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| {{#Wiki_filter:NtestinghouseElectricCorporationYYaterReactorDivisionsiix&rTechnologyOivisionBox355PitlsburghPennsylvania15230February5,1980NS-RAW-005Mr.DennisZiemann,ChiefOperatingReactorBranchS2DivisionofOperatingReactorsOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,0.C.20555 | | {{#Wiki_filter:Ntestinghouse ElectricCorporation YYaterReactorDivisions iix&rTechnology OivisionBox355PitlsburghPennsylvania 15230February5,1980NS-RAW-005 Mr.DennisZiemann,ChiefOperating ReactorBranchS2DivisionofOperating ReactorsOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, 0.C.20555 |
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| DocketNo.50-244,R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantREF:RochesterGasandElectricCompanyApplicationforWithholding,WhitetoZiemann,February1980 | | DocketNo.50-244,R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantREF:Rochester GasandElectricCompanyApplication forWithholding, WhitetoZiemann,February1980 |
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| ==DearHr.Ziemann:== | | ==DearHr.Ziemann:== |
| TheproprietarymaterialforwhichwithholdingisbeingrequestedbyRochesterGasandElectricCompany(RGE)isofthesametechnicaltypeasthatproprietarymaterialpreviouslysubmittedinconnectionwithanNRC.Staffreloadreview.Thepreviousapplicationforwithholding,AH-76-31,wasaccompaniedbyanon-proprietaryaffidavitsignedbytheowneroftheproprietaryinformation,Westinghouse'ElectricCorporation.Thesubject.proprietarymaterialisbeingsubmittedinsupportofthereloadreviewmsociatedwithRGE'sR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant,Cycle10.OnMarch2,1977,Westinghousesubmittedaproprietaryaffidavittosupple-mentthenon-proprietaryaffidavitaccompanyingapplicationforwithholdingAW-76-31.BecausethereloadreviewmaterialassociatedwithCycle10isofthesametechnicaltypeasthatassociatedwithWCAP-9272,theproprietaryaffidavitsubmittedtosupplementthepreviousjustificationisequallyapplicabletothismaterial.Accordingly,thisletterauthorizestheutilizationofthepreviouslyfur-nishedaffidavitsinsupportofthereloadreviewassociatedwithRGE'.sR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant,Cycle10.
| | Theproprietary materialforwhichwithholding isbeingrequested byRochester GasandElectricCompany(RGE)isofthesametechnical typeasthatproprietary materialpreviously submitted inconnection withanNRC.Staffreloadreview.Thepreviousapplication forwithholding, AH-76-31, wasaccompanied byanon-proprietary affidavit signedbytheowneroftheproprietary information, Westinghouse |
| ~P;Mr.D.Ziemann0PwFebruary5,1980NS-RAW-005Correspondencewithrespecttotheproprietaryaspectsoftheapp1ica-tionforwithho1dingortheWestinghouseaffidavitsshou1dreferenceCAW-80-08,andshouldbeaddressedtotheundersigned.Very'tru1yyours,~>&6M.a.KJRobertA.Hiesemann,ManagerRegulatoryELegislativeAffairs/bek.cc:J.A.Cooke,Esq.(NRC)L.D.White(RGE) | | 'Electric Corporation. |
| AttachmentBResponsetoQuestion6onMixedOxideFuel(Proprietary)
| | Thesubject.proprietary materialisbeingsubmitted insupportofthereloadreviewmsociated withRGE'sR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant,Cycle10.OnMarch2,1977,Westinghouse submitted aproprietary affidavit tosupple-mentthenon-proprietary affidavit accompanying application forwithholding AW-76-31. |
| | Becausethereloadreviewmaterialassociated withCycle10isofthesametechnical typeasthatassociated withWCAP-9272, theproprietary affidavit submitted tosupplement thepreviousjustification isequallyapplicable tothismaterial. |
| | Accordingly, thisletterauthorizes theutilization ofthepreviously fur-nishedaffidavits insupportofthereloadreviewassociated withRGE'.sR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant,Cycle10. |
| | ~P;Mr.D.Ziemann0PwFebruary5,1980NS-RAW-005 Correspondence withrespecttotheproprietary aspectsoftheapp1ica-tionforwithho1ding ortheWestinghouse affidavits shou1dreference CAW-80-08, andshouldbeaddressed totheundersigned.Very'tru1y yours,~>&6M.a.KJ RobertA.Hiesemann, ManagerRegulatory ELegislative Affairs/bek.cc:J.A.Cooke,Esq.(NRC)L.D.White(RGE) |
| | Attachment BResponsetoQuestion6onMixedOxideFuel(Proprietary) |
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| ~g41WESTINGHOUSEPROPRIETARYCLASS26.ThestaffSERonMixedOxideFuelstatesthatuseofU02densificationmodelsforHOXshouldbeverified.(l)SinceitappearsthatthisassumptionwasusedfortheVOXfuelforGinna,pleaseverifythisassumption.DoesthepredictedamountofdensificationsatisfyReg.Guide1.126.ThecurrentWestinghouseU02fueldensificationmodelwasusedtopredictthedensificationperformanceofthetIOxfuelsfabricatedforGinna.Thisempiricalmodel,whichwasderivedusingonlyU02performancedata,usesfuelsinteringtemperatureandsintereddensitytopredicttheextentofdensification.