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Providesinfo&assessmentrecon900808telconw/NRC.tainmentintegrity,perACCESSIONNBR:9008230155DOC.DATE:90/0FACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPAUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONMECREDY,R.C.RochesterGas6ElectricRECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONJOHNSON,A.R.ProjectDirectorateI-DOCKETg05000244DISTRIBUTIONCODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:TITLE:ORSubmittal:GeneralDistributionNOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewithLTRENCLSIZE:10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).DS05000244/RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-3LAJOHNSON,ACOPIESLTTRENCL1122PDRECIPIENTDCODE/NAME-3PDCOPIESLTTRENCL11DDINTERNAL:NRR/DET/ECMB9HNRR/DST8E2NRR/DST/SICB7ENUDOCS-ABSTRACTOGC/HDS2RES/DSIR/EIBEXTERNAL:LPDRNSICN/DOEA/OTSB11NRCPDR1,1111111NW/DST/SELB8D11NRR/DST/SRXB8E11OC/~10~REOl11111111101111DNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:/ADDPLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.20079)TOELIMINATEYOUR:NAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR18,ENCL16 KIe-i.a>Lh tIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAHOllllllt/g/j!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIROCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORPORATIONo89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTERN.K14649-0001ROBERTCMECREOYVicePrerldentCinnaNuclearProductionTELEPHONEAREACODE7tB5462700August15,1990U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttention:AllenR.JohnsonProjectDirectorateI-3DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555
Providesinfo&assessment recon900808telconw/NRC.tainmentintegrity,per ACCESSION NBR:9008230155 DOC.DATE:90/0FACIL:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPAUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION MECREDY,R.C.
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ContainmentIntegrityR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244August8,1990ConferenceCallRGGEwithUSNRC
 
Containment Integrity R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244August8,1990Conference CallRGGEwithUSNRC


