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{{#Wiki_filter:ATTACHMENT AANALYSISOFPOTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES FOLLOWING ASTEAMGENERATOR TUBEFAILUREATR.E.GINNANUCLEARPOWERPLANTNOVEMBER1982Preparedby:K.RubinE.Volpenhein Westinghouse ElectricCorporation NuclearEnergySystemsP;0.Box355Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230Preparedfor:Rochester GasandElectric89EastAvenueRochester, NewYork14649ggffg+O4PP 821122PDRADOCK05000244PPDR TABLEOFCONTENTSSectionPageABSTRACT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1LISTOFTABLESLISTOFFIGURES....................
{{#Wiki_filter:ATTACHMENT AANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES FOLLOWING A STEAM GENERATOR TUBE FAILURE AT R.E.GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT NOVEMBER 1982 Prepared by: K.Rubin E.Volpenhein Westinghouse Electric Corporation Nuclear Energy Systems P;0.Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Prepared for: Rochester Gas and Electric 89 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14649 ggffg+O4PP 821122 PDR ADOCK 05000244 P PDR TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page A BSTRACT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES....................
~....,..ivI.INTRODUCTION
~....,..i v I.INTRODUCTION
.....~1II.MASSRELEASESII.lDesignBasisAccident.II.l.lSequenceof,EventsII.1.2MethodofAnalysisII.2GinnaEvent.~~~2~~~2~~~2~~~510III.ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ANALYSISIII.lDesignBasisAccidentIII.2GinnaEventAnalysis.~~~~~~~27~~~~~~027~~~~~~o4DIV.SUMMARYANDCONCLUSIONS
.....~1 II.MASS RELEASES II.l Design Basis Accident.II.l.l Sequence of, Events II.1.2 Method of Analysis II.2 Ginna Event.~~~2~~~2~~~2~~~5 10 I I I.ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ANALYSIS III.l Design Basis Accident III.2 Ginna Event Analysis.~~~~~~~27~~~~~~0 27~~~~~~o 4D IV.
~~~~~~o56'REFERENCES
''i~~~~~~~~57 ABSTRACTThepotential radiological consequences ofasteamgenerator tubefailureeventwereevaluated fortheR.E.Ginnanuclearpowerplanttodemonstrate thatstandardlimitations oninitialcoolantactivityareacceptable.
Massreleasesfollowing adesignbasistuberupturewerecalculated forboth30minuteand60minuteoperatorresponsetimes.Thesiteboundaryandlowpopulation zoneexposures wereconservatively calculated forthesereleases.
'naddition, thestandardtechnical specification limitoninitialcoolantactivityandrealistic meteorology wereappliedto"bestestimate" mass"releaseduringtheJanuary25,1982tubefailureeventatGinna.Resultsshowthattheconservative assessment oftheenvironmental consequences arewithinacceptable limitsandthatthepotential exposurefromamorerealistic eventisminimal.  


LISTOFTABLESTABLEII.1.2-1DESIGNBASISACCIDENTSEQUENCEOFEVENTSTABLEII.1.2-2.MASSRELEASESDURINGADESIGNBASISSGTR:30MINUTERECOVERYTABLEII.1.2-3MASSRELEASESDURINGADfSIGNBASISSGTR:60MINUTfRECOVERYTABLEII.2-1TABLEII.2-2GINNASEQUENCEOFEVENTSBESTESTIMATEMASSRELEASESDURINGGINNASGTREVENTTABLEIII.1-1PARAMETERS USEDINEVALUATING THERADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OFASTEAMGENERATOR TUBERUPTURETABLEIII.1-2IODINEAPPEARANCf RATESINTHEREACTORCOOLANTFORA,DESIGNBASISSGTRTABLEIII.1-3REACTORCOOLANTIODINEANDNOBLEGASACTIVITYTABLEIII.1-4SHORT-TERN ATMOSPHERE DISPERSION FACTORSANDBREATHING RATESFORACCIDENTANALYSISTABLEIII.1-5ISOTOPICDATATABLEIII.1-6RESULTSOFDESIGNBASISANALYSISTABLfIII.2-1PARAMETERS USEDINEVALUATING THERADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OFTHfGINNAEVENTTABLEIII.2-2IODINEAPPEARANCE RATESINTHEREACTORCOOLANT LISTOFTABLES(Continued)
==SUMMARY==
TABLEIII.2-3SHORT-TERM ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION FACTORSANDBREATHING RATESFORACCIDENTANALYSISTABLEIII.2-4RESULTSOFGINNAEVENTANALYSIS111 LISTOFFIGURESFIGUREII.1.2-1FAULTEDSTEAMGENERATOR WATERVOLUME~~FIGUREII.1.2-2REACTORCOOLANTSYSTEMPRESSUREFIGUREII.1.2-3FAULTEDSTEAMGENERATOR PRESSUREFIGUREII.l.2-4REACTORCOOLANTAVERAGETEMPERATURE FIGUREII.1.2-5PRESSURIZER WATERVOLUMEFIGUREII.1.2-6FAULTEDSTEAMGENERATOR STEAMFLOWFIGUREII.l.2-7PRIMARY-TO-SECONDARY LEAKAGEFIGUREII.1.2-8BREAKFLOWFLASHINGFRACTIONFIGUREII.2-1CALCULATED FAULTEDSTEAMGENERATOR WATERVOLUMEDURINGTHEGINNAEVENTFIGUREII.2-2REACTORCOOLANTSYSTEMPRESSUREDURINGTHEGINNAEVENTFIGUREII.2-3FAULTEDSTEAMGENERATOR PRESSUREDURINGTHEGINNAEVENTFIGUREII.2-4CALCULATED BREAKFLOWFLASHINGFRACTIONDURINGTHEGINNAEVENTFIGUREIII.l-lBREAKFLOWFLASHINGFRACTIONFORTHEDESIGNBASISEVENTDOSEANALYSISFIGUREIII.1-2'TTENUATION FACTORFORFLASHEDCOOLANTFORTHEDESIGNBASISEVENTDOSEANALYSIS
AND CONCLUSIONS
'ISTOFFIGURES(Continued)
~~~~~~o 56'REFERENCES
FIGUREIII.1-3FAULTEDSTEAMGENERATOR PARTITION FACTORFORTHEDESIGNBASISEVENTDOSEANALYSISFIGUREIII.2-1BREAKFLOWFLASHINGFRACTIONFORTHEGINNAEVENTDOSEANALYSISFIGUREIII.2-2ATTENUATION FACTORFORFLASHED.COOLANTFORTHEGINNAEVENTDOSEANALYSISFIGUREIII.2-3FAULTEDSTEAMGENERATOR PARTITION FACTORFORTHEGINNAEVENTDOSEANALYSIS I.INTRODUCTION Potential environmental consequences ofasteamgenerator tuberuptureeventattheR.E.Ginnanuclearpowerplanthavebeenevaluated toverify.thatthestandardtechnical specification limitonprimarycoolantactivityisadeuateforGinna.Massreleaseswerecalculated usingthecomputercodeLOFTRANwithconservative assumptions ofbreaksize,condenser availability, andvariousoperatorresponsetimes.Theeffectofsteamgenerator overfillandsubsequent waterreliefthroughsecondary sidereliefvalveswasalsoaddressed.
''i~~~~~~~~57 ABSTRACT The potential radiological consequences of a steam generator tube failure event were evaluated for the R.E.Ginna nuclear power plant to demonstrate that standard limitations on initial coolant activity are acceptable.
Conservative assumptions concerning coolantactivity, meteorology, andpartitioning betweenliquidandvaporphaseswereappliedtothesemassreleasestodetermine anupperboundonsiteboundaryandlowpopulation zonedoses.BestestimatemassreleasesduringtheJanuary25,1982tubefailureeventatGinna,were alsocalculated basedonanalysespresented inreference 2.Thesereleaseswereusedtoestimatepotential doseswhichcouldhaveresulted, iftheaccidenthad.occurred withcoolantactivitylimitsestablished inthe'standard technical specifications.
Mass releases following a design basis tube rupture were calculated for both 30 minute and 60 minute operator response times.The site boundary and low population zone exposures were conservatively calculated for these releases.'n addition, the standard technical specification limit on initial coolant activity and realistic meteorology were applied to"best estimate" mass"release during the January 25, 1982 tube failure event at Ginna.Results show that the conservative assessment of the environmental consequences are within acceptable limits and that the potential exposure from a more realistic event is minimal.  
II.MASSRELEASES'assreleasesduringadesignbasissteamgenerator tuberuptureeventwerecalculated usingestablished fSARmethodology assumingvariousoperatorresponsetimes.ReleasesduringtheGinnaeventwerealsoestimated.
Contributions fromboththeintactandfaultedsteamgenerators wereevaluated aswellasflowtothecondenser andatmosphere.
Thesemassreleasesarepresented forvarioustimeperiodsduringtheaccident.
Theassumptions andmethodology whichwereusedtogeneratetheresults+redescribed inthefollowing sections.
II.lDesignBasisAccidentTheaccidentexaminedisthecompleteseverance ofasinglesteamgenerator tubeduringfullpoweroperation.
Thisisconsidered acondition IVevent,alimitingfault,andleadstoanincreaseinthecontamination ofthesecondary systemduetoleakageofradioactive coolantfromtheRCS.Discharge ofacti-vitytotheatmosphere mayoccurviathesteamgenerator safetyand/orpoweroperatedreliefvalves.Theconcentration ofcontaminants intheprimarysystemiscontinuously controlled tolimitsuchreleases.
II.1.1SequenceofEventsIfnormaloperation ofthevariousplantcontrolsystemsisassumed,thefol-lowingsequenceofeventsisinitiated byatuberupture:A.Thesteamgenerator blowdownliquidmonitorand/orthecondenser airejectorradiation monitorwillalarm,indicating asharpincreaseinradioactivity inthesecondary system.B.Pressurizer lowpressureandlowlevelalarmsareactuatedandchargingpumpflowincreases inanattempttomaintainpressurizer level.Onthesecondary sidesteamflow/feedwater flowmismatchoccursasfeedwater flowtotheaffectedsteamgenerator isreducedtocompensate forbreakflowtothatunit.
C.ThedecreaseinRCSpressureduetocontinued lossofreactorcoolantinventory leadstoareactortripsignalonlowpressurizer pressureorovertemperature delta-T.Plantcooldownfollowing reactortripleadstoarapiddecrease, inpressurizer levelandasafetyinjection signal,initi-"atedbylowpressurizer
: pressure, followssoonafterreactortrip.Thesafetyinjection signalautomatically terminates normalfeedwater supplyandinitiates auxiliary feedwater addition.
D.Thereactortripautomatically tripstheturbineand,ifoffsitepowerisavailable, thesteamdumpvalvesopenpermitting steamdumptotheconden-ser.Intheeventofcoincident stationblackout, asassumedintheresultspresented, thesteamdumpvalvesautomatically closetoprotectthecondenser.
Thesteamgenerator pressurerapidlyincreases resulting insteamdischarge totheatmosphere throughthesteamgenerator safetyand/orpoweroperatedreliefvalves.E.Theauxiliary feedwater andboratedsafetyinjection flowprovideaheatsinkwhichabsorbsdecayheatandattenuates steamingfromthesteamgene-rators.F.Safetyinjection flowresultsinincreasing pressurizer watervolumeataratedependent upontheamountofauxiliary equipment operating.
RCSpressureeventually equilibrates atapressuregreaterthantheaffectedsteamgenerator pressurewheresafetyinjection flowmatchesbreakflow.Theoperatorisexpectedtodetermine thatasteamgenerator tuberupturehasoccurredandtoidentifyandisolatethefaultysteamgenerator onarestric-tedtimescalein'ordertominimizecontamination ofthesecondary systemandensuretermination ofradioactive release.totheatmosphere fromthefaultyunit.Sufficient indications andcontrolsareprovidedtoenabletheoperator.tocompleterecoveryprocedures fromwithinthecontrolroom.Highradiation indications orrapidlyincreasing waterlevelinanysteamgenerator providesymptomsofthefaultedsteamgenerator whichensureidentification beforethewaterlevelincreases abovethenarrowrange.Forsmallertubefailures,