-TheapplicationofthemodeltolIOfuelisjustifiedonXtwobases;thesimilarityinprocedureusedinfabricationofNOfueltoXUO>proceduresandtheabilitytoconservativelypredicttheperformanceofpreviouslyirradiatedt~i0fuels.XWhile,studyingthedensificationofpureU02,therelativedimensional,stabilityoffuelwasfoundtobestronglydependentonthepelletizing.processemployedandthevaluesofkeyprocessingparameters.TheprocessesusedinpelletfabricationforGinnaareessentiallyidenticalv(iththoseused.inpreparingMOfuelpreviouslyirradiatedbyWestinghousewhoseXperformanceisconservativelypredictedbytheU02model.Further,thepelletizingprocessesusedforpreparingtheGinnaIl0fuelisverysimilarXtothatusedbyWestinghousetoproduceU02fuel.Thelimitingprocessing''parameters,sinteringtemperatureandfinalpelletdensity,werecontrolledtoarangewhichproducesU02fuelwithpredictedperformancewithindesignrequirements.TheWestinghouseexperiencewithIIOdensificationperformanceduringirradiationhasbeenreportedandcomparedwithmodelpredictionsinWCAP-8349-P.Theoretically,MOdensificationwouldbeexpectedtoXproceedatalowerratethaninUOsinceporeremovalisdirectlyrelatedtolocalfissionevents.Densificationorporeremovalisabu1kprocessandinU02fuelthefissioneventsarefairlyuniformlydistributedinthematerialandtheproductdensifiesuniformly..However,inMOthefissioneventsareconcentratedinorveryneartoPu02particleswhicharefreetodensifyindependentlyoftheU02matrix.ThelowenrichmentU02matrixexperiencesalowerfrequencyoTfissioneventsthannormalenrichedU02fuelatsimilarburnupandshouldshowaloweramountofdensification.TheWestinghouse urSTINGHOUSEPROPRIETARYCLASS2'2experiencewithdensificationofMOfueloperatedinacorrmercialpowerXreactoriscomparedwithpredictedvaluesinFigure1whichistaken'fromMCAP-8349-P.TheFigurealsocontainsdatafortheperformanceofaVO2fuelwithsimilarfabricationcharacteristicsfordirectcomparison.Figure1containsdataforbothmechanicallymixedand"mastermixed"fuel.Mastermixedfuelispreparedbyco-precipitatingV02and'Pu02thenmixingtheCo-precipitatedmaterialwithU02.TheU02modelisabestestimatemodelandhencethereshouldbe'asmanypointswithdensificationunderpredictedasoverpredicted.ThisisobviouslynotthecaseforeithertheU02orMOfuelwiththedensification'beinggenerallyoverpredicted.Significantly,thepredictionofthemodelwasnoticeablymoreconservativefortheMOfuelthanfortheU02withXsimilarprocessinghistory.AsshowninFigure1,thepredictionformastermixedMOwaslessconservativethanfor'mchanicallymixedMO.ThisisasXX~expectedandfurtherillustratesthelowerdensificationexpectedfromfuel'withinhomogenouslydistributedfissionevents.TheperformanceofanMOfuelofhigherPu02contentwhichwasoperatedinXtheSaxtontestreactorwasalsoreportedinMCAP-8349-P.'hisfuel,which.operatedathighertemperaturesthancommercialpowerreactors,'asalsofoundtodensifylessthanpredictedbythemodel.ThepredictivecapabilityoftheU02modelwasfurthertestedbyevaluatingtheperformanceoftheMOfuelintheEPRIMO.densificationprogram.'heseXXfuelswerepreparedbyawidevariationinprocessingvariablesandhencerepresentarangeofconditionsgreaterthanwaspresentindataonwhichthemodelwasbased.TheperformanceoftheEPRIfuelsasreportedinEPRIHP-637arecomparedwithmodelpredictionsinFigure2.ThedatainFigure2indicatethemodelisessentiallyconservativeforallfuelsshown,eventhoseunstablefuelspreparedbyproceduresdissimilartothoseforfuelonwhoseperformancethemodelisbased.Forthestablefuels,thosewhichdensified<2volumepercent,themodelishighlyconservativeinthatitgreatlyoverpredictsthedensification.TheGinnaMOfuelisprojectedtobehavestably;allcurrentlymanufacturedWestinghouseU02fuelsarealsoprojectedtoshow'stablebehavior. | | ~g41WESTINGHOUSE PROPRIETARY CLASS26.ThestaffSERonMixedOxideFuelstatesthatuseofU02densification modelsforHOXshouldbeverified.(l) |
| )YESTlNG'HOUSEPRPPRIU~QYgQSSPsReg.Guide1.126doesnotindicateamaximumamountofdensificationallowablebut,ratherdefinestheamountofdensificationthatmustbeassumedbasedona'thermalresinteringtest.Designmustaccountfortheamountofdensificationassumedfromtheresintertest.ThermalresinterdataisnotavailablefortheGinnat10fuelsoanalternateXmethodmustbechosentopredictthedensificationperformance;the'ethodusedwastheWestinghouseU02model.TheaccuracyofthismodelcanbecomparedtothepredictionsfromthethermalresintermodelinReg.Guide1.126.ThebasisforestablishingtherelativeabilitiesofthetwomodelstopredictperformancewasestablishedbyuseoftheEPRIdata.The.predictedperformanceusingthethermalresinteringmodeliscomparedwithactualperformanceinFigure3.ExaminationofdatainFigure3indicatestheresintermodelsignificantlyoverpredictstheamountofdensification,especiallyinthe.regionofstablefuels(<2-v6lumepercentdensification)wheretheoverpredictionisasmuchas2.5percent.ComparisonofFigures2'Cand3indicatestherelativepredictiveabilities'ofthetwomodels.Thecomparisonshowsthetwomodelsareverysimilar,bothmodelsbeinggenerallyconservative.Thedegreeofconservatismisfoundtobegreaterintheregionofstablefuels.Similarnumbersofdatapointsareslightlyunder-predictedbythetwomodels,however,theWestinghousemodelisbothmoreconsistentandmoreconservativeinthelessthan2percentdensification'angewhichisrepresentativeoftheGinnaHOfuel.XThedatapresenteddemonstratethattheWestinghouseU02fuel,densificationmodelyieldspredictionssimilarto'ndmorereliablyconservativeforNOXfuelthantheresintermodelinReg.Guide1.126.' | | Sinceitappearsthatthisassumption wasusedfortheVOXfuelforGinna,pleaseverifythisassumption. |
| STIIIGHOUSEPROPRIETARYCLASSII8198-I9).b,c)~E'1.0OIC3LEGEHO'HIXEOU02-3j,PuO~HASTERAIXEOUO2<<3$Pu02QUO>.0.00.0,0.5'.0MEASUREDSTACKLEHGTHDECREASE,nL/LOR1/3Ap/p(PRESENT)Figure1.ComparisonoFDensificationDataforUO-3%PuOwithUOBothFabricatedunderSimilarConditionstoaDensityofApproximately91%T.D.