==DearMr.Johnson:==
==DearMr.Johnson:==
AsafollowuptotheAugust8,1990telephoneconferencecall,RGGEisprovidingthefollowinginformationandengineeringassessmentontheintegrityoftheconnectionoftheContainmentBuildingtoitsfoundation.SincetheJuly9,1990NRCRequestforAdditionalInfor-mation,RGGEhasreviewedallcurrentlyavailableoriginaldesigndocuments.Thereviewhasprovidedagoodunderstandingoftheoriginaldesignintentofallcomponentsofthejoint.ThefollowingisadescriptionofRGGE'sfindingsofthedesignbasisforeachofthecomponentsintheconnection(seeAttachments-1and2).Tendon/RockAnchorsThetendonconsistsof90-1/4"highstrengthsteelwiresconformingtoASTMA421-59T,TypeBA.Thetendonsystemprovidessufficientverticalprestressforcesotherearenonetmerid-ionalmembranetensileforcesintheconcreteshellunderappli-cationofdesignloadcombinations.pJfOvg>~(p~(<<l~p/0eooszsotsseoostsPDRADOCK05000244PPDC t~,r~g~t)~loi BellowsThebellowsare6-inchdiameter,stainlesssteelpipebellowscomplyingwithrequirementsofASAB31.1CodeforPres-surePiping.Theyprovidemovementcapabilityfortherigidtendonconduitatthehingedjointinordertoensureasealedtendonenclosurewhichretainsthegreasecorrosionprotectionaroundthetendonandalsosealsagainstcontaminantsgainingaccesstothetendons.Thebellowsalsoprovidesessentiallynoresistanceacrossthehingedjointtothemovements.Theinsidediameterofthebellowsisapproximately5.6inchesandthediameteroftnetendonbundleisapproximately3inches.With1.3inchesclearanceandmaximumpredictedhorizontalmovementatdesignloadsof0.2inch,marginisavailabletoprecludecon-tact.TheneoprenepadsusedinthedesignwerespecifiedtoconformtostandardoftheAmericanAssociationofStateHighwayOfficials.ThismaterialisusedextensivelyinU.S.andEuropeanbridgeconstruction.Thepurposeofthepadwastopreventmomentsfrombeingdevelopedinthecylinderwall.TensionBarsThetensionbarassembliesareapproximately20feetlongandconsistsofa13/8inchdiameterbarwithtwoanchorplates.ThebarconformstoASTMA322-64aandASTMA29-64.TheanchoragesplatesconformtoAISIC-1040andshalldevelop100%ofthebarsultimatestrength.Theassembliesareorientedradiallyatabout1foot1inchcenterstyingthebaseofthecylindricalwalltothematconcrete.Thebarsweredesignedtotransferhorizontalloadsfromthecylindricalcontainmentshellintothebasemat.Theytransferloadsfrominternalpressureandearthquake.Thedesignofthecontainmentwasbasedonanequivalentstaticseismicanalysis.Inconjunctionwithcontain-mentdesign,adynamicmodalanalysiswasperformed.Themodalanalysisshowedthatthehorizontalseismicloadswereapproxi-matelyhalfthoseusedinthedesign.Inthedesignofthesebars,theassumptionwasmadethatthetotalseismicloadistransferredbyonlyhalfofthetotalnumber,whichisaconservativeassumption.Further,nocreditwastakenforthefactthatthecylindercapsatwo-footthick matandthetruehorizontalloadtransferwouldbebyacombin-ationoftensileandcompressiveloads.Additionally,attheverticaljointwheretherodexistsfromthecylindricalsectionintothebaseslab,thebarsareencasedinthesamegreaseasthetendons.In1990,RG&Econductedtherequiredtendonsurveillancetesting,whichteststhetendon/rockanchorsystem.Theresultsoftheliftofftestshaveshownthattherequiredprestresscontinuestomeetalldesignrequirements.Aspartofthetendontestingprogram,asacrificialtendonwirewasextracted,examinedandtested.ThatwireextendedthefullheightoftheContainmentdowntothetendon/rockanchorcoupling.Thewireshowednoevidenceofcorrosionandtestedouttoitsspecifiedyieldandultimatestrengths.Thegreasewhichsurroundsthetendonwasalsoanalyzedandshowednoevidenceofwaterorunacceptablelevelsofchlorides,nitratesorsulfides.RG&Eperformedchemicalanalysisofthewaterinthevicin-ityofthejointandfoundittohaveapHof7.5,125PPMchloridesand120PPMsulfate,valueswellwithinacceptablelimits.RG&Eisperformingadetailedfiniteelementstressanalysisofcylindricalwalltobasematconnectiontoobtainabetterunderstandingoftheinherentconservatism'.Theworkhasbegunandwillbecompletedbymid-December,1990.RG&Eisintheprocessofmakingrepairsand/ormodifi-cationstothefoundationareatoassurethatnostandingground-waterwillbeincontactwiththisjoint.'numberofmaterialsarebeinginvestigated.Atthistime,adefinitivescheduleforcompletingthemodifications/repairisdependentontheseinves-tigations,butwearestrivingforacompletiondateofNovember30,1990.Thisperiodwillpermitadetailedinvestigationofpotentialmaterials'oensurethattheselectedapproachwillbeeffective.Inlightoftheabovediscussion,RG&Ebelievesthattheexistingconditionisnotasafetyconcernandthatthereisnoreasontosuspectthatthejointwillnotperform'itsdesignedfunctionforthefollowingreasons:oTheresultsofthetendonlift-offtestsconfirmthatthetendon/rockanchorsystemareperformingasdesigned.Italsoconfirmsthattheneoprenepadshavenotdeteriorat'ed,otherwisetendonforceswouldbelowerthanrequired.