samplingofthesteamgenerators forhighradiation mayberequiredforpositiveidentification.
LIST OF TABLES TABLE II.1.2-1 DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS TABLE II.1.2-2.MASS RELEASES DURING A DESIGN BASIS SGTR: 30 MINUTE RECOVERY TABLE II.1.2-3 MASS RELEASES DURING A DfSIGN BASIS SGTR: 60 MINUTf RECOVERY TABLE II.2-1 TABLE II.2-2 GINNA SEQUENCE OF EVENTS BEST ESTIMATE MASS RELEASES DURING GINNA SGTR EVENT TABLE III.1-1 PARAMETERS USED IN EVALUATING THE RADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF A STEAM GENERATOR TUBE RUPTURE TABLE II I.1-2 IODINE APPEARANCf RATES IN THE REACTOR COOLANT FOR A,DESIGN BASIS SGTR TABLE III.1-3 REACTOR COOLANT IODINE AND NOBLE GAS ACTIVITY TABLE III.1-4 SHORT-TERN ATMOSPHERE DISPERSION FACTORS AND BREATHING RATES FOR ACCIDENT ANALYSIS TABLE I II.1-5 ISOTOP IC DATA TABLE III.1-6 RESULTS OF DESIGN BASIS ANALYSIS TABLf III.2-1 PARAMETERS USED IN EVALUATING THE RADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THf GINNA EVENT TABLE III.2-2 IODINE APPEARANCE RATES IN THE REACTOR COOLANT LIST OF TABLES (Continued)
However,inthatcaseadditional timewouldbeavailable beforewaterlevelincreases outofnarrowrange.Onceidentified, thefaultedsteamgenerator isisolatedfromtheintactsteamgenerators tominimizeactivityreleasesandasanecessary steptowardestab-lishingapressuredifferential betweentheintactandfaultedsteamgenera-tors.TheMai'nSteamline Isolation Valves(NSIV)providethiscapability.
TABLE III.2-3 SHORT-TERM ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION FACTORS AND BREATHING RATES FOR ACCIDENT ANALYSIS TABLE III.2-4 RESULTS OF GINNA EVENT ANALYSIS 111 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE II.1.2-1 FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR WATER VOLUME~~FIGURE II.1.2-2 REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE FIGURE II.1.2-3 FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR PRESSURE FIGURE II.l.2-4 REACTOR COOLANT AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FIGURE II.1.2-5 PRESSURIZER WATER VOLUME FIGURE II.1.2-6 FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR STEAM FLOW FIGURE I I.l.2-7 PRIMARY-TO-SECONDARY LEAKAGE FIGURE II.1.2-8 BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION FIGURE II.2-1 CALCULATED FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR WATER VOLUME DURING THE GINNA EVENT FIGURE I I.2-2 REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE DURING THE GINNA EVENT FIGURE II.2-3 FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR PRESSURE DURING THE GINNA EVENT FIGURE II.2-4 CALCULATED BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION DURING THE GINNA EVENT FIGURE III.l-l BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION FOR THE DESIGN BASIS EVENT DOSE ANALYSIS FIGURE III.1-2'TTENUATION FACTOR FOR FLASHED COOLANT FOR THE DESIGN BASIS EVENT DOSE ANALYSIS
IntheeventofafailureoftheMISVforthefaultedsteamgenerator, theNSIVfortheintactsteamgenerator andtheturbinestopvalveensurearedundant meansofisolation.
'IST OF FIGURES (Continued)
Auxiliary feedwater flowisterminated tothefaultedunitinanattempttocontrolsteamgenerator inventory.
FIGURE III.1-3 FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR PARTITION FACTOR FOR THE DESIGN BASIS EVENT DOSE ANALYSIS FIGURE III.2-1 BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION FOR THE GINNA EVENT DOSE ANAL YS IS FIGURE III.2-2 ATTENUATION FACTOR FOR FLASHED.COOLANT FOR THE GINNA EVENT DOSE ANALYSIS FIGURE III.2-3 FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR PARTITION FACTOR FOR THE GINNA EVENT DOSE ANALYSIS I.INTRODUCTION Potential environmental consequences of a steam generator tube rupture event at the R.E.Ginna nuclear power plant have been evaluated to verify.that the standard technical specification limit on primary coolant activity is ade uate for Ginna.Mass releases were calculated using the computer code LOFTRAN with conservative assumptions of break size, condenser availability, and various operator response times.The effect of steam generator overfill and subsequent water relief through secondary side relief valves was also addressed.
Thereactorcoolanttemperature isreducedtoestablish aminimumof50Fsubcooling marginattherupturedsteamgenerator pressurebydumpingsteamfromtheintactsteamgenerator.
Conservative assumptions concerning coolant activity, meteorology, and partitioning between liquid and vapor phases were applied to these mass releases to determine an upper bound on site boundary and low population zone doses.Best estimate mass releases during the January 25, 1982 tube failure event at Ginna,were also calculated based on analyses presented in reference 2.These releases were used to estimate potential doses which could have resulted, if the accident had.occurred with coolant activity limits established in the'standard technical specifications.
Thisassuresthattheprimarysystemwillremainsubcooled following depressurization tothefaultedsteamgenerator pressureinsubsequent steps.Ifthecondenser isavailable, thenormalsteamdumpsystemisusedforthiscooldown.
II.MASS RELEASES'ass releases during a design basis steam generator tube rupture event were calculated using established fSAR methodology assuming various operator response times.Releases during the Ginna event were also estimated.
Isolation ofthefaultedsteamgenera-torensuresthatpressureinthatunitwillnotdecreasesignificantly.
Contributions from both the intact and faulted steam generators were evaluated as well as flow to the condenser and atmosphere.
Ifthecondenser isunavailable oriftheMSIVforthefaultedsteamgenerator fails,theatmospheric reliefvalveontheintactsteamgenerator providesanalternative meansofcoolingthereactorcoolantsystem.Theprimarypressureisreducedtoavalueequaltothefaultedsteamgenera-torpressureusingnormalpressurizer spray.Thisactionrestorespressurizer levelassafetyinjection flowinexcessofbreakflowreplacescondensed steaminthepressurizer, andmomentarily stopsprimary-to-secondary leakage.Ifnormalsprayisnotavailable, thepressurizer PORVsandauxiliary spraysystemprovideredundant meansofdepressurizing thereactorcoolantsystem.lTermination ofsafetyinjection flowisrequiredtoensurethatbreakflowisnotreinitiated.
These mass releases are presented for various time periods during the accident.The assumptions and methodology which were used to generate the results+re described in the following sections.II.l Design Basis Accident The accident examined is the complete severance of a single steam generator tube during full power operation.
Previousoperatoractionsaredesignedtoestablish suffi-cientindications ofadequateprimarycoolantinventory andheatremovalsothatcorecoolingwillnotbecompromised asaresultofSItermination.
This is considered a condition IV event, a limiting fault, and leads to an increase in the contamination of the secondary system due to leakage of radioactive coolant from the RCS.Discharge of acti-vity to the atmosphere may occur via the steam generator safety and/or power operated relief valves.The concentration of contaminants in the primary system is continuously controlled to limit such releases.II.1.1 Sequence of Events If normal operation of the various plant control systems is assumed, the fol-lowing sequence of events is initiated by a tube rupture: A.The steam generator blowdown liquid monitor and/or the condenser air ejector radiation monitor will alarm, indicating a sharp increase in radioactivity in the secondary system.B.Pressurizer low pressure and low level alarms are actuated and charging pump flow increases in an attempt to maintain pressurizer level.On the secondary side steam flow/feedwater flow mismatch occurs as feedwater flow to the affected steam generator is reduced to compensate for break flow to that unit.
Thissequenceofrecoveryactionsensuresearlytermination ofprimary-to-secondary leakagewithorwithoutoffsitepoweravailable.
C.The decrease in RCS pressure due to continued loss of reactor coolant inventory leads to a reactor trip signal on low pressurizer pressure or overtemperature delta-T.Plant cooldown following reactor trip leads to a rapid decrease, in pressurizer level and a safety injection signal, initi-"ated by low pressurizer pressure, follows soon after reactor trip.The safety injection signal automatically terminates normal feedwater supply and initiates auxiliary feedwater addition.D.The reactor trip automatically trips the turbine and, if offsite power is available, the steam dump valves open permitting steam dump to the conden-ser.In the event of coincident station blackout, as assumed in the results presented, the steam dump valves automatically close to protect the condenser.
Thetimerequiredtocompletetheseactionsareeventspecificsincesmallerbreaksmaybemoredifficult todetect.Intheseanalyses, operatoractiontimeshavebeentreatedparametrically, rangingfrom30minutestoamaximumof60minutestocompletethekeyrecoverysequence.
The steam generator pressure rapidly increases resulting in steam discharge to the atmosphere through the steam generator safety and/or power operated relief valves.E.The auxiliary feedwater and borated safety injection flow provide a heat sink which absorbs decay heat and attenuates steaming from the steam gene-rators.F.Safety injection flow results in increasing pressurizer water volume at a rate dependent upon the amount of auxiliary equipment operating.
II.1.2MethodofAnalysisMassandenergybalancecalculations wereperformed usingLOFTRANtodetermine primary-to-secondary massleakageandtheamountofsteamventedfrom'each ofthesteamgenerators priortoterminating safetyinjection.
RCS pressure eventually equilibrates at a pressure greater than the affected steam generator pressure where safety injection flow matches break flow.The operator is expected to determine that a steam generator tube rupture has occurred and to identify and isolate the faulty steam generator on a restric-ted time scale in'order to minimize contamination of the secondary system and ensure termination of radioactive release.to the atmosphere from the faulty unit.Sufficient indications and controls are provided to enable the operator.to complete recovery procedures from within the control room.High radiation indications or rapidly increasing water level in any steam generator provide symptoms of the faulted steam generator which ensure identification before the water level increases above the narrow range.For smaller tube failures,
Inestimating themassreleasesduringrecovery, thefollowing assumptions weremade:A.Reactortripoccursautomatically asaresultoflowpressurizer pressureorovertemperature delta-T.Lossofoffsitepoweroccursatreactortrip.B.Following theinitiation ofthesafetyinjection signal,allsafetyinjec-tionpumpsareactuated.
Flowfromthenormalchargingpumpsisnotcon-sideredsinceitisautomatically terminated onasafetyinjection signal.C.Thesecondary sidepressureisassumedtobecontrolled atthesafetyvalvepressurefollowing reactortrip.Thisisconsistent withlossofoffsitepower.D.Auxiliary feedwater flowisassumedthrottled tomatchsteamflowinallsteamgenerators tocontrolsteamgenerator level.Minimumauxiliary feedwater capacityisassumed.Thisresultsinincreased steamingfromthesteamgenerators.
E.Individual operatoractionsarenotexplicitly modeledintheanalysespresented.
However,itisassumedthattheoperatorcompletes therecoverysequenceonarestricted timescale.Thistimeistreatedpara-metrically.
F.Forcaseswheresteamgenerator overfilloccurs,waterrelieffromthefaultedsteamgenerator totheatmosphere isassumedequaltoanyaddi-tionalprimary-to-secondary leakageafteroverfilloccurs.Steamline volumeisnotconsidered incalculating thetimeofsteamgenerator over-fil1.Priortoreactortripsteamisassumedtobereleasedtothecondenser fromthefaultedandintactsteamgenerators.
Steamfromallsteamgenerators isdumpedtotheatmosphere afterreactortripsincethecondenser isunavailable asaresultofstationblackout.
Extendedsteamreleasecalculations, i.e.afterbreakflowhasbeentermina-ted,reflectexpectedoperatoractionsasdescribed intheMestinghouse OwnersGroup'sEmergency ResponseGuidelines
.Following isolation ofthefaultedsteamgenerator, itisassumedthatsteamisdumpedfromtheintactsteamgenerator toreducetheRCStemperature to50'Fbelowno-loadTavg.Fromtwotoeighthoursaftertubefailure,theRCScoolanttemperature isreducedtoResidualHeatRemovalSystem(RHRS)operating conditions viaaddi-.tionalsteamingfromtheintactsteamgenerator.
Furtherplantcooldowntocoldshutdown, iscompleted withtheRHRS.Ifsteamgenerator overfilldoesnotoccur,thefaultedsteamgenerator isdepressurized byreleasing steamfromthatsteamgenerator totheatmosphere.
Analternate cooldownmethod,suchasbackfillintotheRCS,isconsidered ifthefaultedsteamgenerator fillswithwater.Inthatcaseadditional steamingoccursfromtheintactsteamgenerator.
Theextendedsteamandfeedwater flowsaredetermined fromamassandenergybalanceincluding decayheat,metalheat,energyfromoneoperating reactorcoolantpump,andsensibleenergyofthefluidintheRCSandsteamgenerators.
Thesequenceofeventsforthedesignbasisaccidentarepresented inTableII.1.2-1.Theprimary-to-secondary carryoverandsteamandfeedwater flowsassociated witheachofthesteamgenerators areprovidedinTablesII.1.2-2andII.1.2-3forrecoverytimesof30and60minutes,respectively.
Sinceindividual operatoractionswerenotmodelled, thesystemresponseisthesameforbothcases.Mith30minuteoperatoractiontoterminate breakflow, TABLEII.1.2-1DESIGNBASISACCIDENTSEQUENCEOFEVENTSEventManual(0)Time(Sec)Automatic (A)30MinRecovery60MinRecoveryTubeFailureReactorTripCondenser LostSISignalFeedwater Isolation AFWInitiation AFWThrottled toFaul.tedSGIsolation ofFaultedSGSteamDumpRCSDepressurization SGOverfillSITerminated BreakFlowTerminated RHRCooling27271271341871871800(1)lsoo(1).1800(1)1SOO<<)1800(1)28800272712713418718736oo(1)3600(1)3600(l)2S103600(1)3600(1)28800\(1)Theseeventsarenotactuallymodeledbutareassumedtooccurwithinthetimeindicated.
TABLEII.1.2-2MASSRELEASESDURINGADESIGNBASISSGTR:30MINUTERECOVERYFlow(ibm)0-TTRIPTimePeriodTTRIP-TTBRK TTBRK-22-TRHRRupturedSG:-Condenser
-Atmosphere
-Feedwater 278200.0326050.0326400.00.00.00.00.02148021480IntactSG:-Condenser
-Atmosphere
-Feedwater 273800.0371700.023050133700.01446502062000.0470000487600BreakFlow33251006480.00.0TTRIP=27.0sec=TimeofreactortripTTBRK=1800,sec=Timetoterminate breakflowTRHR=28800sec=Timetoestablish RHRcooling ITABLEII.1.2-3MASSRELEASESDURINGADESIGNBASISSGTR:60MINUTERECOVERYFlow(ibm)TimePeriod0-TTRIPTTRIP-TMSEP-TSGOF-TTBRK-22-TRHRTMSEPTSGOFTTBRKRupturedSG:-Condenser 27820-Atmosphere 0.0-Feedwater 326050.0335700.00.048300.00.00.00.00.0431710.00.00.00.0IntactSG:-Condenser 27380-Atmosphere 0.0-Feedwater 371700.023370137000.0139013900.00.00.039067970501100380129600518700BreakFlow332510774248070431710.00.0TTRIP=27.0sec=TimeTMSEP=1930sec=TimeTSGOF=2810sec=TimeTTBRK=3600sec=TimeofreactortriptofillSGtomoistureseparators tofillSG(w/osteamline volume)toterminate breakflowTRHR=28800sec=Timetoestablish RHRcooling9 liquidlevelinfaultedsteamgenerator remainsbelowthebottomofthemois-tureseparator, FigureII.1.2-1.
Hence,forthiscase,partitioning betweenthevaporandliquidphaseseffectively reducesradiological releasesforthedurationoftheaccident.
Fordelayedrecovery, case2,themoisturesepara-torbeginstofloodat32minutes.Thefaultedsteamgenerator iscompletely filledby47minutes.Duringthistime,liquidentrainment withinthesteamflowwouldincreasesothattheeffectiveness ofpartitioning wouldbereduced.Beyond47minutes,i.e.steamgenerator
: overfill, waterrelieffromthefaultedsteamgenerator isassumedequaltobreakflow.Thefollowing isalistoffiguresofpertinent timedependent parameters:
FIGUREII.1.2-1FAULTEDSGWATERVOLUMEFIGUREII;1.2-2REACTORCOOLANTSYSTEMPRESSUREFIGUREII.1.2-3FAULTEDSGPRESSUREFIGUREII.1.2-4REACTORCOOLANTSYSTEMTEMPERATURE FIGUREII.1.2-5PRESSURIZER WATER.VOLUMEFIGUREII.1.2-6FAULTEDSGSTEAMFLOWFIGUREII.l.2-7BREAKFLOWFIGUREII.1.2-8BREAKFLOWFLASHINGFRACTIONII.2GINNAEVENTAdetailedthermal-hydraulic analysisoftheGinnaeventisdescribed inreference 2.Theresultsofthatanalysisformthebasisforthecalculation ofthepotential environmental consequences.
ThegeneralsequenceofeventsduringtheGinnaaccident, TableII.2-1,wassimilartothedesignbasis10 7000.06000.05000.0S.G.VOLUf1E~i000.0I~~3000.0I2000.01000.00.0ClCDEDCDC)EDCDCDEVTINK(MIN)CDCDC7C)C)CDCDCDCDCD40IFIGUREII.1.2-1.FAULTEDSTEANGE)lERATOR HATERVOLU)1E.11