| | Doesthepredicted amountofdensification satisfyReg.Guide1.126.ThecurrentWestinghouse U02fueldensification modelwasusedtopredictthedensification performance ofthetIOxfuelsfabricated forGinna.Thisempirical model,whichwasderivedusingonlyU02performance data,usesfuelsintering temperature andsintereddensitytopredicttheextentofdensification.- |
| | Theapplication ofthemodeltolIOfuelisjustified onXtwobases;thesimilarity inprocedure usedinfabrication ofNOfueltoXUO>procedures andtheabilitytoconservatively predicttheperformance ofpreviously irradiated t~i0fuels.XWhile,studyingthedensification ofpureU02,therelativedimensional |
| | ,stability offuelwasfoundtobestronglydependent onthepelletizing |
| | .processemployedandthevaluesofkeyprocessing parameters. |
| | Theprocesses usedinpelletfabrication forGinnaareessentially identical v(iththoseused.inpreparing MOfuelpreviously irradiated byWestinghouse whoseXperformance isconservatively predicted bytheU02model.Further,thepelletizing processes usedforpreparing theGinnaIl0fuelisverysimilarXtothatusedbyWestinghouse toproduceU02fuel.Thelimitingprocessing |
| | ''parameters, sintering temperature andfinalpelletdensity,werecontrolled toarangewhichproducesU02fuelwithpredicted performance withindesignrequirements. |
| | TheWestinghouse experience withIIOdensification performance duringirradiation hasbeenreportedandcomparedwithmodelpredictions inWCAP-8349-P. |
| | Theoretically, MOdensification wouldbeexpectedtoXproceedatalowerratethaninUOsinceporeremovalisdirectlyrelatedtolocalfissionevents.Densification orporeremovalisabu1kprocessandinU02fuelthefissioneventsarefairlyuniformly distributed inthematerialandtheproductdensifies uniformly. |
| | .However,inMOthefissioneventsareconcentrated inorveryneartoPu02particles whicharefreetodensifyindependently oftheU02matrix.Thelowenrichment U02matrixexperiences alowerfrequency oTfissioneventsthannormalenrichedU02fuelatsimilarburnupandshouldshowaloweramountofdensification. |
| | TheWestinghouse urSTINGHOUSE PROPRIETARY CLASS2'2experience withdensification ofMOfueloperatedinacorrmercial powerXreactoriscomparedwithpredicted valuesinFigure1whichistaken'fromMCAP-8349-P. |
| | TheFigurealsocontainsdatafortheperformance ofaVO2fuelwithsimilarfabrication characteristics fordirectcomparison. |
| | Figure1containsdataforbothmechanically mixedand"mastermixed" fuel.Mastermixed fuelispreparedbyco-precipitating V02and'Pu02thenmixingtheCo-precipitated materialwithU02.TheU02modelisabestestimatemodelandhencethereshouldbe'asmanypointswithdensification underpredicted asoverpredicted. |
| | Thisisobviously notthecaseforeithertheU02orMOfuelwiththedensification' beinggenerally overpredicted. |
| | Significantly, theprediction ofthemodelwasnoticeably moreconservative fortheMOfuelthanfortheU02withXsimilarprocessing history.AsshowninFigure1,theprediction formastermixedMOwaslessconservative thanfor'mchanically mixedMO.ThisisasXX~expectedandfurtherillustrates thelowerdensification expectedfromfuel'withinhomogenously distributed fissionevents.Theperformance ofanMOfuelofhigherPu02contentwhichwasoperatedinXtheSaxtontestreactorwasalsoreportedinMCAP-8349-P |
| | .'hisfuel,which.operated athighertemperatures thancommercial powerreactors,'as alsofoundtodensifylessthanpredicted bythemodel.Thepredictive capability oftheU02modelwasfurthertestedbyevaluating theperformance oftheMOfuelintheEPRIMO.densification program.'heseXXfuelswerepreparedbyawidevariation inprocessing variables andhencerepresent arangeofconditions greaterthanwaspresentindataonwhichthemodelwasbased.Theperformance oftheEPRIfuelsasreportedinEPRIHP-637arecomparedwithmodelpredictions inFigure2.ThedatainFigure2indicatethemodelisessentially conservative forallfuelsshown,eventhoseunstablefuelspreparedbyprocedures dissimilar tothoseforfuelonwhoseperformance themodelisbased.Forthestablefuels,thosewhichdensified |
| | <2volumepercent,themodelishighlyconservative inthatitgreatlyoverpredicts thedensification. |
| | TheGinnaMOfuelisprojected tobehavestably;allcurrently manufactured Westinghouse U02fuelsarealsoprojected toshow'stablebehavior. |
| | )YESTlNG'HOUSE PRPPRIU~QYgQSSPsReg.Guide1.126doesnotindicateamaximumamountofdensification allowable but,ratherdefinestheamountofdensification thatmustbeassumedbasedona'thermalresintering test.Designmustaccountfortheamountofdensification assumedfromtheresintertest.Thermalresinterdataisnotavailable fortheGinnat10fuelsoanalternate Xmethodmustbechosentopredictthedensification performance; the'ethodusedwastheWestinghouse U02model.Theaccuracyofthismodelcanbecomparedtothepredictions fromthethermalresintermodelinReg.Guide1.126.Thebasisforestablishing therelativeabilities ofthetwomodelstopredictperformance wasestablished byuseoftheEPRIdata.The.predicted performance usingthethermalresintering modeliscomparedwithactualperformance inFigure3.Examination ofdatainFigure3indicates theresintermodelsignificantly overpredicts theamountofdensification, especially inthe.regionofstablefuels(<2-v6lumepercentdensification) wheretheoverprediction isasmuchas2.5percent.Comparison ofFigures2'Cand3indicates therelativepredictive abilities |
