ML22277A841

Presentation Material for 10/18/22 Pre-Submittal Meeting Licensing Requests to Implement Framatome Gaia Fuel

ML22277A841
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	10/18/2022
From:	Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut
To:	NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL1
Guzman R
References
EPID L-2022-LRM-0076
Download: ML22277A841 (16)

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Public Meeting to Discuss Licensing Requests to Implement Batch Framatome 17x17 GAIA Fuel at Millstone Power Station Unit 3

October 18, 2022

1 Agenda

• Introductions and Overview of Agenda

• Impetus for Fuel Transition to GAIA

• Submittal Strategy

• Proposed Schedule

• Scope and Content for DDL Request for Approval

• Scope and Content for T-M Design LAR

• Scope and Content for LOCA LAR

• Scope and Content for Reload LAR

2 GAIA Project Team - Dominion

• Chris Clemens Supervisor, Fuel Procurement Engineering

• Dan Smith Fuel Procurement Project Manager

• Scott Luchau Supervisor, Nuclear Safety Analysis

• Brian Mount Nuclear Safety Analysis

• Ruxandra Bobolea Nuclear Safety Analysis

• Brian Vitiello Supervisor, Nuclear Core Design

• Brian Kinney Nuclear Core Design

• Mike LaPrade Supervisor, Fuel Performance Assessment

• Dave van Schooneveld Fuel Performance Assessment

• Shayan Sinha Regulatory Affairs

3 GAIA Project Team - Framatome

• Rick Williamson Contract Manager

• Bob Clarke Project Manager

• TJ Smiley Engineering Supervisor

• Scott DOrio Engineering Project Lead

• Brian Painter Mechanical Analysis

• Caleb Jernigan Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis

• Brittany Williams LOCA Safety Analysis

• Mustafa Siddiqi Thermal-Mechanics Analysis

• Roberto Rubilar Rod Ejection (AREA) Analysis

• Linda Andrews Nuclear Core Design

• Paul Clifford Regulatory Affairs / Licensing Consultant

4 Impetus for Fuel Transition to GAIA

• Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut (DENC) seeks the following benefits with the proposed transition to Framatome (FRM) GAIA Fuel at Millstone Power Station Unit 3 (MPS3)

• M5TM cladding has lower hydrogen uptake improving performance under accident conditions

• GAIA fuel product will provide Dominion Energy nuclear fleet greater security of supply and commercial competitiveness

• GAIA fuel product may provide greater operational flexibility for DENC

5 Proposed Schedule

DENC desires to spread out NRC review, provide focused topic area submittals, and minimize the potential for overlapping linked submittals (DOM-NAF -2, Appendix F and Reload LAR).

6 Submittal Strategy

1) Submit request for approval of incorporation of Gadolinia fuel absorber in the MPS3 Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Safety Analysis (Not Covered Further)

• Scheduled for Q4 2022

2) Submit request for approval of new Appendix F to Generic Fleet Report DOM-NAF -2 -P-A containing qualification of VIPRE -D/ORFEO code/correlation pair and its associated Deterministic Design Limit (DDL)

• Scheduled for Q4 2022

3) Submit LAR for approval GAIA Thermal-Mechanical Design Methods and site-specific application with GAIA

• Scheduled for Q2 2023

4) Submit LAR for approval GAIA Small Break and Large Break Methods and site-specific application with GAIA

• Scheduled for Q2 2023

5) Submit LAR for approval GAIA Reload

• Scheduled for Q4 2023

7 GAIA ORFEO DDL

Approval Request is expected to contain the following attachments:

1) DOM-NAF -2 -P, Appendix F, Qualification of the Framatome GAIA ORFEO CHF Correlations in the Dominion Energy VIPRE-D Computer Code a) Description of CHF Correlations and VIPRE-D Database & Test Assemblies

• ORFEO-GAIA & ORFEO -NMGRID b) VIPRE-D Code/Correlation Benchmarking & Qualification Results

2) DOM-NAF -2 -NP, Appendix F, Qualification of the Framatome GAIA ORFEO CHF Correlations in the Dominion Energy VIPRE-D Computer Code a) Description of CHF Correlations and VIPRE-D Database & Test Assemblies

• ORFEO-GAIA & ORFEO -NMGRID b) VIPRE-D Code/Correlation Benchmarking & Qualification Results

3) FRM Affidavit

8 GAIA T-M Design LAR

LAR is expected to contain the following attachments:

1) 10 CFR 50.46 and Appendix K Exemption for M5 Cladding

2) Technical Basis for deviation from ANP-10337P -A for slight IGM grid crush on core periphery in limited cases

