. Box 128San Clemente, CA 92672 Document Control Desk-2-January 25, 2013There are no new regulatory commitments contained in this letter. If you have any questions orrequire additional information, please call me at (949) 368-6240.Sincerely,Enclosures:1. Response to RAI 27cc: E. E. Collins, Regional Administrator, NRC Region IVR. Hall, NRC Project Manager, SONGS Units 2 and 3G. G. Warnick, NRC Senior Resident Inspector, SONGS Units 2 and 3R. E. Lantz, Branch Chief, Division of Reactor Projects, NRC Region IV ENCLOSURE 1SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISONRESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONREGARDING RESPONSE TO CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTERDOCKET NO. 50-361TAC NO. ME 9727Response to RAI 27Page 1 of 2 RAI 27Reference 6, Appendix 8, "SG Tube Flowering Analysis", page 8-2 (307 of 474) -MHIconcludes, in part, that the tube-to-AVB gaps in the center columns increase due tohydrodynamic pressure by [ ... ] when the manufacturing tolerance dispersion is not taken intoaccount. MHI also concludes that the gap increase due to hydrodynamic pressure is smallwhen the manufacturing tolerance dispersion is taken into account. Discuss whether this latterfinding may simply reflect the hydrodynamic pressures acting to relieve the tube-to-AVB contactforces caused by the manufacturing tolerance dispersion, such that the gaps are relativelyunchanged relative to the case where the hydrodynamic pressure is not considered.Reference 6, Appendix 9, "Simulation of Manufacturing Dispersion for Unit-2/3," does not seemto make specific mention of whether the calculated tube-to-AVB contact forces directlyconsidered the effect of the hydrodynamic effect on tube-to-tube contact forces, but the staffunderstands that they did not. If the staffs understanding is correct, explain how the resultingcontact forces are conservative.RESPONSENote: RAI Reference 6 is MHI Document L5-04GA564, Tube Wear of Unit-3 RSG -TechnicalEvaluation Report, Revision 9, October 2012, prepared by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD.(ADAMS Accession Nos. ML12285A265, ML12285A266, and ML12285A267).The staffs understanding is correct: the contact force analysis contained in RAI Reference 6,Appendix 9 does not consider the effect of hydrodynamic forces. Since hydrodynamic forcesare very small in comparison to contact forces they were not included in the contact forceanalysis. To demonstrate this, a sensitivity study was performed in response to this RAI.This study compared the probability of occurrence of in-plane fluid-elastic instability (FEI) for twocases: (1) contact force distribution including hydrodynamic forces and manufacturingdispersion and (2) contact force distribution based on manufacturing dispersion alone. For the70% power condition, there was no statistically significant increase in the probability of in-planeFEI when hydrodynamic forces were included.The consideration of hydrodynamic forces results in a slight reduction of average contact forceat 70% power, but the tube-to-support gaps are relatively unchanged. Hydrodynamic forces arepostulated to have little effect on tube-to-support gaps due to their low estimated magnitude.The sensitivity study performed for this RAI response determined there is no statisticallysignificant increase in the probability of in-plane FEI when the effects of hydrodynamic forcesare included in the analysis.Page 2 of 2 | | {{#Wiki_filter:SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Richard 1. St. Onge EDISON Director, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Emergency Planning An EDISON INTERN4TIONA4L& Company January 25, 2013 10 CFR 50.4 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 |
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| | ==Subject:== |
| | Docket No. 50-361 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 27) |
| | Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response (TAC No. ME 9727) |
| | San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2 |
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| | ==References:== |
| | : 1. Letter from Mr. Elmo E. Collins (USNRC) to Mr. Peter T. Dietrich (SCE), dated March 27, 2012, Confirmatory Action Letter 4-12-001, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3, Commitments to Address Steam Generator Tube Degradation |
| | : 2. Letter from Mr. Peter T. Dietrich (SCE) to Mr. Elmo E. Collins (USNRC), dated October 3, 2012, Confirmatory Action Letter - Actions to Address Steam Generator Tube Degradation, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2 |
| | : 3. Letter from Mr. James R. Hall (USNRC) to Mr. Peter T. Dietrich (SCE), dated December 26, 2012, Request for Additional Information Regarding Response to Confirmatory Action Letter, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2 |
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| | ==Dear Sir or Madam,== |