2300.02250.02000.01750.01500.0a.1250.01000.0CL750.00500.00300.00ClClClClAJClmTIN'E(MlN)CDClClCDClCDI@1CDCDCDClCOFIGUREII.1.2-2.REACTORCOOLAilTSYSTEhPRESSURE.
sampling of the steam generators for high radiation may be required for positive identification.
12 1200.01000.0800.00-600F00~<u0.00200.000.0C7CDCDCDAJCDClmTIHE(HIM>CDCDCDC7CDCDC)CDI/ICDCDCDFIGUREII.1.2-3.
However, in that case additional time would be available before water level increases out of narrow range.Once identified, the faulted steam generator is isolated from the intact steam generators to minimize activity releases and as a necessary step toward estab-lishing a pressure differential between the intact and faulted steam genera-tors.The Mai'n Steamline Isolation Valves (NSIV)provide this capability.
FAULTEDSTEAHGENERATOR PRESSURE.
In the event of a failure of the MISV for the faulted steam generator, the NSIV for the intact steam generator and the turbine stop valve ensure a redundant means of isolation.
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Auxiliary feedwater flow is terminated to the faulted unit in an attempt to control steam generator inventory.
The reactor coolant temperature is reduced to establish a minimum of 50 F subcooling margin at the ruptured steam generator pressure by dumping steam from the intact steam generator.
This assures that the primary system will remain subcooled following depressurization to the faulted steam generator pressure in subsequent steps.If the condenser is available, the normal steam dump system is used for this cooldown.Isolation of the faulted steam genera-tor ensures that pressure in that unit will not decrease significantly.
If the condenser is unavailable or if the MSIV for the faulted steam generator fails, the atmospheric relief valve on the intact steam generator provides an alternative means of cooling the reactor coolant system.The primary pressure is reduced to a value equal to the faulted steam genera-tor pressure using normal pressurizer spray.This action restores pressurizer level as safety injection flow in excess of break flow replaces condensed steam in the pressurizer, and momentarily stops primary-to-secondary leakage.If normal spray is not available, the pressurizer PORVs and auxiliary spray system provide redundant means of depressurizing the reactor coolant system.l Termination of safety injection flow is required to ensure that break flow is not reinitiated.
Previous operator actions are designed to establish suffi-cient indications of adequate primary coolant inventory and heat removal so that core cooling will not be compromised as a result of SI termination.
This sequence of recovery actions ensures early termination of primary-to-secondary leakage with or without offsite power available.
The time required to complete these actions are event specific since smaller breaks may be more difficult to detect.In these analyses, operator action times have been treated parametrically, ranging from 30 minutes to a maximum of 60 minutes to complete the key recovery sequence.II.1.2 Method of Analysis Mass and energy balance calculations were performed using LOFTRAN to determine primary-to-secondary mass leakage and the amount of steam vented from'each of the steam generators prior to terminating safety injection.
In estimating the mass releases during recovery, the following assumptions were made: A.Reactor trip occurs automatically as a result of low pressurizer pressure or overtemperature delta-T.Loss of offsite power occurs at reactor trip.B.Following the initiation of the safety injection signal, all safety injec-tion pumps are actuated.Flow from the normal charging pumps is not con-sidered since it is automatically terminated on a safety injection signal.C.The secondary side pressure is assumed to be controlled at the safety valve pressure following reactor trip.This is consistent with loss of offsite power.D.Auxiliary feedwater flow is assumed throttled to match steam flow in all steam generators to control steam generator level.Minimum auxiliary feedwater capacity is assumed.This results in increased steaming from the steam generators.
E.Individual operator actions are not explicitly modeled in the analyses presented.
However, it is assumed that the operator completes the recovery sequence on a restricted time scale.This time is treated para-metrically.
F.For cases where steam generator overfill occurs, water relief from the faulted steam generator to the atmosphere is assumed equal to any addi-tional primary-to-secondary leakage after overfill occurs.Steamline volume is not considered in calculating the time of steam generator over-f il 1.Prior to reactor trip steam is assumed to be released to the condenser from the faulted and intact steam generators.
Steam from all steam generators is dumped to the atmosphere after reactor trip since the condenser is unavailable as a result of station blackout.Extended steam release calculations, i.e.after break flow has been termina-ted, reflect expected operator actions as described in the Mestinghouse Owners Group's Emergency Response Guidelines
.Following isolation of the faulted steam generator, it is assumed that steam is dumped from the intact steam generator to reduce the RCS temperature to 50'F below no-load Tavg.From two to eight hours after tube failure, the RCS coolant temperature is reduced to Residual Heat Removal System (RHRS)operating conditions via addi-.tional steaming from the intact steam generator.
Further plant cooldown to cold shutdown, is completed with the RHRS.If steam generator overfill does not occur, the faulted steam generator is depressurized by releasing steam from that steam generator to the atmosphere.
An alternate cooldown method, such as backfill into the RCS, is considered if the faulted steam generator fills with water.In that case additional steaming occurs from the intact steam generator.
The extended steam and feedwater flows are determined from a mass and energy balance including decay heat, metal heat, energy from one operating reactor coolant pump, and sensible energy of the fluid in the RCS and steam generators.
The sequence of events for the design basis accident are presented in Table II.1.2-1.The primary-to-secondary car ryover and steam and feedwater flows associated with each of the steam generators are provided in Tables II.1.2-2 and II.1.2-3 for recovery times of 30 and 60 minutes, respectively.
Since individual operator actions were not modelled, the system response is the same for both cases.Mith 30 minute operator action to terminate break flow, TABLE II.1.2-1 DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS Event Manual (0)Time (Sec)Automatic (A)30 Min Recovery 60 Min Recovery Tube Failure Reactor Trip Condenser Lost SI Signal Feedwater Isolation AFW Initiation AFW Throttled to Faul.ted SG Isolation of Faulted SG Steam Dump RCS Depressurization SG Overfill SI Terminated Break Flow Terminated RHR Cooling 27 27 127 134 187 187 1800(1)lsoo(1).1800(1)1SOO<<)1800(1)28800 27 27 127 134 187 187 36oo(1)3600(1)3600(l)2S10 3600(1)3600(1)28800\(1)These events are not actually modeled but are assumed to occur within the time indicated.
TABLE II.1.2-2 MASS RELEASES DURING A DESIGN BASIS SGTR: 30 MINUTE RECOVERY Flow (ibm)0-TTRIP Time Period TTRIP-TTBRK TTBRK-2 2-TRHR Ruptured SG:-Condenser-Atmosphere
-Feedwater 27820 0.0 32605 0.0 32640 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21 480 21480 Intact SG:-Condenser-Atmosphere
-Feedwater 27380 0.0 37170 0.0 23050 13370 0.0 144650 206200 0.0 470000 487600 Break Flow 3325 100648 0.0 0.0 TTRIP=27.0 sec=Time of reactor trip TTBRK=1800, sec=Time to terminate break flow TRHR=28800 sec=Time to establish RHR cooling I TABLE II.1.2-3 MASS RELEASES DURING A DESIGN BASIS SGTR: 60 MINUTE RECOVERY Flow (ibm)Time Period 0-TTRIP TTRIP-TMSEP-TSGOF-TTBRK-2 2-TRHR TMSEP TSGOF TTBRK Ruptured SG:-Condenser 27820-Atmosphere 0.0-Feedwater 32605 0.0 33570 0.0 0.0 4830 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 431 71 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Intact SG:-Condenser 27380-Atmosphere 0.0-Feedwater 37170 0.0 23370 13700 0.0 1390 1390 0.0 0.0 0.0 390 67970 501100 380 129600 518700 Break Flow 3325 107742 48070 431 71 0.0 0.0 TTRIP=27.0 sec=Time TMSEP=1930 sec=Time TSGOF=2810 sec=Time TTBRK=3600 sec=Time of reactor trip to fill SG to moisture separators to fill SG (w/o steamline volume)to terminate break flow TRHR=28800 sec=Time to establish RHR cooling 9 liquid level in faulted steam generator remains below the bottom of the mois-ture separator, Figure II.1.2-1.Hence, for this case, partitioning between the vapor and liquid phases effectively reduces radiological releases for the duration of the accident.For delayed recovery, case 2, the moisture separa-tor begins to flood at 32 minutes.The faulted steam generator is completely filled by 47 minutes.During this time, liquid entrainment within the steam flow would increase so that the effectiveness of partitioning would be reduced.Beyond 47 minutes, i.e.steam generator overfill, water relief from the faulted steam generator is assumed equal to break flow.The following is a list of figures of pertinent time dependent parameters:
FIGURE II.1.2-1 FAULTED SG WATER VOLUME FIGURE II;1.2-2 REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE FIGURE II.1.2-3 FAULTED SG PRESSURE FIGURE II.1.2-4 REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM TEMPERATURE FIGURE II.1.2-5 PRESSURIZER WATER.VOLUME FIGURE II.1.2-6 FAULTED SG STEAM FLOW FIGURE I I.l.2-7 BREAK FLOW FIGURE II.1.2-8 BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION I I.2 GINNA EVENT A detailed thermal-hydraulic analysis of the Ginna event is described in reference 2.The results of that analysis form the basis for the calculation of the potential environmental consequences.
The general sequence of events during the Ginna accident, Table II.2-1, was similar to the design basis 10 7000.0 6000.0 5000.0 S.G.VOLUf1E~i000.0 I~~3000.0 I 2000.0 1000.0 0.0 Cl CD ED CD C)ED CD CD EV TINK (MIN)CD CD C7 C)C)CD CD CD CD CD 40 I FIGURE I I.1.2-1.FAULTED STEAN GE)lERATOR HATER VOLU)1E.11


700.00500.00F00.00Cl~300.00I~200.00100.000.0C)CDCDCDCDC4CDCDT1ME(M1H)CDCDCDCDCDCDCDlPICDCDCDcoFIGUREII.l.2-4.REACTORCOOLANTAVERAGETEi1PERATURE.
2300.0 2250.0 2000.0 1750.0 1500.0 a.1250.0 1000.0 CL 750.00 500.00 300.00 Cl Cl Cl Cl AJ Cl m TIN'E (MlN)CD Cl Cl CD Cl CD I@1 CD CD CD Cl CO FIGURE I I.1.2-2.REACTOR COOLAilT SYSTEh PRESSURE.12 1200.0 1000.0 800.00-600 F 00~<u0.00 200.00 0.0 C7 CD CD CD AJ CD Cl m TIHE (HIM>CD CD CD C7 CD CD C)CD I/I CD CD CD FIGURE II.1.2-3.FAULTED STEAH GENERATOR PRESSURE.13


800.00?00.00500.00auF00.00XF00.00100.000;0CICICICICICICIAJCImTlNE(MlN)CICIFIGUREII.1.2-5.
700.00 500.00 F00.00 Cl~300.00 I~200.00 100.00 0.0 C)CD CD CD CD C4 CD CD T1ME (M1H)CD CD CD CD CD CD CD lPI CD CD CD co FIGURE I I.l.2-4.REACTOR COOLANT AVERAGE TEi1PERATURE.
PRESSURIZER HATERVOLUtlE.15


0.20000.17500.1500OQ0.12500.1000CD0.0750CD0.05000.02500.0CICDCD8CDCDmTIME(HIM)CDCDCDCDlACDCDCDCOFIGUREII.1.2-6.
800.00?00.00 500.00 au F00.00 X F00.00 100.00 0;0 CI CI CI CI CI CI CI AJ CI m TlNE (M l N)CI CI FIGURE II.1.2-5.PRESSURIZER HATER VOLUtlE.15
FAULTEDSTEANGENERATOR STEANFLOW.16 150.00125.00100.00l5.000~50.00025.0000.0CDCDCDCDAJCDmTIME(MIN)CDCDCDCDCDIClCD0EDFIGUREII.l.2-7.PRIl1ARY-TQ-SECONDARY LEANGE.17


0.20000.17500.15000.1250I-0.10000.05000.0250'0.0CDCDCDCDflJCDmTIME(MIN)CDCDCDCDCDVlCDCDCD\FIGUREII.1-2-8.
0.2000 0.1750 0.1500 O Q 0.1250 0.1000 CD 0.0750 CD 0.0500 0.0250 0.0 CI CD CD 8 CD CD m TIME (HIM)CD CD CD CD lA CD CD CD CO FIGURE II.1.2-6.FAULTED STEAN GENERATOR STEAN FLOW.16 150.00 125.00 100.00 l5.000~50.000 25.000 0.0 CD CD CD CD AJ CD m TIME (MIN)CD CD CD CD CD ICl CD 0 ED FIGURE I I.l.2-7.PRIl1ARY-TQ-SECONDARY LEANGE.17
BREAKFLOllFLASHINGFRACTION.
18 Jt TABLEII.2-1GINNASE()UENCE OFEVENTSEventManual(0)Automatic (A)ActualTime(sec)SimulatedTubeFailureReactorTripCondenser Lost'ISignalFeedwater Isolation AFWInitiated AFWThrottled toFaultedSGIsolation ofFaultedSGSteamDumpRCSDepressurization SGOverfillSITerminated BreakFlowTerminated RHRCoolingAAA00000.000182450019019222041089077027004310108007758001824500198198..2394105305302700313043101080077580includessteamline volume19


eventdescribed insectionII.l.l.Breakflowinexcessofnormalcharging-flowdepletedreactorcoolantinventory andeventually resultedinreactortriponlowpressurizer pressure.
0.2000 0.1750 0.1500 0.1250 I-0.1000 0.0500 0.0250'0.0 CD CD CD CD flJ CD m TIME (MIN)CD CD CD CD CD Vl CD CD CD\FIGURE II.1-2-8.BREAK FLOll FLASHING FRACTION.18 J t TABLE II.2-1 GINNA SE()UENCE OF EVENTS Event Manual (0)Automatic (A)Actual Time (sec)Simul ated Tube Failure Reactor Trip Condenser Lost'I Signal Feedwater Isolation AFW Initiated AFW Throttled to Faulted SG Isolation of Faulted SG Steam Dump RCS Depressurization SG Overfill SI Terminated Break Flow Terminated RHR Cooling A A A 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 182 4500 190 192 220 410 890 770 2700 4310 10800 77580 0 182 4500 198 198..239 410 530 530 2700 3130 4310 10800 77580 includes steamline volume 19
Asafetyinjection signalfollowedsoonaftertrip.Normalfeedwater flowwasautomatically terminated onthesafetyinjection signalandauxiliary feedwater flowwasinitiated.
Thesteamdumpsystemoperatedtocontrolsteamgene-ratorpressurebelowthesafetyvalvesetpointandestablish no-loadreactorcoolanttemperature.
Auxiliary feedwater and'afety injection flowsabsorbeddecayheatandtemporarily stoppedsteamreleasesfromthesteamgenerators.
Emergency recoveryactionswerequicklyinitiated tomitigatetheconsequences oftheaccident.
Pre-tripsymptomsofthefaultedsteamgenerator, including steamflow/feed flowmismatchandsteamgenerator leveldeviation alarms,providedtentative indications ofthefaultedsteamgenerator whichwerecon-firmedsoonafterreactortripbyrapidlyincreasing steamgenerator levelandhighradiation indications.
Auxiliary feedwater flowwasreducedtothefaultedunitinanattempttocontrolinventory.
Isolation ofthefaultedsteamgenerator wascompleted within15minutesoftubefailurebyclosingtheassociated MSIV.Continued auxiliary feedwater flowtotheintactsteamgene-ratoreffectively reducedtheprimarysystemtemperature toestablish 50Fsubcooling margin.Normalspraywasunavailable sincereactorcoolantpumpsweremanuallytrippedsoonafterreactortripasdirectedbyemergency proce-dures.Consequently, onepressurizer PORVwasusedasanalternative meansofdepressurizing theprimarysystemtorestorepressurizer levelandreducebreakflow.Thiswascompleted within45minutes.Safetyinjection flowwassubsequently terminated after72minutes.Continued chargingflowandreini-tiationofsafetyinjection flowresultedinadditional primary-to-secondary leakageuntilapproximately 3hrsaftertubefailure.MassreleasesduringtheGinnaeventarepresented inTableII.2-2.LOFTRANresultsindicatethatthefaultedsteamgenerator andsteamline filledwithwaterafterapproximately 52minutes,FigureII.2-1.Beyondthistimewaterrelieffromthefaultedsteamgenerator wasassumedequaltoanyadditional primary-to-secondary leakage.Themeasuredprimaryandfaultedsteamgenera-torpressures andcalculated breakflowflashingfractionduringtheaccident20