| | 'ofthetwomodels.Thecomparison showsthetwomodelsareverysimilar,bothmodelsbeinggenerally conservative. |
| | Thedegreeofconservatism isfoundtobegreaterintheregionofstablefuels.Similarnumbersofdatapointsareslightlyunder-predicted bythetwomodels,however,theWestinghouse modelisbothmoreconsistent andmoreconservative inthelessthan2percentdensification |
| | 'angewhichisrepresentative oftheGinnaHOfuel.XThedatapresented demonstrate thattheWestinghouse U02fuel,densification modelyieldspredictions similarto'ndmorereliablyconservative forNOXfuelthantheresintermodelinReg.Guide1.126.' |
| | STIIIGHOUSE PROPRIETARY CLASSII8198-I9).b,c)~E'1.0OIC3LEGEHO'HIXEOU02-3j,PuO~HASTERAIXEO UO2<<3$Pu02QUO>.0.00.0,0.5'.0MEASUREDSTACKLEHGTHDECREASE, nL/LOR1/3Ap/p(PRESENT) |
| | Figure1.Comparison oFDensification DataforUO-3%PuOwithUOBothFabricated underSimilarConditions toaDensityofApproximately 91%T.D. |
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| | WESTINGHOUSE PROPRIETARY CUSS2Figure3.Reg.GuidePrediction ofEPRIMODataXl9)9QIQfwGQcJ32.CLOl~l3Of8~gggg0>~OI~gyOl8'bs\l7(7(ptgIXlkQ0IkOMOMechanically MixedXIMOxMastert1ixedeU02DataNumbersindicateEPRIfueltypes.~1"02'ActualChangeinDensity}} |
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Forwards Ginna Station EOPs
ML17265A5431999-02-0909 February 1999
Supplements 980806 Relief Request with Attached Table.Util Third 10-Yr ISI of Reactor Vessel Being Performed During 1999 Refueling Outage,Beginning on 990301
ML17265A5361999-02-0202 February 1999
Forwards Response to NRC 981203 RAI Re Resolution of Unresolved Safety Issue USI A-46.Util Does Not Agree with NRCs Interpretation.Detailed Bases,Encl
ML17311A0691999-01-25025 January 1999
Forwards Revs to Ginna Station Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures (Epips).Previous Rev Had Incorrect Effective Date
ML17311A0671999-01-14014 January 1999
Forwards Revised Emergency Operating Procedures for Re Ginna NPP
ML17265A5131999-01-12012 January 1999
Forwards Revised Cover Page for Ginna Station Technical Requirements Manual (Trm), Rev 7,correcting Error in Effective Date
1999-09-30
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Category:INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE
MONTHYEARML17250B3041999-10-20020 October 1999
Forwards Changes to Tech Specs Bases for Re Ginna Nuclear Power Plant.Change Bars Indicate Those Revs Which Have Been Incorporated
ML17265A7651999-10-0808 October 1999
Forwards Fifteen Relief Requests That Will Be Utilized for Ginna NPP Fourth Interval ISI Program That Will Start on Jan 1,2000.Attachment 1 Includes Summaries & Detailed Description of Each Relief Request
ML17265A7631999-10-0505 October 1999
Requests Approval for Use of Relief Request Number 43 to Address Volumetric Examination Limitations (Less than 90%) Associated with a & B RHR Heat Exchanger Outlet Nozzle to Shell Welds.Approval Is Requested by Dec 31,2000
ML17265A7641999-10-0505 October 1999
Requests Approval for Use of Relief Request Number 42 to Address Volumetric Examinations Limitations (Less than 90%) Associated with Eight Class 1 Identified Welds or Areas of Reactor Pressure Vessel
ML20212J3561999-09-30030 September 1999
Forwards Four Copies of Re Ginna NPP Training & Qualification Plan for Security Officers, Rev 7,dtd 990930. Synopsis of Changes,Encl.Encl Withheld Per 10CFR73.21
ML20212J3801999-09-30030 September 1999
Forwards Four Copies of Rev to Re Ginna NPP Security Plan.Rev Changes Contingency Weapons Available to Response Force to Those Most Effective in Current Defensive Strategy.Encl Withheld Per 10CFR73.21
IR 05000244/19990051999-09-24024 September 1999
Forwards More Detailed Response Re Main Steam Check Valve Performance Questions Arising from NRC Insp Rept 50-244/99-05 Following Completion of Independent Assessment Being Performed by Duke Engineering & Svcs
ML17265A7571999-09-24024 September 1999
Forwards More Detailed Response Re Main Steam Check Valve Performance Questions Arising from NRC Insp Rept 50-244/99-05 Following Completion of Independent Assessment Being Performed by Duke Engineering & Svcs
ML17265A7461999-08-31031 August 1999
Submits Response to NRC Administrative Ltr 95-03,rev 2, Availability of Reactor Vessel Integrity Database,Version, Dtd 990726