AsafollowuptotheAugust8,1990telephone conference call,RGGEisproviding thefollowing information andengineering assessment ontheintegrity oftheconnection oftheContainment Buildingtoitsfoundation.
0Theezaminationofthesacrificialwireshowednosignsofcorrosionpresent.0Nomoistureorunacceptablelevelsofchlorides,nitrates,orsulfideswerefoundinthetendongrease.0Thechemistryofthegroundwaterisbasicandcontainslowlevelsofchloridesandsulfates.0Thereisnoevidenceofgreaseleakingfromthejoint,implyingthatthebellowsarefunctioningasdesigned.0Thetension,barsystemandthecylinder/basemat.con-figurationprovidediverseloadtransferringmech-anisms.0Thematerialsofthecriticalcomponentsarenotsus-ceptibletostresscorrosioncracking.Basedonareviewofthedesigncalculations,ourbestengineeringjudgementisthatthesystemasawholeissubstan-tiallyconservative.Verytrulyyours;RobertC.MredLAS/154zc:Mr.AllenR.Johnson(MailStop14D1)ProjectDirectorateI-3Washington,D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspector CONTAlNMENTVESSELFORR.E.GINNAPO'LVERPLANTICSOOSISCSOIsoOSSIIIL5Illl~I~IlltlsCtst~5100I'Itisctslsllo~551CCL~1RIOICISC~1sca10siltIILLltsOO~~t~'$ttLLIstl14ONOCS1slits5tCt<Cltl105COSILISO10~IIIIltlIstsolI<<II51coso51~CCClosrICOIOCCI$504510sIIINIISIICCC~001Fig.l.Crosssectiono1containmentvessel.ATTACHMENT1 A90-'g"OIAB,B,R.V.WIRETENDONS--~(A9PCLWALLItTEHDONS--.52'-6"RADTOCLCONTAINMENTVESSEL9"~~"LINERpFl.EXIBLEFILLER(BOTHSIDES)6'gp'O.D.CQNOUIT'4"CEL'OTEXOREQUAL4)4SPIRALBARS-RIHGBEAM-NEOPRENEPAOBELLOWS-(SST)44pOTTOMAITTCCOATTITGGAOAA~4L)(g"DIAx2'-ll"SCH40PIPESLY(FILLWlGREASE)-CREASEDBARI~~DDCDI13"DIAx20'-0"TENSIONBARI123<"CENTERSIrTOPLINER((MAJEL233'-8"ROCKANCHORCOUPLIHGEHCLOSUREN4SPIRALBARS-gP+~<iPPy!~~~~ivp*1GROUTEDROCKAHCHOR--ATTACHMENT2
SincetheJuly9,1990NRCRequestforAdditional Infor-mation,RGGEhasreviewedallcurrently available originaldesigndocuments.
Thereviewhasprovidedagoodunderstanding oftheoriginaldesignintentofallcomponents ofthejoint.Thefollowing isadescription ofRGGE'sfindingsofthedesignbasisforeachofthecomponents intheconnection (seeAttachments
-1and2).Tendon/Rock AnchorsThetendonconsistsof90-1/4"highstrengthsteelwiresconforming toASTMA421-59T, TypeBA.Thetendonsystemprovidessufficient verticalprestress forcesotherearenonetmerid-ionalmembranetensileforcesintheconcreteshellunderappli-cationofdesignloadcombinations.
pJfOvg>~(p~(<<l~p/0eooszsotss eoostsPDRADOCK05000244PPDC t~,r~g~t)~loi BellowsThebellowsare6-inchdiameter, stainless steelpipebellowscomplying withrequirements ofASAB31.1CodeforPres-surePiping.Theyprovidemovementcapability fortherigidtendonconduitatthehingedjointinordertoensureasealedtendonenclosure whichretainsthegreasecorrosion protection aroundthetendonandalsosealsagainstcontaminants gainingaccesstothetendons.Thebellowsalsoprovidesessentially noresistance acrossthehingedjointtothemovements.
Theinsidediameterofthebellowsisapproximately 5.6inchesandthediameteroftnetendonbundleisapproximately 3inches.With1.3inchesclearance andmaximumpredicted horizontal movementatdesignloadsof0.2inch,marginisavailable toprecludecon-tact.Theneoprenepadsusedinthedesignwerespecified toconformtostandardoftheAmericanAssociation ofStateHighwayOfficials.
Thismaterialisusedextensively inU.S.andEuropeanbridgeconstruction.
Thepurposeofthepadwastopreventmomentsfrombeingdeveloped inthecylinderwall.TensionBarsThetensionbarassemblies areapproximately 20feetlongandconsistsofa13/8inchdiameterbarwithtwoanchorplates.ThebarconformstoASTMA322-64aandASTMA29-64.Theanchorages platesconformtoAISIC-1040andshalldevelop100%ofthebarsultimatestrength.
Theassemblies areorientedradiallyatabout1foot1inchcenterstyingthebaseofthecylindrical walltothematconcrete.
Thebarsweredesignedtotransferhorizontal loadsfromthecylindrical containment shellintothebasemat.Theytransferloadsfrominternalpressureandearthquake.