TABLEII.2-2BESTESTIMATEMASSRELEASESDURINGGINNASGTREVENTFlow(ibm)TimePeriod0-TTRIPTTRIP-TMSEP-TSGOF*-22-TTBRKTTBRK-TMSEPTSGOF*TRHRFaultedSG:-Condenser 162100-Atmosphere 0-Feedwater 16340016900046800013044200105684,0~0IntactSG:-Condenser 160100-Atmosphere
event described in section II.l.l.Break flow in excess of normal charging-flow depleted reactor coolant inventory and eventually resulted in reactor trip on low pressurizer pressure.A safety injection signal followed soon after trip.Normal feedwater flow was automatically terminated on the safety injection signal and auxiliary feedwater flow was initiated.
.0-Feedwater 1717002880025200145000.02387052300089700054743530080978387983292BreakFlow103005433099170130442105684TTRIP=182.0sec=TimeofreactortripTMSEP=1335sec=TimetofillSGtomoistureseparator TSGOF=2192sec=TimetofillSGTSGOF*=3131sec=TimetofillSGandsteamline TTBRK=10200sec=Timetoterminate breakflowTRHR=77580sec=Timetoestablish RHRcooling21 7000.06000.0S.G.ANDSTEAr>LINE VOLUWE5000.0S.G.VOLUtlEF000.0I~)3000.0I2000.01000.00.0CDCDCDCDIAAJCDCDCDCDCDi/IPeaCDCDCDTlHE<HlN)CDCDV1AJCDCD"tAOOG)D~~AO(QFIGUREII.2-1.CALCULATED FAULTEDSTEAHGENERATOR MATERVOLUt1EDURINGTHEGINNAEVENT.22 2300.02250.02000.01750.01500.0C1250.0GGGG1000.0,0.GGG750.00500.00300.00CIEDCDItlAJC)EDIAClDOO~~If)Q(oTlME(MlN)FIGUREII22REACTORCOOLANTSYSTEi~'1 PRESSUREDURIHGTHEGIHHAEYEHT.23 1200.01000.0cc800.00~600.00~F00.00CL200.000.0ClClClClCllAAJClCDClClCDClCII/ITIME(MIN)ClCDCDClCDClIllAJCDClIClOOOO~~IOOFIGUREII.2-3.FAULTEDSTEAhGENERATOR PRESSUREDURINGTHEGINNAEVENT.  
The steam dump system operated to control steam gene-rator pressure below the safety valve setpoint and establish no-load reactor coolant temperature.
Auxiliary feedwater and'afety injection flows absorbed decay heat and temporarily stopped steam releases from the steam generators.
Emergency recovery actions were quickly initiated to mitigate the consequences of the accident.Pre-trip symptoms of the faulted steam generator, including steam flow/feed flow mismatch and steam generator level deviation alarms, provided tentative indications of the faulted steam generator which were con-firmed soon after reactor trip by rapidly increasing steam generator level and high radiation indications.
Auxiliary feedwater flow was reduced to the faulted unit in an attempt to control inventory.
Isolation of the faulted steam generator was completed wi thin 15 minutes of tube failure by closing the associated MSIV.Continued auxiliary feedwater flow to the intact steam gene-rator effectively reduced the primary system temperature to establish 50 F subcooling margin.Normal spray was unavailable since reactor coolant pumps were manually tripped soon after reactor trip as directed by emergency proce-dures.Consequently, one pressurizer PORV was used as an alternative means of depressurizing the primary system to restore pressurizer level and reduce break flow.This was completed within 45 minutes.Safety injection flow was subsequently terminated after 72 minutes.Continued charging flow and reini-tiation of safety injection flow resulted in additional primary-to-secondary leakage until approximately 3 hrs after tube failure.Mass releases during the Ginna event are presented in Table II.2-2.LOFTRAN results indicate that the faulted steam generator and steamline filled with water after approximately 52 minutes, Figure II.2-1.Beyond this time water relief from the faulted steam generator was assumed equal to any additional primary-to-secondary leakage.The measured primary and faulted steam genera-tor pressures and calculated break flow flashing fraction during the accident 20


0.20000i)50005000.025000CITENTtNttllFIGUREII.2-4.CALCULATED BREAKFLOliFLASHI(HG FRACTIONDURINGT)lEGIN(iAEVEiPT.25 arepresented inFiguresII.2-2thruII.2-4.Theseresultsshowthatapproxi-mately236,000ibmofmasswerereleasedafterthefaultedsteamgenerator andsteamline wascalculated tofillwithwater.Approximately 130,000ibmofthiswerereleasedinthefirst2hrs.Steamflowtocondenser wasterminated atapproximately 75minutes.Massreleaseswereterminated whentheRHRSwasplacedinserviceafter21.5hrs.\26
TABLE II.2-2 BEST ESTIMATE MASS RELEASES DURING GINNA SGTR EVENT Flow (ibm)Time Period 0-TTRIP TTRIP-TMSEP-TSGOF*-2 2-TTBRK TTBRK-TMSE P TSGOF*TRHR Faulted SG:-Condenser 162100-Atmosphere 0-Feedwater 163400 16900 0 46800 0 130442 0 0 105684 , 0~0 Intact SG:-Condenser 160100-Atmosphere
.0-Feedwater 171700 28800 25200 14500 0.0 23870 52300 0 89700 0 54743 53008 0 978387 983292 Break Flow 10300 54330 99170 130442 105684 TTRIP=182.0 sec=Time of reactor trip TMSEP=1335 sec=Time to fill SG to moisture separator TSGOF=2192 sec=Time to fill SG TSGOF*=3131 sec=Time to fill SG and steamline TTBRK=10200 sec=Time to terminate break flow TRHR=77580 sec=Time to establish RHR cooling 21 7000.0 6000.0 S.G.AND STEAr>LINE VOLUWE 5000.0 S.G.VOLUtlE F000.0 I~)3000.0 I 2000.0 1000.0 0.0 CD CD CD CD IA AJ CD CD CD CD CD i/I Pea CD CD CD TlHE<HlN)CD CD V1 AJ CD CD" tA O O G)D~~A O (Q FIGURE II.2-1.CALCULATED FAULTED STEAH GENERATOR MATER VOLUt1E DURING THE GINNA EVENT.22 2300.0 2250.0 2000.0 1750.0 1500.0 C 1250.0 G G G G 1000.0 , 0.G G G 750.00 500.00 300.00 CI ED CD Itl AJ C)ED IA Cl D O O~~If)Q (o Tl ME (Ml N)FIGURE I I 2 2 REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEi~'1 PRESSURE DURIHG THE GIHHA EYEHT.23 1200.0 1000.0 cc 800.00~600.00~F00.00 CL 200.00 0.0 Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl lA AJ Cl CD Cl Cl CD Cl CI I/I TIME (MIN)Cl CD CD Cl CD Cl Ill AJ CD Cl ICl O O OO~~IO OFIGURE II.2-3.FAULTED STEAh GENERATOR PRESSURE DURING THE GINNA EVENT.  


III.ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ANALYSISIntroduc.ti onFortheevaluation oftheradiological consequences ofasteamgenerator tuberupture,itisassumedthatthereactorhasbeenopertingwithasmallpercentofdefective fuelforsufficient timetoestablish equilibrium concentrations ofradionuclides inthereactorcoolant.Hence,radionuclides fromthe'rimarycoolantenterthesteamgenerator, viatherupturedtube,andarereleasedtotheatmosphere throughthesteamgenerator safetyorpoweroperatedreliefvalves.Theradioactivity releasedtotheenvironment, duetoaSGTR,dependsuponprimaryandsecondary coolantactivity, iodinespikingeffects,primarytosecondary breakflow,timedependent breakflowflashingfractions, timedependent scrubbing offlashedactivity, partitioning oftheactivityfromthenonflashedfractionofthebre'akflowbetweenthesteamgenerator liquidandsteamandthemassoffluiddischarged totheenvironment.
0.2000 0 i)50 0 0500 0.0250 0 0 CI TENT tNttll FIGURE II.2-4.CALCULATED BREAK FLOli FLASHI(HG FRACTION DURING T)lE GIN(iA EVEiPT.25 are presented in Figures II.2-2 thru II.2-4.These results show that approxi-mately 236,000 ibm of mass were released after the faulted steam generator and steamline was calculated to fill with water.Approximately 130,000 ibm of this were released in the first 2 hrs.Steam flow to condenser was terminated at approximately 75 minutes.Mass releases were terminated when the RHRS was placed in service after 21.5 hrs.\26
Alloftheseparameters wereconservatively evaluated foradesignbasistubefailure,i.e.doubleendedruptureofasingletube,asdescribed inSectionII.1.ThemassreleasesduringtheGinnaeventwerealsoestimated inSectionII.2.Theenvironmental consequences attheseeventswerecalculated andarediscussed inthefollowing sections.
III.lDESIGNBASESANALYTICAL ASSUMPTIONS Themajorassumptions andparameters usedintheanalysisareitemizedinTableII.l-landaresummarized below.27


SourceTermCalculations Theconcentrations ofnuclidesintheprimaryandsecondary system,priortotheaccidentaredetermined asfollows:a.Theiodineconcentrations inthereactorcoolantwillbebaseduponpreaccident andaccidentinitiated iodinespikes.i.Preaccident Spike-Areactortransient hasoccuredpriortotheSGTRandhasraisedtheprimarycoolantiodineconcentration to60pCi/gramofDoseEquivalent I-131.ii.AccidentInitiated Spike-Thereactortriporprimarysystemdepressurization associated withtheSGTRcreatesaniodinespikeintheprimarysystemwhichincreases theiodinereleaseratefromthefueltotheprimarycoolanttoavalue500timesgreaterthanthereleaseratecorresponding tothemaximumequilibrium primarysystemiodineconcentration oflpCi/gram ofDoseEquivalent (D.E.)I-131.Thedurationofthespikeisassumedtobe4hours.Iodineappearance ratesinthereactorcoolantarepresented inTableIII.1-2.Dosesarecalculated forbothcasesofspiking.b.Thenoblegasactivityinthereactorcoolantisbasedon1percentfueldefects,asprovidedinTableIII.1-3.Theassumption of1percentfueldefectsforthecalculation ofnoblegasactivity, isconservative, sincelpCi/gram D.E.I-131and1percentdefectscannotexistsimultaneously.
I I I.ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ANALYSIS In troduc.ti on For the evaluation of the radiological consequences of a steam generator tube rupture, it is assumed that the reactor has been operting with a small percent of defective fuel for sufficient time to establish equilibrium concentrations of radionuclides in the reactor coolant.Hence, radionuclides from the'rimary coolant enter the steam generator, via the ruptured tube, and are released to the atmosphere through the steam generator safety or power operated relief valves.The radioactivity released to the environment, due to a SGTR, depends upon primary and secondary coolant activity, iodine spiking effects, primary to secondary break flow, time dependent break flow flashing fractions, time dependent scrubbing of flashed activity, partitioning of the activity from the non flashed fraction of the bre'ak flow between the steam generator liquid and steam and the mass of fluid discharged to the environment.
Iodineactivitybasedon1percentdefectswouldbegreaterthantwicetheStandardTechnical Specification limit.c.Thesecondary coolantactivityisbasedontheO.E.of0.1pCi/gramofI-131.d.Iodineattherupturepointisassumedtoconsistof99.9percentelemental and0.1percentorganiciodine.28  
All of these parameters were conservatively evaluated for a design basis tube failure, i.e.double ended rupture of a single tube, as described in Section II.1.The mass releases during the Ginna event were also estimated in Section II.2.The environmental consequences at these events were calculated and are discussed in the following sections.I I I.l DESIGN BASES ANALYTICAL ASSUMPTIONS The major assumptions and parameters used in the analysis are itemized in Table I I.l-l and are summarized below.27
'IDoseCalculations Thefollowing assumptions andparameters areusedtocalculate theactivityreleasedandtheoffsitedosesfollowing aSGTR.a.Themassofreactorcoolantdischarged intothesecondary systemthroughtheruptureandthemassofsteamand/orwaterreleasedfromtheintactandfaultedsteamgenerators, totheenvironment ispresented inTablesII.1.2-2and3.b.Thetimedependent fractionofrupture'flow thatflashestosteamandisimmediately releasedtotheenvironment isshowninFigureIII-l-l.c.Thetimedependent elemental iodineattenuation factorforretention ofatomizedprimarydropletsbythemoistureseparators anddryersandforscrubbing ofsteambubblesastheyrisefromtheleaksitetothewatersurfaceispresented inFigureIII.1-2.Retention bymoistureseparators andscrubbing areeffectedbydifferential pressure(aP)acrosstherupturedtubeandwaterlevel.,Specifically forthefirst4minutesdPisassumedtobe.high(>1000psi)andwaterlevellow(justabovetopoftubebundle).Forthisperiod,neitherretention norscrubbing isassumedandtheoverallfactoris1.0.Fortimesgreaterthan4minutes,theaPdecreases toapproximately 300psiandremainsconstant.
 