ML17265A7401999-08-26026 August 1999
Requests Approval for Use of Relief Request Number 35 Re Use of ASME Section XI Code,1995 Edition,1996 Addenda.Code Will Be Used to Develop Plant Fourth 10-year Interval ISI Program on Class 1,2 & 3 Components
ML17265A7411999-08-26026 August 1999
Forwards LER 99-004-01 Re Plant Being Outside Design Basis Due to Containment Recirculation Fan Moisture Separator Vanes Being Incorrectly Installed.Part 21 Notification of 990512 Is Being Rescinded
ML17250B3021999-08-23023 August 1999
Informs That Util & NRC Had Conference Call on 990816 to Review Approach in Responding to Questions,As Result of Questions Re Main Steam Check Valve Performance Included in Insp Rept 50-244/99-05,dtd 990806
ML17265A7451999-08-23023 August 1999
Forwards fitness-for-duty Performance Data Rept for Six Months Ending 990630,per 10CFR26.71(d)
ML17265A7271999-07-30030 July 1999
Forwards 10CFR21 Interim Rept Per Reporting of Defects & Noncompliance,Section 21 (a) (2).Interim Rept Prepared Because Evaluation Cannot Be Completed within 60 Days from Discovery of Deviation or Failure to Comply
ML17265A7151999-07-23023 July 1999
Forwards LER 99-007-01 Re Personnel Error Which Caused Two Channels to Be in Tripped Condition,Resulting in Reactor Trip.Further Investigation of Event Identified Addl Corrective Actions
ML17265A7061999-07-22022 July 1999
Forwards LER 98-003-02,re Actuations of CR Emergency Air Treatment Sys.All Creats Actuations,Including Those Originally Believed to Be Valid Actuations,Were,In Fact Invalid Actuations
ML17265A7191999-07-21021 July 1999
Forwards Ginna Station ISI Rept for Refueling Outage Conducted in 1999
ML17265A7141999-07-21021 July 1999
Withdraws Relief Request 35 for Plant Inservice Insp Program Section XI Requirements,Submitted on 980806.Licensee Plans to Resubmit Relief Request,Which Includes Addl Level of Detail,In Near Future
ML17265A7041999-07-16016 July 1999
Submits Info Re Specific Licensing Actions Which May Be Expected to Generate Complex Reviews,In Response to Administrative Ltr 99-02,dtd 990603
ML17265A6911999-06-30030 June 1999
Responds to NRC Request for Info Re Y2K Readiness at Nuclear Power Plants.Gl 98-01 Requested Response on Status of Facility Y2K Readiness by 990701.Readiness Disclosure Attached
ML17265A6871999-06-22022 June 1999
Forwards Response to RAI Made During 990225 Telcon Re GL 95-07, Pressure Locking & Thermal Binding of Safety-Related Power-Operated Gate Valves. Calculation Encl. Encl
ML17265A6841999-06-21021 June 1999
Informs That Util Wishes to Amend Extend of Alternate Exams Provided for Relief Request Re ISI Program ASME Section XI Require Exams for First 10-Yr Interval for Containment
ML17265A6741999-06-15015 June 1999
Submits Annual ECCS Rept IAW 10CFR50.46(a)(3)(ii) Requirements.No Changes Have Been Made to Large Break LOCA PCT & Small Break LOCA PCT
ML17265A6751999-06-11011 June 1999
Responds to NRC RAI Re Licensee GL 96-05 Program.Encl Info Verifies That Util Is Implementing Provisions of JOG Program on MOV Periodic Verification
ML17309A6551999-06-0707 June 1999
Responds to NRC 990310 RAI Re Verification of Seismic Adequacy of Mechanical & Electrical Equipment
ML17265A6671999-06-0101 June 1999
Requests Approval of Ginna QA Program for Radioactive Matl Packages,Form 311,approval Number 0019.Ginna QA Program for Station Operation, Was Most Recently Submitted to NRC by Ltr Dtd 981221 & Supplemented on 990301
ML17265A6641999-05-25025 May 1999
Forwards Addl Info on Use of GIP Method a for Re Ginna Nuclear Power Plant.Copy of Re Ginna Station USI A-46 Outlier Resolution Table as Requested
ML17265A6611999-05-24024 May 1999
Forwards LER 99-007-00 Re Personnel Error Which Caused Two Channels to Be in Tripped Condition,Resulting in Rt.Util Is Planning to Submit Suppl to LER by 990730
ML20206U0921999-05-13013 May 1999
Forwards Four Copies of Rev R to Gnpp Security Plan,Per Provisions of 10CFR50.54(p).Rev Clarifies Armed Response Team Assignments & Does Not Degrade Physical Security Effectiveness.Rev Withheld,Per 10CFR73.21
ML17265A6461999-05-12012 May 1999
Forwards 1998 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept & 1998 Annual Radiological Environ Operating Rept, for Re Ginna NPP
ML17265A6411999-05-12012 May 1999
Forwards LER 99-004-00 IAW 10CFR50.73 & 10CFR21.Further Assessment Will Be Provided in Suppl to LER by 990630
ML20206E7221999-04-29029 April 1999
Forwards Four Copies of Rev Q to Re Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Security Plan,Per 10CFR50.54(p).Changes Do Not Degrade Physical Security Effectiveness.Encl Withheld,Per 10CFR73.21