Thedesignofthecontainment wasbasedonanequivalent staticseismicanalysis.
Inconjunction withcontain-mentdesign,adynamicmodalanalysiswasperformed.
Themodalanalysisshowedthatthehorizontal seismicloadswereapproxi-matelyhalfthoseusedinthedesign.Inthedesignofthesebars,theassumption wasmadethatthetotalseismicloadistransferred byonlyhalfofthetotalnumber,whichisaconservative assumption.
Further,nocreditwastakenforthefactthatthecylindercapsatwo-footthick matandthetruehorizontal loadtransferwouldbebyacombin-ationoftensileandcompressive loads.Additionally, attheverticaljointwheretherodexistsfromthecylindrical sectionintothebaseslab,thebarsareencasedinthesamegreaseasthetendons.In1990,RG&Econducted therequiredtendonsurveillance testing,whichteststhetendon/rock anchorsystem.Theresultsoftheliftofftestshaveshownthattherequiredprestress continues tomeetalldesignrequirements.
Aspartofthetendontestingprogram,asacrificial tendonwirewasextracted, examinedandtested.ThatwireextendedthefullheightoftheContainment downtothetendon/rock anchorcoupling.
Thewireshowednoevidenceofcorrosion andtestedouttoitsspecified yieldandultimatestrengths.
Thegreasewhichsurrounds thetendonwasalsoanalyzedandshowednoevidenceofwaterorunacceptable levelsofchlorides, nitratesorsulfides.
RG&Eperformed chemicalanalysisofthewaterinthevicin-ityofthejointandfoundittohaveapHof7.5,125PPMchlorides and120PPMsulfate,valueswellwithinacceptable limits.RG&Eisperforming adetailedfiniteelementstressanalysisofcylindrical walltobasematconnection toobtainabetterunderstanding oftheinherentconservatism'.
Theworkhasbegunandwillbecompleted bymid-December, 1990.RG&Eisintheprocessofmakingrepairsand/ormodifi-cationstothefoundation areatoassurethatnostandingground-waterwillbeincontactwiththisjoint.'numberofmaterials arebeinginvestigated.
Atthistime,adefinitive scheduleforcompleting themodifications/repair isdependent ontheseinves-tigations, butwearestrivingforacompletion dateofNovember30,1990.Thisperiodwillpermitadetailedinvestigation ofpotential materials'o ensurethattheselectedapproachwillbeeffective.
Inlightoftheabovediscussion, RG&Ebelievesthattheexistingcondition isnotasafetyconcernandthatthereisnoreasontosuspectthatthejointwillnotperform'its designedfunctionforthefollowing reasons:oTheresultsofthetendonlift-offtestsconfirmthatthetendon/rock anchorsystemareperforming asdesigned.
Italsoconfirmsthattheneoprenepadshavenotdeteriorat'ed, otherwise tendonforceswouldbelowerthanrequired.
0Theezamination ofthesacrificial wireshowednosignsofcorrosion present.0Nomoistureorunacceptable levelsofchlorides,
: nitrates, orsulfideswerefoundinthetendongrease.0Thechemistry ofthegroundwater isbasicandcontainslowlevelsofchlorides andsulfates.
0Thereisnoevidenceofgreaseleakingfromthejoint,implyingthatthebellowsarefunctioning asdesigned.
0Thetension,barsystemandthecylinder/base mat.con-figuration providediverseloadtransferring mech-anisms.0Thematerials ofthecriticalcomponents arenotsus-ceptibletostresscorrosion cracking.
Basedonareviewofthedesigncalculations, ourbestengineering judgement isthatthesystemasawholeissubstan-tiallyconservative.
Verytrulyyours;RobertC.MredLAS/154zc:Mr.AllenR.Johnson(MailStop14D1)ProjectDirectorate I-3Washington, D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission RegionI475Allendale RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspector CONTAlNMENT VESSELFORR.E.GINNAPO'LVERPLANTICSOOSISCSOIsoOSSIIIL5Illl~I~IlltlsCtst~5100I'Itisctslsllo~551CCL~1RIOICISC~1sca10siltIILLltsOO~~t~'$ttLLIstl14ONOCS1slits5tCt<Cltl105COSILISO10~IIIIltlIstsolI<<II51coso51~CCClosrICOIOCCI$504510sIIINIISIICCC~001Fig.l.Crosssectiono1containment vessel.ATTACHMENT 1
A90-'g"OIAB,B,R.V.WIRETENDONS--~(A9PCLWALLItTEHDONS--.52'-6"RADTOCLCONTAINMENT VESSEL9"~~"LINERpFl.EXIBLE FILLER(BOTHSIDES)6'gp'O.D.CQNOUIT'4"CEL'OTEXOREQUAL4)4SPIRALBARS-RIHGBEAM-NEOPRENEPAOBELLOWS-(SST)44pOTTOMAITTC COATTITGGAOAA~4L)(g"DIAx2'-ll"SCH40PIPESLY(FILLWlGREASE)-CREASEDBARI~~DDCDI13"DIAx20'-0"TENSIONBARI123<"CENTERSIrTOPLINER((MAJEL233'-8"ROCKANCHORCOUPLIHGEHCLOSURE N4SPIRALBARS-gP+~<iPPy!~~~~ivp*1GROUTEDROCKAHCHOR--ATTACHMENT 2
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ACCELERATED DISTRIBUTION DH4REGULATORY INFORMATION DISRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)/15NOTARIZED:

NOant,Unit1,Rochester GCorp.

SUBJECT:

Providesinfo&assessment recon900808telconw/NRC.tainmentintegrity,per ACCESSION NBR:9008230155 DOC.DATE:90/0FACIL:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPAUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION MECREDY,R.C.

Rochester Gas6ElectricRECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION JOHNSON,A.R.

ProjectDirectorate I-DOCKETg05000244DISTRIBUTION CODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:

TITLE:ORSubmittal:

GeneralDistribution NOTES:License Expdateinaccordance withLTRENCLSIZE:10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).

DS05000244/RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD1-3LAJOHNSON,A COPIESLTTRENCL1122PDRECIPIENT DCODE/NAME

-3PDCOPIESLTTRENCL11DDINTERNAL:

NRR/DET/ECMB 9HNRR/DST8E2NRR/DST/SICB 7ENUDOCS-ABSTRACT OGC/HDS2RES/DSIR/EIB EXTERNAL:

LPDRNSICN/DOEA/OTSB11 NRCPDR1,1111111NW/DST/SELB 8D11NRR/DST/SRXB 8E11OC/~10~REOl11111111101111DNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

/ADDPLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.20079)TOELIMINATE YOUR:NAME FROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSFORDOCUMENTS YOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR18,ENCL16 KIe-i.a>Lh tIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAHOllllllt/g/j!II IIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICCORPORATION o89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER N.K14649-0001 ROBERTCMECREOYVicePrerldent CinnaNuclearProduction TELEPHONE AREACODE7tB5462700August15,1990U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attention:

AllenR.JohnsonProjectDirectorate I-3DocumentControlDeskWashington, D.C.20555

Subject:

Reference:

Containment Integrity R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244August8,1990Conference CallRGGEwithUSNRC

DearMr.Johnson:

AsafollowuptotheAugust8,1990telephone conference call,RGGEisproviding thefollowing information andengineering assessment ontheintegrity oftheconnection oftheContainment Buildingtoitsfoundation.

SincetheJuly9,1990NRCRequestforAdditional Infor-mation,RGGEhasreviewedallcurrently available originaldesigndocuments.

Thereviewhasprovidedagoodunderstanding oftheoriginaldesignintentofallcomponents ofthejoint.Thefollowing isadescription ofRGGE'sfindingsofthedesignbasisforeachofthecomponents intheconnection (seeAttachments

-1and2).Tendon/Rock AnchorsThetendonconsistsof90-1/4"highstrengthsteelwiresconforming toASTMA421-59T, TypeBA.Thetendonsystemprovidessufficient verticalprestress forcesotherearenonetmerid-ionalmembranetensileforcesintheconcreteshellunderappli-cationofdesignloadcombinations.

pJfOvg>~(p~(<<l~p/0eooszsotss eoostsPDRADOCK05000244PPDC t~,r~g~t)~loi BellowsThebellowsare6-inchdiameter, stainless steelpipebellowscomplying withrequirements ofASAB31.1CodeforPres-surePiping.Theyprovidemovementcapability fortherigidtendonconduitatthehingedjointinordertoensureasealedtendonenclosure whichretainsthegreasecorrosion protection aroundthetendonandalsosealsagainstcontaminants gainingaccesstothetendons.Thebellowsalsoprovidesessentially noresistance acrossthehingedjointtothemovements.

Theinsidediameterofthebellowsisapproximately 5.6inchesandthediameteroftnetendonbundleisapproximately 3inches.With1.3inchesclearance andmaximumpredicted horizontal movementatdesignloadsof0.2inch,marginisavailable toprecludecon-tact.Theneoprenepadsusedinthedesignwerespecified toconformtostandardoftheAmericanAssociation ofStateHighwayOfficials.