fortimesgreaterthan4butlessthan32minutes,retention bytheseparators isconstantandatamaximum.At32minutestheseparators begintofloodandat47minutesthegenerator isfilled.Retention bytheseparators decreases fromthemaximumat32minutestozeroat47minutes.Scrubbing increases withrisingwaterlevel.d-The1gpmprimarytosecondary leakisassumedtobesplitevenlybetweenthesteamgenerators.
Source Term Calculations The concentrations of nuclides in the primary and secondary system, prior to the accident are determined as follows: a.The iodine concentrations in the reactor coolant will be based upon preaccident and accident initiated iodine spikes.i.Preaccident Spike-A reactor transient has occured prior to the SGTR and has raised the primary coolant iodine concentration to 60 pCi/gram of Dose Equivalent I-131.ii.Accident Initiated Spike-The reactor trip or primary system depressurization associated with the SGTR creates an iodine spike in the primary system which increases the iodine release rate from the fuel to the primary coolant to a value 500 times greater than the release rate corresponding to the maximum equilibrium primary system iodine concentration of lpCi/gram of Dose Equivalent (D.E.)I-131.The duration of the spike is assumed to be 4 hours.Iodine appearance rates in the reactor coolant are presented in Table III.1-2.Doses are calculated for both cases of spiking.b.The noble gas activity in the reactor coolant is based on 1 percent fuel defects, as provided in Table III.1-3.The assumption of 1 percent fuel defects for the calculation of noble gas activity, is conservative, since lpCi/gram D.E.I-131 and 1 percent defects cannot exist simultaneously.
Iodine activity based on 1 percent defects would be greater than twice the Standard Technical Specification limit.c.The secondary coolant activity is based on the O.E.of 0.1 pCi/gram of I-131.d.Iodine at the rupture point is assumed to consist of 99.9 percent elemental and 0.1 percent organic iodine.28  
'I Dose Calculations The following assumptions and parameters are used to calculate the activity released and the offsite doses following a SGTR.a.The mass of reactor coolant discharged into the secondary system through the rupture and the mass of steam and/or water released from the intact and faulted steam generators, to the environment is presented in Tables II.1.2-2 and 3.b.The time dependent fraction of rupture'flow that flashes to steam and is immediately released to the environment is shown in Figure III-l-l.c.The time dependent elemental iodine attenuation factor for retention of atomized primary droplets by the moisture separators and dryers and for scrubbing of steam bubbles as they rise from the leak site to the water surface is presented in Figure III.1-2.Retention by moisture separators and scrubbing are effected by differential pressure (aP)across the ruptured tube and water level., Specifically for the first 4 minutes dP is assumed to be.high (>1000 psi)and water level low (just above top of tube bundle).For this period, neither retention nor scrubbing is assumed and the overall factor is 1.0.For times greater than 4 minutes, the aP decreases to approximately 300 psi and remains constant.for times greater than 4 but less than 32 minutes, retention by the separators is constant and at a maximum.At 32 minutes the separators begin to flood and at 47 minutes the generator is filled.Retention by the separators decreases from the maximum at 32 minutes to zero at 47 minutes.Scrubbing increases with rising water level.d-The 1 gpm primary to secondary leak is assumed to be split evenly between the steam generators.
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e.Allnoblegasactivityin.thereactorcoolantwhichistransported tothesecondary systemviathetuberuptureandtheprimary-to-secondary leakageisassumedtobeimmediately releasedtotheenvironment.
e.All noble gas activity in.the reactor coolant which is transported to the secondary system via the tube rupture and the primary-to-secondary leakage is assumed to be immediately released to the environment.
f.CaseIassumes30minuteoperatoractiontoteminatebreakflow.TheliquidlevelinthefaultedSGremainsbelowthemoistureseparator.
f.Case I assumes 30 minute operator action to teminate break flow.The liquid level in the faulted SG remains below the moisture separator.
Case2assumes60minuteoperatoraction.Themoistureseparator beginstofloodat32minutesandthegenerator isfilledat47minutes.g.Theelemental iodinepartition factorbetweentheliquidandsteamoftheintactSGisassumedtobe100.Thetimedependent partition factorforthefaultedSGispresented inFigureIII.1-3.h.Offsitepowerislostfollowing reactortrip.i..Eighthoursafter.theaccident, theRHRsystemisassumedtobeinopera'tion
Case 2 assumes 60 minute operator action.The moisture separator begins to flood at 32 minutes and the generator is filled at 47 minutes.g.The elemental iodine partition factor between the liquid and steam of the intact SG is assumed to be 100.The time dependent partition factor for the faulted SG is presented in Figure III.1-3.h.Offsite power is lost following reactor trip.i..Eight hours after.the accident, the RHR system is assumed to be in opera'tion
'tocooldowntheplant.Thus,noadditional steamreleaseisassumed.j.Neitherradioactive decay,duringreleaseandtransport, norground~~~~~~~~deposition ofactivitywasconsidered.
'to cool down the plant.Thus, no additional steam release is assumed.j.Neither radioactive decay, during release and transport, nor ground~~~~~~~~deposition of activity was considered.
k.Short-term atmospheric dispersion factors(x/g's)foraccidentanalysisandbreathing ratesareprovidedinTableIII.1-4.1.Decayconstants, averagebetaandgammaenergiesandthyroiddoseconversion factorsarepresented inTableIII.1-5.30  
k.Short-term atmospheric dispersion factors (x/g's)for accident analysis and breathing rates are provided in Table III.1-4.1.Decay constants, average beta and gamma energies and thyroid dose conversion factors are presented in Table III.1-5.30  
 
OFFSITE THYROID DOSE CALCULATION MODEL Offsite thyroid doses are calculated using the equation where Th (IAR)integrated activity of isotope i released*during the time interval j in Ci and breathing r ate during time interval j in meter/second offsite atmospheric dispersion factor during time interval j in second/meter (DCF).thyroid dose conversion factor via inhalation for isotope i in rem/Ci thyroid dose via inhalation in rems OFFSITE TOTAL-BODY DOSE CALCULATIONAL MODEL Assuming a semi-infinite cloud of beta and gamma emitters, offsite total-body doses are calculated using the equation: DTB 0 25Z 5;g (IAR);.(XID).i j 31 where Integrated activity of isotope i released*during the j time interval in Ci and offsite atmospheric dispersion factor during time interval j in second/meter E-conservatively assumed to be the sum of the beta and gamma energy for the i isotope in mev/di s.'TB total-body dose in rems*No credit is taken for cloud depletion by ground deposition.
and radioactive decay during transport to the exclusion area boundary or to the outer boundary of the low-.population zone.Resul ts Thyroid and Total-Body doses at the Site Boundary and Low Population Zone are presented in Table III.1-6.All doses are within the guidelines of 10CFR100.32 I
TABLE III.1-1 PARAMETERS USED IN EVALUATING THE RADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF A STEAN GENERATOR TUBE RUPTURE (SGTR)Source Data a.Core power level, MWt b.Steam generator tube leakage, gpm c.Reac tor-cool ant iodine activi ty: 1520 1 1..Accident Initiated Spike Initial activity equal to the dose equivalent of 1.0 pCi/gm of I-131 with an assumed iodine spike that increases the rate of iodine release into the reactor coolant by a factor of 500.See Tables III.1-2 and 3.2.Pre-Accident Spike An assumed pre-accident iodine spike, which has resulted in the dose equivalent of 60 pCi/gm of I-131 in the reactor coolant.d.Reactor coolant noble gas activity, both cases Based on 1-percent failed I fuel as provided in Table II I.1-3.33 TABLE III.1-1[Sheet 2)e.Secondary system ini tial activi ty Dose equivalent of O.l pCi/gm of I-131 f.Reactor coolant mass, grams g.Steam generator mass (each), grams 1.27 x 10 3.39 x 10 h.Offsite power Lost i.Primary-to-secondary
!1 eakage duration j.Species of iodine 99.9 percent elemental 0.1 percent organic Case 1-30 min Case 2-60 min I I.Atmospheric Dispersion Factors III.Activig Release Data See Table III.1-4 a.Faul ted steam generator 1.Reac tor cool ant discharged to steam generator, lbs.See Table III.1.2-2 or 3 2.Fl ashed reac tor coolant, frac tion See Figure III.1-1 3.Iodine attenuation factor for flashed fraction of reac tor cool ant See Figure III.1-2 I 34 TABLE III.1-1 (Sheet 3)4.Total steam release, lbs See Table III.1.2-2 or 3 5.Iodine parti ti on f ac tor for the nonf lashed f rac tion of reac tor coolant that mixes with the initial iodine activity in the steam genera tor See Figure III.1-3 t 6.Location of tube rupture Top of Bundle b.Intac t steam generator 1.Primary-to-secondary 1 ca/age, 1bs/hr 180 2.Fl ashed reac tor.coolant, frac tion 3.Total steam release, lbs See Table III.1.2-2 or 3 4.Iodine partition factor 100 5.Isolation time, hrs 35 TABLE I I I.1-2 IODINE APPEARANCE RATES IN THE REACTOR COOLANT{CURIES/SECOND)
FOR A DESIGN BASIS SGTR I-131 I-132 I-133 I-134 I-135 Equi librium Appearance Rates due to Technical Specification Fuel defects 1.88 x 10 4.44 x 10 3.48 x 10 6.14 x 10 4.68 x 10 Appearance Rates due to an Iodine Spike-500X equi librium rates 0.94 2.22 1.74 3.07 2.34 TABLE I II.1-3.REACTOR COOLANT IODINE AND NOBLE GAS ACTIVITY Nucl ide*Iodine Activity based on 1 pCi/gram of Dose Equiv.I-131 I-131 I-132 I-133 I-134 I-135 0.785 pCi/gram 0.344 1.01 0.204 0.787 Noble Gas Activity Based on 1 percent Fuel Defects Xe-131m Xe-133m Xe-133 Xe-135m Xe-135 Xe-138 Kr-85m Kr-85 Kr-87 Kr-88 1.8 pCi/gram 15 240 0.41 7.98 0.454 2.04 6.9 1.18 3.58*Secondary coolant iodine activity is based on 0.1 pCi/gram of Dose Equivalent I-131 and is therefore 10 percent of these values.37 TABLE I I I.1-4'HORT-TERN ATt10SPHERIC DISPERSION FACTORS AND BREATHING RATES FOR ACCIDENT ANALYSIS Time Site Boundary~j (hours)x/g(Sec/m)Low Population
~j Zone x/g(Sec/m)3 Breathing~j Rate (m/Sec)0-2 0-8 48x104 3x10~3.47 x 10 4 3.47 x 10 38 TASLE I II.1-5 ISOTOPIC DATA Decay Constant~Isoto e (UHr)E Y (Mev/dis)E~(Mev/di s)DCF~8j (R/ci)I-131 I-132 I-133 I-134 I-135 0.00359 0.301 0.033 0.800 0.103 1.49(6)1.43(4)2.69(5)3.73(3)5.60(4)Xe-131m Xe-133m 0.00245 0.0128 0.0029 0.020 0.165 0.212 Xe-133 0.00548 0.03 0.153 Xe-135m XG-135 Xe-138 2.67 0.0753 2.45 0.43 0.25 1.2 0.099 0.32 0.66 Kr-85m Kr-85 Kr-87 Kr-88 0.158 0.00000735 0.547 0.248 0.16 0.0023 0.793 , 2.21 0.25 0.251 1.33 0.25 39


OFFSITETHYROIDDOSECALCULATION MODELOffsitethyroiddosesarecalculated usingtheequationwhereTh(IAR)integrated activityofisotopeireleased*
TABLE 111.1-6 RESULTS OF DESIGN BASIS ANALYSIS Doses (Rem)Case 1 Case 2 1.Accident Initiated Iodine Spike Site boundary 0-2 hr.)Thyroid To ta 1-body 2.9 0.31 91.5 0.5 Lo w Population Zone (0-8 hr)Thyroid To ta1-body 0.19 0.02 5.7 0.03 2.Pre-Accident Iodine S ike Site boundary (0-2 hr)Thyroid To ta 1-body 22.3 0.31 273 0.5 Low Population Zone (0-8 hr)Thyroid To ta1-body 1.4 0.02 17.1 0.03 40 F IGUR E: I II.1-1 O.)000 0.0800 0.0600 O I-'K 4.0.0400 ID.O.ozoo TIME INTERVAL I MINUTES)0 IS)5-3D 30-50 5D-60)60 FRACTION 0.055 0.020'0.0 I 0.003 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ifl TIME (MIN)BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION
duringthetimeintervaljinCiandbreathing rateduringtimeintervaljinmeter/secondoffsiteatmospheric dispersion factorduringtimeintervaljinsecond/meter (DCF).thyroiddoseconversion factorviainhalation forisotopeiinrem/Cithyroiddoseviainhalation inremsOFFSITETOTAL-BODY DOSECALCULATIONAL MODELAssumingasemi-infinite cloudofbetaandgammaemitters, offsitetotal-body dosesarecalculated usingtheequation:
DTB025Z5;g(IAR);.(XID).ij31 whereIntegrated activityofisotopeireleased*
duringthejtimeintervalinCiandoffsiteatmospheric dispersion factorduringtimeintervaljinsecond/meter E-conservatively assumedtobethesumofthebetaandgammaenergyfortheiisotopeinmev/dis.'TBtotal-body doseinrems*Nocreditistakenforclouddepletion bygrounddeposition.
andradioactive decayduringtransport totheexclusion areaboundaryortotheouterboundaryofthelow-.population zone.ResultsThyroidandTotal-Body dosesattheSiteBoundaryandLowPopulation Zonearepresented inTableIII.1-6.Alldosesarewithintheguidelines of10CFR100.
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TABLEIII.1-1PARAMETERS USEDINEVALUATING THERADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OFASTEANGENERATOR TUBERUPTURE(SGTR)SourceDataa.Corepowerlevel,MWtb.Steamgenerator tubeleakage,gpmc.Reactor-coolantiodineactivity:152011..Accident Initiated SpikeInitialactivityequaltothedoseequivalent of1.0pCi/gmofI-131withanassumediodinespikethatincreases therateofiodinereleaseintothereactorcoolantbyafactorof500.SeeTablesIII.1-2and3.2.Pre-Accident SpikeAnassumedpre-accident iodinespike,whichhasresultedinthedoseequivalent of60pCi/gmofI-131inthereactorcoolant.d.Reactorcoolantnoblegasactivity, bothcasesBasedon1-percent failedIfuelasprovidedinTableIII.1-3.33 TABLEIII.1-1[Sheet2)e.Secondary systeminitialactivityDoseequivalent ofO.lpCi/gmofI-131f.Reactorcoolantmass,gramsg.Steamgenerator mass(each),grams1.27x103.39x10h.OffsitepowerLosti.Primary-to-secondary
!1eakagedurationj.Speciesofiodine99.9percentelemental 0.1percentorganicCase1-30minCase2-60minII.Atmospheric Dispersion FactorsIII.ActivigReleaseDataSeeTableIII.1-4a.Faultedsteamgenerator 1.Reactorcoolantdischarged tosteamgenerator, lbs.SeeTableIII.1.2-2 or32.Flashedreactorcoolant,fractionSeeFigureIII.1-13.Iodineattenuation factorforflashedfractionofreactorcoolantSeeFigureIII.1-2I34 TABLEIII.1-1(Sheet3)4.Totalsteamrelease,lbsSeeTableIII.1.2-2 or35.IodinepartitionfactorforthenonflashedfractionofreactorcoolantthatmixeswiththeinitialiodineactivityinthesteamgeneratorSeeFigureIII.1-3t6.LocationoftuberuptureTopofBundleb.Intactsteamgenerator 1.Primary-to-secondary 1ca/age,1bs/hr1802.Flashedreactor.coolant,fraction3.Totalsteamrelease,lbsSeeTableIII.1.2-2 or34.Iodinepartition factor1005.Isolation time,hrs35 TABLEIII.1-2IODINEAPPEARANCE RATESINTHEREACTORCOOLANT{CURIES/SECOND)
FORADESIGNBASISSGTRI-131I-132I-133I-134I-135EquilibriumAppearance RatesduetoTechnical Specification Fueldefects1.88x104.44x103.48x106.14x104.68x10Appearance RatesduetoanIodineSpike-500X equilibriumrates0.942.221.743.072.34 TABLEIII.1-3.REACTORCOOLANTIODINEANDNOBLEGASACTIVITYNuclide*IodineActivitybasedon1pCi/gramofDoseEquiv.I-131I-131I-132I-133I-134I-1350.785pCi/gram0.3441.010.2040.787NobleGasActivityBasedon1percentFuelDefectsXe-131mXe-133mXe-133Xe-135mXe-135Xe-138Kr-85mKr-85Kr-87Kr-881.8pCi/gram152400.417.980.4542.046.91.183.58*Secondary coolantiodineactivityisbasedon0.1pCi/gramofDoseEquivalent I-131andistherefore 10percentofthesevalues.37 TABLEIII.1-4'HORT-TERN ATt10SPHERIC DISPERSION FACTORSANDBREATHING RATESFORACCIDENTANALYSISTimeSiteBoundary~j(hours)x/g(Sec/m
)LowPopulation
~jZonex/g(Sec/m
)3Breathing
~jRate(m/Sec)0-20-848x1043x10~3.47x1043.47x1038 TASLEIII.1-5ISOTOPICDATADecayConstant~Isotoe(UHr)EY(Mev/dis)
E~(Mev/dis)DCF~8j(R/ci)I-131I-132I-133I-134I-1350.003590.3010.0330.8000.1031.49(6)1.43(4)2.69(5)3.73(3)5.60(4)Xe-131mXe-133m0.002450.01280.00290.0200.1650.212Xe-1330.005480.030.153Xe-135mXG-135Xe-1382.670.07532.450.430.251.20.0990.320.66Kr-85mKr-85Kr-87Kr-880.1580.00000735 0.5470.2480.160.00230.793,2.210.250.2511.330.2539