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| | On March 27, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) (Reference 1) to Southern California Edison (SCE) describing actions that the NRC and SCE agreed would be completed to address issues identified in the steam generator tubes of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Units 2 and 3. In a letter to the NRC dated October 3, 2012 (Reference 2), SCE reported completion of the Unit 2 CAL actions and included a Return to Service Report (RTSR) that provided details of their completion. |
| | By letter dated December 26, 2012 (Reference 3), the NRC issued Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) regarding the CAL response. Enclosure 1 of this letter provides the response to RAI 27. |
| | P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92672 |
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| | Document Control Desk January 25, 2013 There are no new regulatory commitments contained in this letter. If you have any questions or require additional information, please call me at (949) 368-6240. |
| | Sincerely, |
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| | ==Enclosures:== |
| | : 1. Response to RAI 27 cc: E. E. Collins, Regional Administrator, NRC Region IV R. Hall, NRC Project Manager, SONGS Units 2 and 3 G. G. Warnick, NRC Senior Resident Inspector, SONGS Units 2 and 3 R. E. Lantz, Branch Chief, Division of Reactor Projects, NRC Region IV |
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| | ENCLOSURE 1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSE TO CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER DOCKET NO. 50-361 TAC NO. ME 9727 Response to RAI 27 Page 1 of 2 |
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| | ===RAI 27=== |
| | Reference 6, Appendix 8, "SG Tube Flowering Analysis", page 8-2 (307 of 474) - MHI concludes, in part, that the tube-to-AVB gaps in the center columns increase due to hydrodynamic pressure by [ ... ] when the manufacturing tolerance dispersion is not taken into account. MHI also concludes that the gap increase due to hydrodynamic pressure is small when the manufacturing tolerance dispersion is taken into account. Discuss whether this latter finding may simply reflect the hydrodynamic pressures acting to relieve the tube-to-AVB contact forces caused by the manufacturing tolerance dispersion, such that the gaps are relatively unchanged relative to the case where the hydrodynamic pressure is not considered. |
| | Reference 6, Appendix 9, "Simulation of Manufacturing Dispersion for Unit-2/3," does not seem to make specific mention of whether the calculated tube-to-AVB contact forces directly considered the effect of the hydrodynamic effect on tube-to-tube contact forces, but the staff understands that they did not. If the staffs understanding is correct, explain how the resulting contact forces are conservative. |
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| | ===RESPONSE=== |
| | Note: RAI Reference 6 is MHI Document L5-04GA564, Tube Wear of Unit-3 RSG - Technical Evaluation Report, Revision 9, October 2012, prepared by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD. |
| | (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML12285A265, ML12285A266, and ML12285A267). |
| | The staffs understanding is correct: the contact force analysis contained in RAI Reference 6, Appendix 9 does not consider the effect of hydrodynamic forces. Since hydrodynamic forces are very small in comparison to contact forces they were not included in the contact force analysis. To demonstrate this, a sensitivity study was performed in response to this RAI. |
| | This study compared the probability of occurrence of in-plane fluid-elastic instability (FEI) for two cases: (1) contact force distribution including hydrodynamic forces and manufacturing dispersion and (2) contact force distribution based on manufacturing dispersion alone. For the 70% power condition, there was no statistically significant increase in the probability of in-plane FEI when hydrodynamic forces were included. |
| | The consideration of hydrodynamic forces results in a slight reduction of average contact force at 70% power, but the tube-to-support gaps are relatively unchanged. Hydrodynamic forces are postulated to have little effect on tube-to-support gaps due to their low estimated magnitude. |
| | The sensitivity study performed for this RAI response determined there is no statistically significant increase in the probability of in-plane FEI when the effects of hydrodynamic forces are included in the analysis. |