ML20206H6911999-04-22022 April 1999
Forwards Info Requested During Informal Telcon on 980408 Concerning Upcoming Osre at Ginna Station.Info Requested Listed.Without Encls
ML17265A6271999-04-19019 April 1999
Forwards Rev 0 & Rev 1 to Colr,Cycle 28 for Re Ginna NPP, Per TS 5.6.5
ML17309A6501999-04-14014 April 1999
Forwards Revised Ginna Station EOPs & Procedures Index
ML17265A6121999-03-29029 March 1999
Forwards Rept on Status of Decommissioning Funding for Re Ginna Npp,For Which Rg&E Is Sole Owner,Per 10CFR50.75. Data Presented Herein,Current as of 981231
ML17265A6041999-03-24024 March 1999
Forwards LER 99-001-00,IAW 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B) & 10CFR21.Addl Analyses Are Being Performed to Support Future Cycle Operation & Supplemental LER Is Scheduled to Be Submitted by 990618
ML17265A5641999-03-0101 March 1999
Forwards Response to NRC 990217 RAI Concerning Changes to QA Program for Re Ginna Station Operation.Rg&E Is Modifying Changes Requested in 981221 Submittal.Modified QA Program,Encl
ML17265A5671999-03-0101 March 1999
Forwards Application for Amend to License DPR-18,to Revise TSs Battery Cell Parameters Limit for Specific Gravity (SR 3.8.6.3 & SR 3.8.6.6).Supporting Tss,Encl
ML17265A5551999-02-25025 February 1999
Informs That Util Is in Process of Revising fitness-for-duty Program,Developed in Accordance with 10CFR26.Util Will Continue to Use Dept of Health & Human Svcs Certified Test Facility for Majority of Tests During Yr
ML17265A5561999-02-22022 February 1999
Forwards FFD Performance Data Rept for Six Months Ending 981231,per 10CFR26.71(d)
ML17265A5451999-02-12012 February 1999
Forwards Simulator Four Year Certification Rept,Per 10CFR55.45(b)(5)(ii)
ML17309A6491999-02-12012 February 1999
Forwards Ginna Station EOPs
ML17265A5431999-02-0909 February 1999
Supplements 980806 Relief Request with Attached Table.Util Third 10-Yr ISI of Reactor Vessel Being Performed During 1999 Refueling Outage,Beginning on 990301
ML17265A5361999-02-0202 February 1999
Forwards Response to NRC 981203 RAI Re Resolution of Unresolved Safety Issue USI A-46.Util Does Not Agree with NRCs Interpretation.Detailed Bases,Encl
ML17311A0691999-01-25025 January 1999
Forwards Revs to Ginna Station Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures (Epips).Previous Rev Had Incorrect Effective Date
ML17311A0671999-01-14014 January 1999
Forwards Revised Emergency Operating Procedures for Re Ginna NPP
ML17265A5131999-01-12012 January 1999
Forwards Revised Cover Page for Ginna Station Technical Requirements Manual (Trm), Rev 7,correcting Error in Effective Date
ML17265A5111999-01-11011 January 1999
Requests Relief Per 10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii) from Certain Requirements of Section XI of ASME Bp&V Code for ISI Program.Relief Requests 37,38 & 39 Encl
ML17265A5101999-01-11011 January 1999
Requests Relief Per to 10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii) from Certain Requirements of Section XI of ASME B&PV Code for ISI Program.Relief Request 40 Encl
1999-09-30
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Category:VENDOR/MANUFACTURER TO NRC
MONTHYEARML20058A1421990-09-20020 September 1990
Forwards Application for Withholding Proprietary Info from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b)(4)
ML17262A2061990-09-0505 September 1990
Forwards Proprietary Presentation Overheads for Facility Feedwater Control Sys.Encl Withheld
ML17309A4001987-12-0303 December 1987
Requests Proprietary Status for LOFTTR2 Analysis of Potential Radiological Consequences Following Steam Generator Tube Rupture at Re Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, Per 10CFR2.790.Affidavit Encl
ML20137J4101985-07-12012 July 1985
Sanitized Version of EP Rahe Confirming 850711 Telcon Re Former Employee Allegations.Westinghouse Intends to Cooperate Fully.Internal Review in Progress.Preliminary Review Revealed No Actual Safety Deficiencies
ML17254A8811984-07-20020 July 1984
Requests Withholding of Proprietary Revised DNBR Licensing Basis for Steam Break Analysis at Reduced Pressure.Encl Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790)
ML17255A7741984-04-10010 April 1984
Submits Application to Withhold Proprietary Info in Cook Apr 1984 Ltr to Denton (Ref 10CFR 2.790).Affidavit Encl
ML17255A7091984-03-16016 March 1984
Application for Withholding Proprietary Responses to Questions Re Applications for Amend to Tech Specs Dtd Dec 1983
ML19320C9681980-07-0909 July 1980
Responds to 800703 Inquiry Re Process Whereby Draft Evaluation Performed by Franklin Inst & Containing Possibly Proprietary Info Could Be Released to Rochester Gas & Electric.Westinghouse Has Proprietary Agreement W/Util