TABLE111.1-6RESULTSOFDESIGNBASISANALYSISDoses(Rem)Case1Case21.AccidentInitiated IodineSpikeSiteboundary0-2hr.)ThyroidTota1-body2.90.3191.50.5LowPopulation Zone(0-8hr)ThyroidTota1-body0.190.025.70.032.Pre-Accident IodineSikeSiteboundary(0-2hr)ThyroidTota1-body22.30.312730.5LowPopulation Zone(0-8hr)ThyroidTota1-body1.40.0217.10.0340 FIGURE:III.1-1O.)0000.08000.0600OI-'K4.0.0400ID.O.ozooTIMEINTERVALIMINUTES)0IS)5-3D30-505D-60)60FRACTION0.0550.020'0.0I0.0030.00.000000000000000P)00000000IA00000000000IflTIME(MIN)BREAKFLOWFLASHINGFRACTION
FIGURE:l~1>2 ZO 30 AO 50 60 TIME t MINUTES)ATTENUATION FACTOR FOR FLASHEO REACTOR COOLANT 42 l00 50 O 40 a 30 0 20 l0 NORMAL LEVEL 30 47 TO BOTTOM S.G.OF MOISTURE FILLED SEP.TIME (MINUTES)FAULTED S.G.PARTITION FACTOR FOR NON FLASHED REACTOR COOLANT 43


FIGURE:l~
III.2 Best Estimate Analytical Assumptions The major assumptions and parameters used in the analysis are itemized in faole III.2-1 and are summarized below.Source Term Calculations)he concentrations of nuclides in the primary and secondary system, prior to the accident are determined as follows: a.The iodine concentrations in the reactor coolant will be based upon preaccident and accident initiated iodine spikes.L~i.Preaccident Spike-A reactor transient has occurred prior to the SGTR and has raised the primary coolant iodine concentration to 8 pCi/gram of Dose Equivalent I-131.(The basis for the spiking factors is presented in Ref.9.)ii.Accident Initiated Spike-The reactor trip or primary system depressurization associated with the SGTR creates an iodine spike in the primary system which increases the iodine release rate from the tuel to the primary coolant to a value 30L~times greater than the release rate corresponding to the maximum equilibrium primary system iodine.concentration of lpCi/gram of Dose Equivalent (O.E.)1-13l.The duration of tne spike is assumed to be 4 hours.Iodine appearance rates in the reactor coolant are presented in Table 2.Doses are calculated for both cases of spiking.b.The noble gas activity in the reactor coolant is based on 1-percent fuel defects, as provided in Table 3 of Part III.l.c.Tne secondary coolant activity is based on the O.E.of O.lu Ci/gram of I-131.d.Iodine at the rupture point is assumed to consist of 100 percent elemental iodine.
1>2ZO30AO5060TIMEtMINUTES)ATTENUATION FACTORFORFLASHEOREACTORCOOLANT42 l0050O40a30020l0NORMALLEVEL3047TOBOTTOMS.G.OFMOISTUREFILLEDSEP.TIME(MINUTES)
The assumption of 1-percent fuel defects for the calculation of noble gas activity is conservative since lgCi/gram D.E.I-131 and I percent defects cannot exist simultaneously.
FAULTEDS.G.PARTITION FACTORFORNONFLASHEDREACTORCOOLANT43
Iodine activity based on I percent defects would be greater than twice the Technical Specification limit.Dose Calculations The following assumptions and parameters are used to calculate the activity released and the offsite doses following a SGTR.a.The mass of reactor coolant discharged into the secondary system through the rupture and the mass of steam and/or water released from the intact and faulted steam generators, to the environment is presented in Table III.2-2.b.The time dependent fraction of rupture flow that flashes to steam and is immediately released to the environment is shown in Figure III.2-1.c.The time dependent elemental iodine attenuation factor for retention of atomized primary droplets by the moisture separators and dryers and for scrubbing of steam bubbles as they rise from the leak site to the water surface is presented in Figure III.2-2.Retention by moisture separators and scrubbung are effected by differential pressure (aP)across the ruptured tube and water level.Specifically for the first 5 minutes sP is assumed to be high (550 psi)and water level low (top of tube bundle).For this period, retention and scrubbing are assumed and the overall factor is 1.45.For times greater than 5 minutes the aP decreases to approximately 450 psi and is assumed constant for the duration of the flashing period.for times greater than 5 but less than 22 minutes, retention by the separators is assumed constant and at a maximum.At 22 minutes the separators begin to flood and at 52 minutes the generator and steam line are filled.Retention by the separators decreases from the maximum at 5 minutes to.zero at 36 minutes.Scruobing increases with rising water level..  


III.2BestEstimateAnalytical Assumptions Themajorassumptions andparameters usedintheanalysisareitemizedinfaoleIII.2-1andaresummarized below.SourceTermCalculations
d.The I gpm primary to secondary leak is assumed to be split evenly between the steam generators.
)heconcentrations ofnuclidesintheprimaryandsecondary system,priortotheaccidentaredetermined asfollows:a.Theiodineconcentrations inthereactorcoolantwillbebaseduponpreaccident andaccidentinitiated iodinespikes.L~i.Preaccident Spike-Areactortransient hasoccurredpriortotheSGTRandhasraisedtheprimarycoolantiodineconcentration to8pCi/gramofDoseEquivalent I-131.(Thebasisforthespikingfactorsispresented inRef.9.)ii.AccidentInitiated Spike-Thereactortriporprimarysystemdepressurization associated withtheSGTRcreatesaniodinespikeintheprimarysystemwhichincreases theiodinereleaseratefromthetueltotheprimarycoolanttoavalue30L~timesgreaterthanthereleaseratecorresponding tothemaximumequilibrium primarysystemiodine.concentration oflpCi/gram ofDoseEquivalent (O.E.)1-13l.Thedurationoftnespikeisassumedtobe4hours.Iodineappearance ratesinthereactorcoolantarepresented inTable2.Dosesarecalculated forbothcasesofspiking.b.Thenoblegasactivityinthereactorcoolantisbasedon1-percent fueldefects,asprovidedinTable3ofPartIII.l.c.Tnesecondary coolantactivityisbasedontheO.E.ofO.luCi/gramofI-131.d.Iodineattherupturepointisassumedtoconsistof100percentelemental iodine.
e.All noble gas activity in the reactor coolant which is" transported to the secondary system via the tube rupture and the primary-to-secondary leakage is assumed to be immediately released to the environment.
Theassumption of1-percent fueldefectsforthecalculation ofnoblegasactivityisconservative sincelgCi/gram D.E.I-131andIpercentdefectscannotexistsimultaneously.
f.The moisture separator begins to flood at 22 minutes and the generator and steam line are filled at 52 minutes.g.The elemental iodine partition factor between the liquid and steam of the intact SG is assumed to be 5000.The time dependent partition factor for the faulted SG is presented in Figure III.2-3.h.Off si te power i s available.
IodineactivitybasedonIpercentdefectswouldbegreaterthantwicetheTechnical Specification limit.DoseCalculations Thefollowing assumptions andparameters areusedtocalculate theactivityreleasedandtheoffsitedosesfollowing aSGTR.a.Themassofreactorcoolantdischarged intothesecondary systemthroughtheruptureandthemassofsteamand/orwaterreleasedfromtheintactandfaultedsteamgenerators, totheenvironment ispresented inTableIII.2-2.b.Thetimedependent fractionofruptureflowthatflashestosteamandisimmediately releasedtotheenvironment isshowninFigureIII.2-1.c.Thetimedependent elemental iodineattenuation factorforretention ofatomizedprimarydropletsbythemoistureseparators anddryersandforscrubbing ofsteambubblesastheyrisefromtheleaksitetothewatersurfaceispresented inFigureIII.2-2.Retention bymoistureseparators andscrubbung areeffectedbydifferential pressure(aP)acrosstherupturedtubeandwaterlevel.Specifically forthefirst5minutessPisassumedtobehigh(550psi)andwaterlevellow(topoftubebundle).Forthisperiod,retention andscrubbing areassumedandtheoverallfactoris1.45.Fortimesgreaterthan5minutestheaPdecreases toapproximately 450psiandisassumedconstantforthedurationoftheflashingperiod.fortimesgreaterthan5butlessthan22minutes,retention bytheseparators isassumedconstantandatamaximum.At22minutestheseparators begintofloodandat52minutesthegenerator andsteamlinearefilled.Retention bytheseparators decreases fromthemaximumat5minutesto.zeroat36minutes.Scruobing increases withrisingwaterlevel..  
i.21.5 hours after the accident, the RHR system is assumed to be in opera-tion to cool down the plant.Thus, no additional steam release is assumed.~~~~~~j.Neither radioactive decay, during release and transport, nor ground deposition of activity was considered.
k.Short-term atmospheric dispersion factors (X/g's)for accident analysis and breathing rates are provided in Table III.2-3.l.Decay constants, average beta and gamma energies and thyroid dose conver-sion factors are presented in Table 5 of Part III.1.Offsite Thyroid and Total-8ody Dose Calculational Models See Part III.1 Results Thyroid and total-body doses at the site boundary and low population zone are presented in Table III.2-4.All doses are within the guidelines of 10CFR100.46