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MONTHYEARML12285A2652012-10-0101 October 2012 Attachment 4 - MHI Document L5-04GA564 - Tube Wear of Unit-3 RSG, Technical Evaluation Report Project stage: Request ML12285A2672012-10-0101 October 2012 Attachment 4: SG Tube Wear Analysis for Unit-2/3 Project stage: Request ML12285A2662012-10-0101 October 2012 Attachment 4: Appendix-2 Attachment-1, Tube-to-TSP Wear Depth Diagram for Unit-2/3 Project stage: Request ML12285A2642012-10-0101 October 2012 Attachment 3 - Areva Document 51-9180143-001 - SONGS Unit 3 February 2012 Leaker Outage Steam Generator Condition Monitoring Report Project stage: Request ML12285A2682012-10-0202 October 2012 Attachment 6 - Appendix B: SONGS U2C17 - Steam Generator Operational Assessment for Tube-to-Tube Wear Project stage: Request ML12285A2692012-10-0202 October 2012 Attachment 6: Appendix a: Estimates of FEI-Induced Ttw Rates Project stage: Request ML12285A2632012-10-0303 October 2012 Confirmatory Action Letter - Actions to Address Steam Generator Tube Degradation Project stage: Request ML12338A1102012-11-30030 November 2012 Email, Request for Additional Information Southern California Edison'S Response to Nrc'S Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) 4-12-001 Dated March 27, 2012 Project stage: RAI ML12341A1122012-12-0707 December 2012 Notice of Meeting with Southern California Edison to Discuss Its Response to Nrc'S Confirmatory Action Letter and Return to Service Report for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2 Project stage: Meeting ML12347A0662012-12-0707 December 2012 Revised Notice of 12/18/12 Meeting with Southern California Edison to Discuss Its Response to Nrc'S Confirmatory Action Letter and Return to Service Report for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2 Project stage: Meeting ML12345A4272012-12-10010 December 2012 Revised Email, Request for Additional Information Review of Southern California Edison'S Response to Nrc'S 3/27/2012 Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) 4-12-001 and Return to Service Report Project stage: RAI ML12353A0972012-12-13013 December 2012 LTR-12-0795 - E-mail Don Leichtling Concerns Media Alert - Nuclear News - NRR Forthcoming Meeting with Southern California Edison Company Project stage: Meeting ML12352A3852012-12-18018 December 2012 Licensee Slides for 12/18/12 Public Meeting Project stage: Meeting ML12352A4112012-12-18018 December 2012 NRC Slides for 12/18/12 Meeting with Southern California Edison Project stage: Meeting ML12356A1982012-12-20020 December 2012 Email, Request for Additional Information, Round 3, Review of Southern California Edison'S Response to Nrc'S 3/27/2012 Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) 4-12-001 and Return to Service Report Project stage: RAI ML13009A3492013-01-0808 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Response to RAI ML13014A2512013-01-0909 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 30) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Response to RAI ML13014A2492013-01-0909 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 15) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Response to RAI ML13015A0042013-01-10010 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 16), Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response (TAC No. Me 9727) Project stage: Response to RAI ML13022A0882013-01-16016 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 19) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response (TAC No. Me 9727) Project stage: Response to RAI ML13022A4132013-01-17017 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAIs 10 and 17) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Response to RAI ML13022A4812013-01-18018 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 13), Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Response to RAI ML13022A4082013-01-18018 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 12), Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response (TAC No. Me 9727) Project stage: Response to RAI ML13022A4112013-01-21021 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 11) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response (TAC Me 9727) Project stage: Response to RAI ML13022A4052013-01-21021 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 28), Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response (TAC No. Me 9727) Project stage: Response to RAI ML13028A0982013-01-24024 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 18) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Response to RAI ML13028A4752013-01-25025 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 27) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Project stage: Response to RAI ML13028A4742013-01-25025 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAIs 5, 7, and 9) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Response to RAI ML13032A0092013-01-29029 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 14) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response (TAC No. Me 9727) Project stage: Response to RAI ML13037A1122013-01-31031 January 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 29) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Response to RAI ML13053A3672013-02-0101 February 2013 E-mail, Draft Request for Additional Information Southern California Edison'S Response to Nrc'S Confirmatory Action Letter Project stage: Draft RAI ML13038A0102013-02-0404 February 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 8) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Response to RAI