3) Discussion of TS Changes a) Fuel melt limit addition for FRM fuel (TS 2.1.1.2) b) Add M5 cladding product (TS 5.3.1) c) Adding COLR reference (TS 6.9.1.6.b)

i. ANP-10342P -A - FRM Mechanical Design Methodology

• Fuel Assembly Design Description

• Mechanical Design Evaluation

9 GAIA T-M Design LAR

LAR is expected to contain the following attachments (continued):

4) Proposed TS Pages (Mark-Up)

5) MPS3 Proprietary T-M Design Performance Summary Report

6) MPS3 Non-Proprietary T -M Design Performance Summary Report

7) FRM affidavit for T-M Design Performance Summary Report

10 GAIA LOCA LAR

LAR is expected to contain the following attachments:

1) Discussion of Technical Specifications (TS) Changes a) Adding COLR references (TS 6.9.1.6.b)

i. EMF-2103P -A FRM Realistic Large Break LOCA Methodology ii. EMF-2328P -A FRM Small Break LOCA Methodology iii. ANP-10349P -A FRM GALILEO Implementation in LOCA Methods

2) Proposed TS Pages (Mark-Up)

3) MPS3 Proprietary Realistic Large Break LOCA Summary Report

4) MPS3 Non-Proprietary Realistic Large Break LOCA Summary Report

5) MPS3 Proprietary Small Break LOCA Summary Report

6) MPS3 Non-Proprietary Small Break LOCA Summary Report

7) FRM affidavit for Small & Large Break Summary Reports

11 GAIA Reload LAR

LAR is expected to contain the following attachments:

1) Technical Basis for adding DENC Fleet Report DOM-NAF -2, Appendix F to the COLR list of methodologies a) Approval of the Statistical Design Limit (SDL) application for MPS3 with GAIA fuel and the ORFEO-GAIA & ORFEO -NMGRID correlations SDL

2) Technical Basis for adding FRM ANP-10338P -A to COLR list of methodologies a) Approval of the 3-D Rod Ejection Methodology (3DRE) application for MPS3 with GAIA fuel

3) Additional analysis required by 10 CFR 50.59 for reload implementation, as necessary. Potential examples include:

a) Dose and Source Term Analysis impacts due to 3DRE results b) Mixed Core DNB Penalty Calculation

12 GAIA Reload LAR

LAR is expected to contain the following attachments (continued):

4) Discussion of TS Changes a) Add GAIA ORFEO DDL to DNB ratio Safety Limit (TS 2.1.1.1)

i. ORFEO-GAIA b) Adding COLR references (TS 6.9.1.6.b)

i. DOM-NAF -2 -P-A, Appendix F DENC CHF Correlation/Code ii. ANP-10338P -A FRM AREA-ARCADIA Rod Ejection Accident

5) Proposed TS Pages (Mark-Up)

13 Discussion

14 References

• DENC Topical Report, DOM-NAF-2- P-A, Revision 0.4, Reactor Core Thermal -

Hydraulics Using the VIPRE-D Computer Code, September 2022

[ML21320A007]

• FRM Topical Report, ANP-10337P-A, Revision 0, PWR Fuel Assembly Structural Response to Externally Applied Dynamic Excitations April 2018

[ML18128A242]

• FRM Topical Report, ANP-10342P-A, Revision 0, GAIA Fuel Assembly Mechanical Design, September 2019 [ML19309D916]

• FRM Topical Report, EMF-2103(P)(A), Revision 3, Realistic Large Break LOCA Methodology for Pressurized Water Reactors, June 2016 [ML16286A579]

• FRM Topical Report, EMF-2328(P)(A), Revision 0, Supplement 1(P)(A), PWR Small Break LOCA Evaluation Model, S-RELAP5 Based, September 2015

[ML15210A257]

• FRM Topical Report, ANP-10349P-A, Revision 0, GALILEO Implementation in LOCA Methods, November 2021 [ML21354A115]

• FRM Topical Report, ANP-10338P-A, Revision 0, AREA ' - ARCADIA Rod Ejection Accident, December 2017 [ML18059A782]

15 Acronyms

CFR Code of Federal Regulations CHF Critical Heat Flux COLR Core Operating Limits Report DDL Deterministic Design Limit DENC Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut DNB Departure from Nucleate Boiling FRM Framatome GAIA Framatome 17x17 GAIA Fuel IGM Intermediate GAIA Mixing (Grid)

LAR License Amendment Request LOCA Loss of Coolant Accident MPS3 Millstone Power Station Unit 3 NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission SDL Statistical Design Limit T-M Thermal-Mechanical TS Technical Specifications 3DRE 3-Dimensional Rod Ejection

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