d.TheIgpmprimarytosecondary leakisassumedtobesplitevenlybetweenthesteamgenerators.
TABLE I I I.2-1 PARAMETERS USED IN THE BEST ESTIMATE EVALUATION THE RADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE GINNA EVENT I.Source Data a.Core power 1 evel, MNt b.Steam generator tube 1 eakage, gpm c.Reactor coolant iodine activi ty: 1520 1 1.Accident Initiated Spike Initial activity equal to the dose equivalent of 1.0 pCi/gm of I-131 with an assumed iodine spike that increases the rate of iodine release into the reactor coolant by a factor of 30.See Tables III.2-2, III.1-3.2.Pre-Acc iden t Spike An assumed pre-accident iodine spike, which has resul ted in the dose equivalent of 8 pCi/gm of I-131 in the reactor coolant.d.Reactor coolant noble gas activiBased on 1-percent failed fuel As provided in Table III.1-3 of Section III.1 e.Secondary system ini tial activi ty f.Reactor coolant mass, grams g.Steam generator mass (each)grams h.Offsite power Dose equivalent of 0.1 pCi/gm of I-131.1.27 x 108 3.39 x 10 Available 47 TABLE I II.2-1 (Continued)
e.Allnoblegasactivityinthereactorcoolantwhichis"transported tothesecondary systemviathetuberuptureandtheprimary-to-secondary leakageisassumedtobeimmediately releasedtotheenvironment.
Primary-to-secondary leakage dura ti on j.Species of iodine 185 min 100 percent elemental II.Atmospheric Dispersion Factors See Table III.2-3 III.Activity Release Data a.Faul ted steam generator 1.Reactor coolant dis-charged to steam generator, lbs.See Table II.2-2 2.Flashed reactor coolant, frac tion 3.Iodine attenuation factor for flashed fraction of reac tor cool ant 4.Steam and water releases, lbs 5.Iodine partition factor for the nonf lashed fraction of reactor coolant that mixes with the initial iodine activig in the steam generator 6.Location of tube rupture See Figure III.2-1 See Figure I II.2-2 See Table II.2-2 See Figure III.2-3 4 inches above tube sheet b.Intac t steam generator 1.Primary-to-secondary leakage, lbs/hr 180
f.Themoistureseparator beginstofloodat22minutesandthegenerator andsteamlinearefilledat52minutes.g.Theelemental iodinepartition factorbetweentheliquidandsteamoftheintactSGisassumedtobe5000.Thetimedependent partition factorforthefaultedSGispresented inFigureIII.2-3.h.Offsitepowerisavailable.
i.21.5hoursaftertheaccident, theRHRsystemisassumedtobeinopera-tiontocooldowntheplant.Thus,noadditional steamreleaseisassumed.~~~~~~j.Neitherradioactive decay,duringreleaseandtransport, norgrounddeposition ofactivitywasconsidered.
k.Short-term atmospheric dispersion factors(X/g's)foraccidentanalysisandbreathing ratesareprovidedinTableIII.2-3.l.Decayconstants, averagebetaandgammaenergiesandthyroiddoseconver-sionfactorsarepresented inTable5ofPartIII.1.OffsiteThyroidandTotal-8ody DoseCalculational ModelsSeePartIII.1ResultsThyroidandtotal-body dosesatthesiteboundaryandlowpopulation zonearepresented inTableIII.2-4.Alldosesarewithintheguidelines of10CFR100.
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TABLEIII.2-1PARAMETERS USEDINTHEBESTESTIMATEEVALUATION THERADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OFTHEGINNAEVENTI.SourceDataa.Corepower1evel,MNtb.Steamgenerator tube1eakage,gpmc.Reactorcoolantiodineactivity:152011.AccidentInitiated SpikeInitialactivityequaltothedoseequivalent of1.0pCi/gmofI-131withanassumediodinespikethatincreases therateofiodinereleaseintothereactorcoolantbyafactorof30.SeeTablesIII.2-2,III.1-3.2.Pre-AccidentSpikeAnassumedpre-accident iodinespike,whichhasresultedinthedoseequivalent of8pCi/gmofI-131inthereactorcoolant.d.ReactorcoolantnoblegasactiviBasedon1-percent failedfuelAsprovidedinTableIII.1-3ofSectionIII.1e.Secondary systeminitialactivityf.Reactorcoolantmass,gramsg.Steamgenerator mass(each)gramsh.OffsitepowerDoseequivalent of0.1pCi/gmofI-131.1.27x1083.39x10Available 47 TABLEIII.2-1(Continued)
TABLE I II.2-1 (Continued) 2.Fl ashed reac tor cool an t 3.4~frac tion Total steam release, lbs Iodine partition factor I sol a ti on time, hrs See Table II.2-2 5000 21.55 c.Condenser 1.Iodine partition factor 5000 49
Primary-to-secondary leakagedurationj.Speciesofiodine185min100percentelemental II.Atmospheric Dispersion FactorsSeeTableIII.2-3III.ActivityReleaseDataa.Faultedsteamgenerator 1.Reactorcoolantdis-chargedtosteamgenerator, lbs.SeeTableII.2-22.Flashedreactorcoolant,fraction3.Iodineattenuation factorforflashedfractionofreactorcoolant4.Steamandwaterreleases, lbs5.Iodinepartition factorforthenonflashedfractionofreactorcoolantthatmixeswiththeinitialiodineactiviginthesteamgenerator 6.LocationoftuberuptureSeeFigureIII.2-1SeeFigureIII.2-2SeeTableII.2-2SeeFigureIII.2-34inchesabovetubesheetb.Intactsteamgenerator 1.Primary-to-secondary leakage,lbs/hr180


TABLEIII.2-1(Continued) 2.Flashedreactorcoolant3.4~fractionTotalsteamrelease,lbsIodinepartition factorIsolationtime,hrsSeeTableII.2-2500021.55c.Condenser 1.Iodinepartition factor500049
TABLE III.2-2 IODINE APPEARANCE RATES IN THE REACTOR COOLANT (CURIES/SECOND)
I-131 I-133 I-134 I-135 Equi librium Appearance Rates due to Technical Specification fuel Defects 1.88 x 10 4.44 x 10 3.48 x 10 6.14 x 10 4.68 x 10 Appearance Rates due to an Iodine Spike-30X equi librium rates 5.64 x 10 1.33 x 10 1.04 x 10 1.84 x 10 1.4 x 10 TABLE III.2-3 SHORT-TERM ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION FACTORS AND 8 REAT HING RATE S FOR ACC I DE WT ANAL YSE S Time (hours)Site Boundary x/q (Sec/m)Low Popul ation Zone x/g (Sec/m)Breathing Rate (m/sec)0-2 4.8 x 10 3.47 x 10 0-8 3 x 10 3.47 x 10 8-24 3 x 10 1.75 x 10 Note: x/g's are 10 percent of the R.G.1.145 values.51


TABLEIII.2-2IODINEAPPEARANCE RATESINTHEREACTORCOOLANT(CURIES/SECOND)
TABLE I I I.2-4 RESULTS OF GINNA EVENT ANALYSES 1.Accident Initiated Iodine Spike Doses (Rem)Site boundary (0-2 hr)Thyroid To ta 1-body 2.9 0.5 Low Population Zone (0-8 hr)Thyroid To tal-body 1.4 0.048 2.Pre Accident S ike Site boundary (0-2 hr)Thyroid To ta 1-body 8.5 0.5 Low Population Zone (0-8 hr)Thyroid To ta1-body 1.5 0..048 52 P
I-131I-133I-134I-135EquilibriumAppearance RatesduetoTechnical Specification fuelDefects1.88x104.44x103.48x106.14x104.68x10Appearance RatesduetoanIodineSpike-30X equilibriumrates5.64x101.33x101.04x101.84x101.4x10 TABLEIII.2-3SHORT-TERM ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION FACTORSAND8REATHINGRATESFORACCIDEWTANALYSESTime(hours)SiteBoundaryx/q(Sec/m)LowPopulationZonex/g(Sec/m)Breathing Rate(m/sec)0-24.8x103.47x100-83x103.47x108-243x101.75x10Note:x/g'sare10percentoftheR.G.1.145values.51
F IGuR E: II I 21 O.ZOOO O.l750 O.l500 O.IZ50 O O.IOOO CD K 0.0750 4 x CA 0.0500 4.O.OZ50 I I I I I TIME INTERVAL (MINUTES)0 6 S l7 0'7 FRACTION 0.!6 0.028 0.0 0.0 O lA EV 0 O lA o lA 0 O tA Al 0 O lA 0 o lA O~r CO TIME (MIN)BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION FOR THE GINNA EVENT 53 10 9 8 IO I5 20 Tll4E I MlNUTES)30 ATTENUATION FACTOR FOR FLASHED REACTOR COOLANT FOR THE GlNNA EVENT 54


TABLEIII.2-4RESULTSOFGINNAEVENTANALYSES1.AccidentInitiated IodineSpikeDoses(Rem)Siteboundary(0-2hr)ThyroidTota1-body2.90.5LowPopulation Zone(0-8hr)ThyroidTotal-body1.40.0482.PreAccidentSikeSiteboundary(0-2hr)ThyroidTota1-body8.50.5LowPopulation Zone(0-8hr)ThyroidTota1-body1.50..04852 P
5000 a: 1000 O f O f-.F-100 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 10 ZO 30 60 TIME I MlNUTES)FAULTED S.G.PARTIT10N FACTOR FOR'HE GINNA EVENT, I 55
FIGuRE:III21O.ZOOOO.l750O.l500O.IZ50OO.IOOOCDK0.07504xCA0.05004.O.OZ50IIIIITIMEINTERVAL(MINUTES) 06Sl70'7FRACTION0.!60.0280.00.0OlAEV0OlAolA0OtAAl0OlA0olAO~rCOTIME(MIN)BREAKFLOWFLASHINGFRACTIONFORTHEGINNAEVENT53 1098IOI520Tll4EIMlNUTES)30ATTENUATION FACTORFORFLASHEDREACTORCOOLANTFORTHEGlNNAEVENT54


5000a:1000OfOf-.F-100IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII10ZO3060TIMEIMlNUTES)FAULTEDS.G.PARTIT10N FACTORFOR'HEGINNAEVENT,I55
IV.


IV.SUMMARYANDCONCLUSIONS Thepotential environmental consequences ofasteamgenerator tubefailureattheR.E.Ginnanuclearpowerplantwereevaluated inordertodemonstrate
==SUMMARY==
~~~~~~~thattheStandardTechnical Specifications limitonprimarycoolantactivityisacceptable.
AND CONCLUSIONS The potential environmental consequences of a steam generator tube failure at the R.E.Ginna nuclear power plant were evaluated in order to demonstrate
Themassreleasesduringadesignbasisevent,i.e.adoubleendedruptureofasingletube,wereconservatively calculated usingthecom-putercodeLOFTRAN.Fortheseanalyses, thesequenceofrecoveryactionsinitiated bythetubefailurewereassumedtobecompleted onarestricted timescale.Twocaseswereconsidered:
~~~~~~~that the Standard Technical Specifications limit on primary coolant activity is acceptable.
a)30minuterecovery, andb)60min'uterecovery.
The mass releases during a design basis event, i.e.a double ended rupture of a single tube, were conservatively calculated using the com-puter code LOFTRAN.For these analyses, the sequence of recovery actions initiated by the tube failure were assumed to be completed on a restricted time scale.Two cases were considered:
Theeffectofsteamgenerator overfil1onradiological
a)30 minute recovery, and b)60 min'ute recovery.The effect of steam generator overfil1 on radiological
'eleaseswasalsoconsidered.
'eleases was also considered.
Massreleasesduringthedesignbasiseventwereusedwithconservative assumptions ofcoolantactivity, meteorology, andattenuation toestimateanupperboundofsiteboundaryandlowpopulation zoneexposures.
Mass releases during the design basis event were used with conservative assumptions of coolant activity, meteorology, and attenuation to estimate an upper bound of site boundary and low population zone exposures.
ThemassreleasesfromtheJanuary25,1982steamgenerator tubefailureatGinnawerealsocalculated fromresultspresented inreference 2.ThesereleaseswereusedwiththeStandardTechnical Specification limitoninitialcoolantactivityandamorerealistic meteorology toevaluatepotential dosesonamorerealistic basis.Resultsofthedesignbasisanalysesindicatethattheconservative siteboundaryandlowpopulation zoneexposures fromasteamgenerator tubefailurearewithin10CFR100limitations withtheStandardTechnical Specification limitoninitialcoolantactivity.
The mass releases from the January 25, 1982 steam generator tube failure at Ginna were also calculated from results presented in reference 2.These releases were used with the Standard Technical Specification limit on initial coolant activity and a more realistic meteorology to evaluate potential doses on a more realistic basis.Results of the design basis analyses indicate that the conservative site boundary and low population zone exposures from a steam generator tube failure are within 10CFR100 limitations with the Standard Technical Specification limit on initial coolant activity.Estimates of the potential radiological releases from a more realistic event with the same initial coolant activity demonstrate that the design basis analysis is very conservative.
Estimates ofthepotential radiological releasesfromamorerealistic eventwiththesameinitialcoolantactivitydemonstrate thatthedesignbasisanalysisisveryconservative.
Conse-quently, the Standard Technical Specification limit on coolant activity are sufficient to ensure that the environmental consequences of a steam generator tube failure at the R.E.Ginna plant will be within acceptable limits.56 REFERENCES 1.L.A.Campbell,"LOFTRAN CODE DESCRIPTION", WCAP-7878 Rev.3, January (1977).2.E.C.Volpenhein,"ANALYSIS OF PLANT RESPONSE DURING JANUARY 26, 1982 STEAN GENERATOR TUBE FAILURE AT THE R.E.GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT", Westinghouse Electric Co., October (1982).3.WESTINGHOUSE OWNERS GROUP EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDELINES SElfINAR, September 1981.4.NRC Standard Review Plan 15.6-3, Rev.2,"Radiological Consequences of a Steam Generator Tube Failure", Ju'ly, 1981.5.NRC NUREG-0409,"Iodine Behavior in a PWR Cooling System Following a Postulated Steam Generator Tube Rupture Accident", Postma, A.K., Tam, P.S., Jan.1978.6-NRC Regulatory Guide 1.145,"Atmospheric Dispersion Models for Potential.Accident Consequence Assessments at Nuclear Power Plants", August, 1979.7.-NRC.Regulatory-Guide 1.4, Rev.2,"Assumptions Used for Evaluating the Potential Radiological Consequences of a LOCA for Pressurized Mater Reactors", June 1974.8.NRC Regulatory Guide 1.109, Rev.1,"Calculation of Annual Doses to Man From Routine Releases of Reactor Effluents for the Purpose of Evaluating Compliance with 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix I", Oct.1977.9.Lutz, R.J.,"Iodine and Cesion Spiking Source Terms for Accident Analysis," MCAP-9964, Rev.1, July 1981.57}}
Conse-quently,theStandardTechnical Specification limitoncoolantactivityaresufficient toensurethattheenvironmental consequences ofasteamgenerator tubefailureattheR.E.Ginnaplantwillbewithinacceptable limits.56 REFERENCES 1.L.A.Campbell, "LOFTRANCODEDESCRIPTION",
WCAP-7878 Rev.3,January(1977).2.E.C.Volpenhein, "ANALYSIS OFPLANTRESPONSEDURINGJANUARY26,1982STEANGENERATOR TUBEFAILUREATTHER.E.GINNANUCLEARPOWERPLANT",Westinghouse ElectricCo.,October(1982).3.WESTINGHOUSE OWNERSGROUPEMERGENCY RESPONSEGUIDELINES
: SElfINAR, September 1981.4.NRCStandardReviewPlan15.6-3,Rev.2,"Radiological Consequences ofaSteamGenerator TubeFailure",
Ju'ly,1981.5.NRCNUREG-0409, "IodineBehaviorinaPWRCoolingSystemFollowing aPostulated SteamGenerator TubeRuptureAccident",
Postma,A.K.,Tam,P.S.,Jan.1978.6-NRCRegulatory Guide1.145,"Atmospheric Dispersion ModelsforPotential
.AccidentConsequence Assessments atNuclearPowerPlants",August,1979.7.-NRC.Regulatory-Guide 1.4,Rev.2,"Assumptions UsedforEvaluating thePotential Radiological Consequences ofaLOCAforPressurized MaterReactors",
June1974.8.NRCRegulatory Guide1.109,Rev.1,"Calculation ofAnnualDosestoManFromRoutineReleasesofReactorEffluents forthePurposeofEvaluating Compliance with10CFRPart50AppendixI",Oct.1977.9.Lutz,R.J.,"IodineandCesionSpikingSourceTermsforAccidentAnalysis,"
MCAP-9964, Rev.1,July1981.57}}

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ATTACHMENT AANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES FOLLOWING A STEAM GENERATOR TUBE FAILURE AT R.E.GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT NOVEMBER 1982 Prepared by: K.Rubin E.Volpenhein Westinghouse Electric Corporation Nuclear Energy Systems P;0.Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Prepared for: Rochester Gas and Electric 89 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14649 ggffg+O4PP 821122 PDR ADOCK 05000244 P PDR TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page A BSTRACT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES....................