ML17249A7171980-02-0505 February 1980
Advises of Authorization to Use Previously Furnished Affidavits for Current Reload Review Re Cycle 10. Same Proprietary Matl Being Used
ML17244A6941979-03-13013 March 1979
Forwards Response to IE Bulletins 78-12 & 78-12A, Records Investigation Rept Re Off-Chemistry Welds in Matl Surveillance Specimens & Responses to Bulletin 78-12&78-12A Suppl. Concludes Crystal River 3 Isolated Event
1990-09-05
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Ntestinghouse ElectricCorporation YYaterReactorDivisions iix&rTechnology OivisionBox355PitlsburghPennsylvania 15230February5,1980NS-RAW-005 Mr.DennisZiemann,ChiefOperating ReactorBranchS2DivisionofOperating ReactorsOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, 0.C.20555
SUBJECT:
DocketNo.50-244,R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantREF:Rochester GasandElectricCompanyApplication forWithholding, WhitetoZiemann,February1980
DearHr.Ziemann:
Theproprietary materialforwhichwithholding isbeingrequested byRochester GasandElectricCompany(RGE)isofthesametechnical typeasthatproprietary materialpreviously submitted inconnection withanNRC.Staffreloadreview.Thepreviousapplication forwithholding, AH-76-31, wasaccompanied byanon-proprietary affidavit signedbytheowneroftheproprietary information, Westinghouse
'Electric Corporation.
Thesubject.proprietary materialisbeingsubmitted insupportofthereloadreviewmsociated withRGE'sR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant,Cycle10.OnMarch2,1977,Westinghouse submitted aproprietary affidavit tosupple-mentthenon-proprietary affidavit accompanying application forwithholding AW-76-31.
Becausethereloadreviewmaterialassociated withCycle10isofthesametechnical typeasthatassociated withWCAP-9272, theproprietary affidavit submitted tosupplement thepreviousjustification isequallyapplicable tothismaterial.
Accordingly, thisletterauthorizes theutilization ofthepreviously fur-nishedaffidavits insupportofthereloadreviewassociated withRGE'.sR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant,Cycle10.
~P;Mr.D.Ziemann0PwFebruary5,1980NS-RAW-005 Correspondence withrespecttotheproprietary aspectsoftheapp1ica-tionforwithho1ding ortheWestinghouse affidavits shou1dreference CAW-80-08, andshouldbeaddressed totheundersigned.Very'tru1y yours,~>&6M.a.KJ RobertA.Hiesemann, ManagerRegulatory ELegislative Affairs/bek.cc:J.A.Cooke,Esq.(NRC)L.D.White(RGE)
Attachment BResponsetoQuestion6onMixedOxideFuel(Proprietary)
~.
~g41WESTINGHOUSE PROPRIETARY CLASS26.ThestaffSERonMixedOxideFuelstatesthatuseofU02densification modelsforHOXshouldbeverified.(l)
Sinceitappearsthatthisassumption wasusedfortheVOXfuelforGinna,pleaseverifythisassumption.
Doesthepredicted amountofdensification satisfyReg.Guide1.126.ThecurrentWestinghouse U02fueldensification modelwasusedtopredictthedensification performance ofthetIOxfuelsfabricated forGinna.Thisempirical model,whichwasderivedusingonlyU02performance data,usesfuelsintering temperature andsintereddensitytopredicttheextentofdensification.-
Theapplication ofthemodeltolIOfuelisjustified onXtwobases;thesimilarity inprocedure usedinfabrication ofNOfueltoXUO>procedures andtheabilitytoconservatively predicttheperformance ofpreviously irradiated t~i0fuels.XWhile,studyingthedensification ofpureU02,therelativedimensional
,stability offuelwasfoundtobestronglydependent onthepelletizing
.processemployedandthevaluesofkeyprocessing parameters.
Theprocesses usedinpelletfabrication forGinnaareessentially identical v(iththoseused.inpreparing MOfuelpreviously irradiated byWestinghouse whoseXperformance isconservatively predicted bytheU02model.Further,thepelletizing processes usedforpreparing theGinnaIl0fuelisverysimilarXtothatusedbyWestinghouse toproduceU02fuel.Thelimitingprocessing
parameters, sintering temperature andfinalpelletdensity,werecontrolled toarangewhichproducesU02fuelwithpredicted performance withindesignrequirements.
TheWestinghouse experience withIIOdensification performance duringirradiation hasbeenreportedandcomparedwithmodelpredictions inWCAP-8349-P.
Theoretically, MOdensification wouldbeexpectedtoXproceedatalowerratethaninUOsinceporeremovalisdirectlyrelatedtolocalfissionevents.Densification orporeremovalisabu1kprocessandinU02fuelthefissioneventsarefairlyuniformly distributed inthematerialandtheproductdensifies uniformly.
.However,inMOthefissioneventsareconcentrated inorveryneartoPu02particles whicharefreetodensifyindependently oftheU02matrix.Thelowenrichment U02matrixexperiences alowerfrequency oTfissioneventsthannormalenrichedU02fuelatsimilarburnupandshouldshowaloweramountofdensification.