ML13038A0092013-02-0404 February 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 6) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Response to RAI ML13039A2782013-02-0606 February 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAIs 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 & 31), Confirmatory Action Letter Project stage: Response to RAI ML13039A3172013-02-0707 February 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 25) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Response to RAI ML13050A1892013-02-14014 February 2013 Supplemental Document Submittal Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response, Concerning Steam Generator Tubes Project stage: Supplement ML13051A1972013-02-15015 February 2013 Enclosure 6, LTR-SGDA-12-36, Rev. 3, Flow-Induced Vibration and Tube Wear Analysis of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2 Replacement Steam Generators Supporting Restart. Cover Through Page 227 of 415 Project stage: Other ML13051A1992013-02-15015 February 2013 Enclosure 6, LTR-SGDA-12-36, Rev. 3, Flow-Induced Vibration and Tube Wear Analysis of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2 Replacement Steam Generators Supporting Restart. Page 228 of 415 Through End Project stage: Other ML13046A1232013-02-15015 February 2013 2/27/2013 Notice of Forthcoming Meeting with Southern California Edison Company to Discuss Confirmation Action Letter Project stage: Meeting ML13051A1932013-02-18018 February 2013 Enclosure 5, L5-04GA585, Rev. 2, Analytical Evaluations for Operational Assessment Project stage: Other ML13051A1922013-02-18018 February 2013 Enclosure 4, L5-04GA567, Rev. 6, Evaluation of Stability Ratio for Return to Service Project stage: Other ML13051A1902013-02-18018 February 2013 Supplemental Document Submittal Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response to Address Steam Generator Tube Degradation Project stage: Supplement ML13056A0922013-02-20020 February 2013 Email, Draft Request for Additional Information Nos. 38-52, Southern California Edison'S Response to Nrc'S Confirmatory Action Letter Project stage: Draft RAI ML13053A1732013-02-21021 February 2013 Email, Draft Request for Additional Information, Nos. 53-67, Southern California Edison'S Response to Nrc'S Confirmatory Action Letter Project stage: Draft RAI ML13053A1842013-02-21021 February 2013 Draft Request for Additional Information, Nos. 53-67, Southern California Edison'S Response to Nrc'S Confirmatory Action Letter Project stage: Draft RAI ML13058A0262013-02-25025 February 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (Rals 2, 3, and 4) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response (TAC No. Me 9727) Project stage: Response to RAI ML13056A6012013-02-25025 February 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 32) Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Response to RAI ML13059A1572013-02-27027 February 2013 Licensee Slides from 2/27/13 Meeting Regarding a Request for Additional Information Project stage: Meeting ML13059A1522013-02-27027 February 2013 NRC Meeting Slides from 2/27/13 Public RAI Meeting Project stage: RAI ML13074A7932013-03-14014 March 2013 Operational Assessment for 100% Power Case Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response Project stage: Other 2013-01-25
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Richard 1. St. Onge EDISON Director, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Emergency Planning An EDISON INTERN4TIONA4L& Company January 25, 2013 10 CFR 50.4 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001
Subject:
Docket No. 50-361 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI 27)
Regarding Confirmatory Action Letter Response (TAC No. ME 9727)
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2
References:
- 1. Letter from Mr. Elmo E. Collins (USNRC) to Mr. Peter T. Dietrich (SCE), dated March 27, 2012, Confirmatory Action Letter 4-12-001, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3, Commitments to Address Steam Generator Tube Degradation
- 2. Letter from Mr. Peter T. Dietrich (SCE) to Mr. Elmo E. Collins (USNRC), dated October 3, 2012, Confirmatory Action Letter - Actions to Address Steam Generator Tube Degradation, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2
- 3. Letter from Mr. James R. Hall (USNRC) to Mr. Peter T. Dietrich (SCE), dated December 26, 2012, Request for Additional Information Regarding Response to Confirmatory Action Letter, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2
Dear Sir or Madam,
On March 27, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) (Reference 1) to Southern California Edison (SCE) describing actions that the NRC and SCE agreed would be completed to address issues identified in the steam generator tubes of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Units 2 and 3. In a letter to the NRC dated October 3, 2012 (Reference 2), SCE reported completion of the Unit 2 CAL actions and included a Return to Service Report (RTSR) that provided details of their completion.