Thismaterialisusedextensively inU.S.andEuropeanbridgeconstruction.

Thepurposeofthepadwastopreventmomentsfrombeingdeveloped inthecylinderwall.TensionBarsThetensionbarassemblies areapproximately 20feetlongandconsistsofa13/8inchdiameterbarwithtwoanchorplates.ThebarconformstoASTMA322-64aandASTMA29-64.Theanchorages platesconformtoAISIC-1040andshalldevelop100%ofthebarsultimatestrength.

Theassemblies areorientedradiallyatabout1foot1inchcenterstyingthebaseofthecylindrical walltothematconcrete.

Thebarsweredesignedtotransferhorizontal loadsfromthecylindrical containment shellintothebasemat.Theytransferloadsfrominternalpressureandearthquake.

Thedesignofthecontainment wasbasedonanequivalent staticseismicanalysis.

Inconjunction withcontain-mentdesign,adynamicmodalanalysiswasperformed.

Themodalanalysisshowedthatthehorizontal seismicloadswereapproxi-matelyhalfthoseusedinthedesign.Inthedesignofthesebars,theassumption wasmadethatthetotalseismicloadistransferred byonlyhalfofthetotalnumber,whichisaconservative assumption.

Further,nocreditwastakenforthefactthatthecylindercapsatwo-footthick matandthetruehorizontal loadtransferwouldbebyacombin-ationoftensileandcompressive loads.Additionally, attheverticaljointwheretherodexistsfromthecylindrical sectionintothebaseslab,thebarsareencasedinthesamegreaseasthetendons.In1990,RG&Econducted therequiredtendonsurveillance testing,whichteststhetendon/rock anchorsystem.Theresultsoftheliftofftestshaveshownthattherequiredprestress continues tomeetalldesignrequirements.

Aspartofthetendontestingprogram,asacrificial tendonwirewasextracted, examinedandtested.ThatwireextendedthefullheightoftheContainment downtothetendon/rock anchorcoupling.

Thewireshowednoevidenceofcorrosion andtestedouttoitsspecified yieldandultimatestrengths.

Thegreasewhichsurrounds thetendonwasalsoanalyzedandshowednoevidenceofwaterorunacceptable levelsofchlorides, nitratesorsulfides.

RG&Eperformed chemicalanalysisofthewaterinthevicin-ityofthejointandfoundittohaveapHof7.5,125PPMchlorides and120PPMsulfate,valueswellwithinacceptable limits.RG&Eisperforming adetailedfiniteelementstressanalysisofcylindrical walltobasematconnection toobtainabetterunderstanding oftheinherentconservatism'.

Theworkhasbegunandwillbecompleted bymid-December, 1990.RG&Eisintheprocessofmakingrepairsand/ormodifi-cationstothefoundation areatoassurethatnostandingground-waterwillbeincontactwiththisjoint.'numberofmaterials arebeinginvestigated.

Atthistime,adefinitive scheduleforcompleting themodifications/repair isdependent ontheseinves-tigations, butwearestrivingforacompletion dateofNovember30,1990.Thisperiodwillpermitadetailedinvestigation ofpotential materials'o ensurethattheselectedapproachwillbeeffective.

Inlightoftheabovediscussion, RG&Ebelievesthattheexistingcondition isnotasafetyconcernandthatthereisnoreasontosuspectthatthejointwillnotperform'its designedfunctionforthefollowing reasons:oTheresultsofthetendonlift-offtestsconfirmthatthetendon/rock anchorsystemareperforming asdesigned.

Italsoconfirmsthattheneoprenepadshavenotdeteriorat'ed, otherwise tendonforceswouldbelowerthanrequired.

0Theezamination ofthesacrificial wireshowednosignsofcorrosion present.0Nomoistureorunacceptable levelsofchlorides,

nitrates, orsulfideswerefoundinthetendongrease.0Thechemistry ofthegroundwater isbasicandcontainslowlevelsofchlorides andsulfates.

0Thereisnoevidenceofgreaseleakingfromthejoint,implyingthatthebellowsarefunctioning asdesigned.

0Thetension,barsystemandthecylinder/base mat.con-figuration providediverseloadtransferring mech-anisms.0Thematerials ofthecriticalcomponents arenotsus-ceptibletostresscorrosion cracking.

Basedonareviewofthedesigncalculations, ourbestengineering judgement isthatthesystemasawholeissubstan-tiallyconservative.

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