TheWestinghouse urSTINGHOUSE PROPRIETARY CLASS2'2experience withdensification ofMOfueloperatedinacorrmercial powerXreactoriscomparedwithpredicted valuesinFigure1whichistaken'fromMCAP-8349-P.
TheFigurealsocontainsdatafortheperformance ofaVO2fuelwithsimilarfabrication characteristics fordirectcomparison.
Figure1containsdataforbothmechanically mixedand"mastermixed" fuel.Mastermixed fuelispreparedbyco-precipitating V02and'Pu02thenmixingtheCo-precipitated materialwithU02.TheU02modelisabestestimatemodelandhencethereshouldbe'asmanypointswithdensification underpredicted asoverpredicted.
Thisisobviously notthecaseforeithertheU02orMOfuelwiththedensification' beinggenerally overpredicted.
Significantly, theprediction ofthemodelwasnoticeably moreconservative fortheMOfuelthanfortheU02withXsimilarprocessing history.AsshowninFigure1,theprediction formastermixedMOwaslessconservative thanfor'mchanically mixedMO.ThisisasXX~expectedandfurtherillustrates thelowerdensification expectedfromfuel'withinhomogenously distributed fissionevents.Theperformance ofanMOfuelofhigherPu02contentwhichwasoperatedinXtheSaxtontestreactorwasalsoreportedinMCAP-8349-P
.'hisfuel,which.operated athighertemperatures thancommercial powerreactors,'as alsofoundtodensifylessthanpredicted bythemodel.Thepredictive capability oftheU02modelwasfurthertestedbyevaluating theperformance oftheMOfuelintheEPRIMO.densification program.'heseXXfuelswerepreparedbyawidevariation inprocessing variables andhencerepresent arangeofconditions greaterthanwaspresentindataonwhichthemodelwasbased.Theperformance oftheEPRIfuelsasreportedinEPRIHP-637arecomparedwithmodelpredictions inFigure2.ThedatainFigure2indicatethemodelisessentially conservative forallfuelsshown,eventhoseunstablefuelspreparedbyprocedures dissimilar tothoseforfuelonwhoseperformance themodelisbased.Forthestablefuels,thosewhichdensified
<2volumepercent,themodelishighlyconservative inthatitgreatlyoverpredicts thedensification.
TheGinnaMOfuelisprojected tobehavestably;allcurrently manufactured Westinghouse U02fuelsarealsoprojected toshow'stablebehavior.
)YESTlNG'HOUSE PRPPRIU~QYgQSSPsReg.Guide1.126doesnotindicateamaximumamountofdensification allowable but,ratherdefinestheamountofdensification thatmustbeassumedbasedona'thermalresintering test.Designmustaccountfortheamountofdensification assumedfromtheresintertest.Thermalresinterdataisnotavailable fortheGinnat10fuelsoanalternate Xmethodmustbechosentopredictthedensification performance; the'ethodusedwastheWestinghouse U02model.Theaccuracyofthismodelcanbecomparedtothepredictions fromthethermalresintermodelinReg.Guide1.126.Thebasisforestablishing therelativeabilities ofthetwomodelstopredictperformance wasestablished byuseoftheEPRIdata.The.predicted performance usingthethermalresintering modeliscomparedwithactualperformance inFigure3.Examination ofdatainFigure3indicates theresintermodelsignificantly overpredicts theamountofdensification, especially inthe.regionofstablefuels(<2-v6lumepercentdensification) wheretheoverprediction isasmuchas2.5percent.Comparison ofFigures2'Cand3indicates therelativepredictive abilities
'ofthetwomodels.Thecomparison showsthetwomodelsareverysimilar,bothmodelsbeinggenerally conservative.
Thedegreeofconservatism isfoundtobegreaterintheregionofstablefuels.Similarnumbersofdatapointsareslightlyunder-predicted bythetwomodels,however,theWestinghouse modelisbothmoreconsistent andmoreconservative inthelessthan2percentdensification
'angewhichisrepresentative oftheGinnaHOfuel.XThedatapresented demonstrate thattheWestinghouse U02fuel,densification modelyieldspredictions similarto'ndmorereliablyconservative forNOXfuelthantheresintermodelinReg.Guide1.126.'
STIIIGHOUSE PROPRIETARY CLASSII8198-I9).b,c)~E'1.0OIC3LEGEHO'HIXEOU02-3j,PuO~HASTERAIXEO UO2<<3$Pu02QUO>.0.00.0,0.5'.0MEASUREDSTACKLEHGTHDECREASE, nL/LOR1/3Ap/p(PRESENT)
Figure1.Comparison oFDensification DataforUO-3%PuOwithUOBothFabricated underSimilarConditions toaDensityofApproximately 91%T.D.
)VESTIWGHOUSE PROPRIETARY CI.aSS2Figure2.Westinghouse U02ModelPrediction ofDensification ofEPRIMOFuelsXQzz0>>Qi>QlgQ.Q>>Qp,QQ<<oEU10Qiz@<aO~'gQIIpgrsQ<<~i;Q3<<7(DllQaQ<<QvQMOMechanically MixedSMOMasterMixedQU02DataNumbersindicateEPRI'fueltypes.023ActualChangeinDensity,5
WESTINGHOUSE PROPRIETARY CUSS2Figure3.Reg.GuidePrediction ofEPRIMODataXl9)9QIQfwGQcJ32.CLOl~l3Of8~gggg0>~OI~gyOl8'bs\l7(7(ptgIXlkQ0IkOMOMechanically MixedXIMOxMastert1ixedeU02DataNumbersindicateEPRIfueltypes.~1"02'ActualChangeinDensity