By letter dated December 26, 2012 (Reference 3), the NRC issued Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) regarding the CAL response. Enclosure 1 of this letter provides the response to RAI 27.
P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92672
Document Control Desk January 25, 2013 There are no new regulatory commitments contained in this letter. If you have any questions or require additional information, please call me at (949) 368-6240.
Sincerely,
Enclosures:
- 1. Response to RAI 27 cc: E. E. Collins, Regional Administrator, NRC Region IV R. Hall, NRC Project Manager, SONGS Units 2 and 3 G. G. Warnick, NRC Senior Resident Inspector, SONGS Units 2 and 3 R. E. Lantz, Branch Chief, Division of Reactor Projects, NRC Region IV
ENCLOSURE 1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSE TO CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER DOCKET NO. 50-361 TAC NO. ME 9727 Response to RAI 27 Page 1 of 2
RAI 27
Reference 6, Appendix 8, "SG Tube Flowering Analysis", page 8-2 (307 of 474) - MHI concludes, in part, that the tube-to-AVB gaps in the center columns increase due to hydrodynamic pressure by [ ... ] when the manufacturing tolerance dispersion is not taken into account. MHI also concludes that the gap increase due to hydrodynamic pressure is small when the manufacturing tolerance dispersion is taken into account. Discuss whether this latter finding may simply reflect the hydrodynamic pressures acting to relieve the tube-to-AVB contact forces caused by the manufacturing tolerance dispersion, such that the gaps are relatively unchanged relative to the case where the hydrodynamic pressure is not considered.
Reference 6, Appendix 9, "Simulation of Manufacturing Dispersion for Unit-2/3," does not seem to make specific mention of whether the calculated tube-to-AVB contact forces directly considered the effect of the hydrodynamic effect on tube-to-tube contact forces, but the staff understands that they did not. If the staffs understanding is correct, explain how the resulting contact forces are conservative.
RESPONSE
Note: RAI Reference 6 is MHI Document L5-04GA564, Tube Wear of Unit-3 RSG - Technical Evaluation Report, Revision 9, October 2012, prepared by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD.
(ADAMS Accession Nos. ML12285A265, ML12285A266, and ML12285A267).
The staffs understanding is correct: the contact force analysis contained in RAI Reference 6, Appendix 9 does not consider the effect of hydrodynamic forces. Since hydrodynamic forces are very small in comparison to contact forces they were not included in the contact force analysis. To demonstrate this, a sensitivity study was performed in response to this RAI.
This study compared the probability of occurrence of in-plane fluid-elastic instability (FEI) for two cases: (1) contact force distribution including hydrodynamic forces and manufacturing dispersion and (2) contact force distribution based on manufacturing dispersion alone. For the 70% power condition, there was no statistically significant increase in the probability of in-plane FEI when hydrodynamic forces were included.
The consideration of hydrodynamic forces results in a slight reduction of average contact force at 70% power, but the tube-to-support gaps are relatively unchanged. Hydrodynamic forces are postulated to have little effect on tube-to-support gaps due to their low estimated magnitude.
The sensitivity study performed for this RAI response determined there is no statistically significant increase in the probability of in-plane FEI when the effects of hydrodynamic forces are included in the analysis.
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