~....,..i v I.INTRODUCTION

.....~1 II.MASS RELEASES II.l Design Basis Accident.II.l.l Sequence of, Events II.1.2 Method of Analysis II.2 Ginna Event.~~~2~~~2~~~2~~~5 10 I I I.ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ANALYSIS III.l Design Basis Accident III.2 Ginna Event Analysis.~~~~~~~27~~~~~~0 27~~~~~~o 4D IV.

SUMMARY

AND CONCLUSIONS

~~~~~~o 56'REFERENCES

i~~~~~~~~57 ABSTRACT The potential radiological consequences of a steam generator tube failure event were evaluated for the R.E.Ginna nuclear power plant to demonstrate that standard limitations on initial coolant activity are acceptable.

Mass releases following a design basis tube rupture were calculated for both 30 minute and 60 minute operator response times.The site boundary and low population zone exposures were conservatively calculated for these releases.'n addition, the standard technical specification limit on initial coolant activity and realistic meteorology were applied to"best estimate" mass"release during the January 25, 1982 tube failure event at Ginna.Results show that the conservative assessment of the environmental consequences are within acceptable limits and that the potential exposure from a more realistic event is minimal.

LIST OF TABLES TABLE II.1.2-1 DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS TABLE II.1.2-2.MASS RELEASES DURING A DESIGN BASIS SGTR: 30 MINUTE RECOVERY TABLE II.1.2-3 MASS RELEASES DURING A DfSIGN BASIS SGTR: 60 MINUTf RECOVERY TABLE II.2-1 TABLE II.2-2 GINNA SEQUENCE OF EVENTS BEST ESTIMATE MASS RELEASES DURING GINNA SGTR EVENT TABLE III.1-1 PARAMETERS USED IN EVALUATING THE RADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF A STEAM GENERATOR TUBE RUPTURE TABLE II I.1-2 IODINE APPEARANCf RATES IN THE REACTOR COOLANT FOR A,DESIGN BASIS SGTR TABLE III.1-3 REACTOR COOLANT IODINE AND NOBLE GAS ACTIVITY TABLE III.1-4 SHORT-TERN ATMOSPHERE DISPERSION FACTORS AND BREATHING RATES FOR ACCIDENT ANALYSIS TABLE I II.1-5 ISOTOP IC DATA TABLE III.1-6 RESULTS OF DESIGN BASIS ANALYSIS TABLf III.2-1 PARAMETERS USED IN EVALUATING THE RADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THf GINNA EVENT TABLE III.2-2 IODINE APPEARANCE RATES IN THE REACTOR COOLANT LIST OF TABLES (Continued)

TABLE III.2-3 SHORT-TERM ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION FACTORS AND BREATHING RATES FOR ACCIDENT ANALYSIS TABLE III.2-4 RESULTS OF GINNA EVENT ANALYSIS 111 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE II.1.2-1 FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR WATER VOLUME~~FIGURE II.1.2-2 REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE FIGURE II.1.2-3 FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR PRESSURE FIGURE II.l.2-4 REACTOR COOLANT AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FIGURE II.1.2-5 PRESSURIZER WATER VOLUME FIGURE II.1.2-6 FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR STEAM FLOW FIGURE I I.l.2-7 PRIMARY-TO-SECONDARY LEAKAGE FIGURE II.1.2-8 BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION FIGURE II.2-1 CALCULATED FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR WATER VOLUME DURING THE GINNA EVENT FIGURE I I.2-2 REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE DURING THE GINNA EVENT FIGURE II.2-3 FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR PRESSURE DURING THE GINNA EVENT FIGURE II.2-4 CALCULATED BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION DURING THE GINNA EVENT FIGURE III.l-l BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION FOR THE DESIGN BASIS EVENT DOSE ANALYSIS FIGURE III.1-2'TTENUATION FACTOR FOR FLASHED COOLANT FOR THE DESIGN BASIS EVENT DOSE ANALYSIS

'IST OF FIGURES (Continued)

FIGURE III.1-3 FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR PARTITION FACTOR FOR THE DESIGN BASIS EVENT DOSE ANALYSIS FIGURE III.2-1 BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION FOR THE GINNA EVENT DOSE ANAL YS IS FIGURE III.2-2 ATTENUATION FACTOR FOR FLASHED.COOLANT FOR THE GINNA EVENT DOSE ANALYSIS FIGURE III.2-3 FAULTED STEAM GENERATOR PARTITION FACTOR FOR THE GINNA EVENT DOSE ANALYSIS I.INTRODUCTION Potential environmental consequences of a steam generator tube rupture event at the R.E.Ginna nuclear power plant have been evaluated to verify.that the standard technical specification limit on primary coolant activity is ade uate for Ginna.Mass releases were calculated using the computer code LOFTRAN with conservative assumptions of break size, condenser availability, and various operator response times.The effect of steam generator overfill and subsequent water relief through secondary side relief valves was also addressed.

Conservative assumptions concerning coolant activity, meteorology, and partitioning between liquid and vapor phases were applied to these mass releases to determine an upper bound on site boundary and low population zone doses.Best estimate mass releases during the January 25, 1982 tube failure event at Ginna,were also calculated based on analyses presented in reference 2.These releases were used to estimate potential doses which could have resulted, if the accident had.occurred with coolant activity limits established in the'standard technical specifications.

II.MASS RELEASES'ass releases during a design basis steam generator tube rupture event were calculated using established fSAR methodology assuming various operator response times.Releases during the Ginna event were also estimated.

Contributions from both the intact and faulted steam generators were evaluated as well as flow to the condenser and atmosphere.

These mass releases are presented for various time periods during the accident.The assumptions and methodology which were used to generate the results+re described in the following sections.II.l Design Basis Accident The accident examined is the complete severance of a single steam generator tube during full power operation.

This is considered a condition IV event, a limiting fault, and leads to an increase in the contamination of the secondary system due to leakage of radioactive coolant from the RCS.Discharge of acti-vity to the atmosphere may occur via the steam generator safety and/or power operated relief valves.The concentration of contaminants in the primary system is continuously controlled to limit such releases.II.1.1 Sequence of Events If normal operation of the various plant control systems is assumed, the fol-lowing sequence of events is initiated by a tube rupture: A.The steam generator blowdown liquid monitor and/or the condenser air ejector radiation monitor will alarm, indicating a sharp increase in radioactivity in the secondary system.B.Pressurizer low pressure and low level alarms are actuated and charging pump flow increases in an attempt to maintain pressurizer level.On the secondary side steam flow/feedwater flow mismatch occurs as feedwater flow to the affected steam generator is reduced to compensate for break flow to that unit.

C.The decrease in RCS pressure due to continued loss of reactor coolant inventory leads to a reactor trip signal on low pressurizer pressure or overtemperature delta-T.Plant cooldown following reactor trip leads to a rapid decrease, in pressurizer level and a safety injection signal, initi-"ated by low pressurizer pressure, follows soon after reactor trip.The safety injection signal automatically terminates normal feedwater supply and initiates auxiliary feedwater addition.D.The reactor trip automatically trips the turbine and, if offsite power is available, the steam dump valves open permitting steam dump to the conden-ser.In the event of coincident station blackout, as assumed in the results presented, the steam dump valves automatically close to protect the condenser.

The steam generator pressure rapidly increases resulting in steam discharge to the atmosphere through the steam generator safety and/or power operated relief valves.E.The auxiliary feedwater and borated safety injection flow provide a heat sink which absorbs decay heat and attenuates steaming from the steam gene-rators.F.Safety injection flow results in increasing pressurizer water volume at a rate dependent upon the amount of auxiliary equipment operating.

RCS pressure eventually equilibrates at a pressure greater than the affected steam generator pressure where safety injection flow matches break flow.The operator is expected to determine that a steam generator tube rupture has occurred and to identify and isolate the faulty steam generator on a restric-ted time scale in'order to minimize contamination of the secondary system and ensure termination of radioactive release.to the atmosphere from the faulty unit.Sufficient indications and controls are provided to enable the operator.to complete recovery procedures from within the control room.High radiation indications or rapidly increasing water level in any steam generator provide symptoms of the faulted steam generator which ensure identification before the water level increases above the narrow range.For smaller tube failures,

sampling of the steam generators for high radiation may be required for positive identification.

However, in that case additional time would be available before water level increases out of narrow range.Once identified, the faulted steam generator is isolated from the intact steam generators to minimize activity releases and as a necessary step toward estab-lishing a pressure differential between the intact and faulted steam genera-tors.The Mai'n Steamline Isolation Valves (NSIV)provide this capability.

In the event of a failure of the MISV for the faulted steam generator, the NSIV for the intact steam generator and the turbine stop valve ensure a redundant means of isolation.

Auxiliary feedwater flow is terminated to the faulted unit in an attempt to control steam generator inventory.

The reactor coolant temperature is reduced to establish a minimum of 50 F subcooling margin at the ruptured steam generator pressure by dumping steam from the intact steam generator.

This assures that the primary system will remain subcooled following depressurization to the faulted steam generator pressure in subsequent steps.If the condenser is available, the normal steam dump system is used for this cooldown.Isolation of the faulted steam genera-tor ensures that pressure in that unit will not decrease significantly.

If the condenser is unavailable or if the MSIV for the faulted steam generator fails, the atmospheric relief valve on the intact steam generator provides an alternative means of cooling the reactor coolant system.The primary pressure is reduced to a value equal to the faulted steam genera-tor pressure using normal pressurizer spray.This action restores pressurizer level as safety injection flow in excess of break flow replaces condensed steam in the pressurizer, and momentarily stops primary-to-secondary leakage.If normal spray is not available, the pressurizer PORVs and auxiliary spray system provide redundant means of depressurizing the reactor coolant system.l Termination of safety injection flow is required to ensure that break flow is not reinitiated.

Previous operator actions are designed to establish suffi-cient indications of adequate primary coolant inventory and heat removal so that core cooling will not be compromised as a result of SI termination.

This sequence of recovery actions ensures early termination of primary-to-secondary leakage with or without offsite power available.

The time required to complete these actions are event specific since smaller breaks may be more difficult to detect.In these analyses, operator action times have been treated parametrically, ranging from 30 minutes to a maximum of 60 minutes to complete the key recovery sequence.II.1.2 Method of Analysis Mass and energy balance calculations were performed using LOFTRAN to determine primary-to-secondary mass leakage and the amount of steam vented from'each of the steam generators prior to terminating safety injection.

In estimating the mass releases during recovery, the following assumptions were made: A.Reactor trip occurs automatically as a result of low pressurizer pressure or overtemperature delta-T.Loss of offsite power occurs at reactor trip.B.Following the initiation of the safety injection signal, all safety injec-tion pumps are actuated.Flow from the normal charging pumps is not con-sidered since it is automatically terminated on a safety injection signal.C.The secondary side pressure is assumed to be controlled at the safety valve pressure following reactor trip.This is consistent with loss of offsite power.D.Auxiliary feedwater flow is assumed throttled to match steam flow in all steam generators to control steam generator level.Minimum auxiliary feedwater capacity is assumed.This results in increased steaming from the steam generators.

E.Individual operator actions are not explicitly modeled in the analyses presented.

However, it is assumed that the operator completes the recovery sequence on a restricted time scale.This time is treated para-metrically.

F.For cases where steam generator overfill occurs, water relief from the faulted steam generator to the atmosphere is assumed equal to any addi-tional primary-to-secondary leakage after overfill occurs.Steamline volume is not considered in calculating the time of steam generator over-f il 1.Prior to reactor trip steam is assumed to be released to the condenser from the faulted and intact steam generators.

Steam from all steam generators is dumped to the atmosphere after reactor trip since the condenser is unavailable as a result of station blackout.Extended steam release calculations, i.e.after break flow has been termina-ted, reflect expected operator actions as described in the Mestinghouse Owners Group's Emergency Response Guidelines

.Following isolation of the faulted steam generator, it is assumed that steam is dumped from the intact steam generator to reduce the RCS temperature to 50'F below no-load Tavg.From two to eight hours after tube failure, the RCS coolant temperature is reduced to Residual Heat Removal System (RHRS)operating conditions via addi-.tional steaming from the intact steam generator.

Further plant cooldown to cold shutdown, is completed with the RHRS.If steam generator overfill does not occur, the faulted steam generator is depressurized by releasing steam from that steam generator to the atmosphere.

An alternate cooldown method, such as backfill into the RCS, is considered if the faulted steam generator fills with water.In that case additional steaming occurs from the intact steam generator.

The extended steam and feedwater flows are determined from a mass and energy balance including decay heat, metal heat, energy from one operating reactor coolant pump, and sensible energy of the fluid in the RCS and steam generators.

The sequence of events for the design basis accident are presented in Table II.1.2-1.The primary-to-secondary car ryover and steam and feedwater flows associated with each of the steam generators are provided in Tables II.1.2-2 and II.1.2-3 for recovery times of 30 and 60 minutes, respectively.

Since individual operator actions were not modelled, the system response is the same for both cases.Mith 30 minute operator action to terminate break flow, TABLE II.1.2-1 DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS Event Manual (0)Time (Sec)Automatic (A)30 Min Recovery 60 Min Recovery Tube Failure Reactor Trip Condenser Lost SI Signal Feedwater Isolation AFW Initiation AFW Throttled to Faul.ted SG Isolation of Faulted SG Steam Dump RCS Depressurization SG Overfill SI Terminated Break Flow Terminated RHR Cooling 27 27 127 134 187 187 1800(1)lsoo(1).1800(1)1SOO<<)1800(1)28800 27 27 127 134 187 187 36oo(1)3600(1)3600(l)2S10 3600(1)3600(1)28800\(1)These events are not actually modeled but are assumed to occur within the time indicated.

TABLE II.1.2-2 MASS RELEASES DURING A DESIGN BASIS SGTR: 30 MINUTE RECOVERY Flow (ibm)0-TTRIP Time Period TTRIP-TTBRK TTBRK-2 2-TRHR Ruptured SG:-Condenser-Atmosphere

-Feedwater 27820 0.0 32605 0.0 32640 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21 480 21480 Intact SG:-Condenser-Atmosphere

-Feedwater 27380 0.0 37170 0.0 23050 13370 0.0 144650 206200 0.0 470000 487600 Break Flow 3325 100648 0.0 0.0 TTRIP=27.0 sec=Time of reactor trip TTBRK=1800, sec=Time to terminate break flow TRHR=28800 sec=Time to establish RHR cooling I TABLE II.1.2-3 MASS RELEASES DURING A DESIGN BASIS SGTR: 60 MINUTE RECOVERY Flow (ibm)Time Period 0-TTRIP TTRIP-TMSEP-TSGOF-TTBRK-2 2-TRHR TMSEP TSGOF TTBRK Ruptured SG:-Condenser 27820-Atmosphere 0.0-Feedwater 32605 0.0 33570 0.0 0.0 4830 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 431 71 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Intact SG:-Condenser 27380-Atmosphere 0.0-Feedwater 37170 0.0 23370 13700 0.0 1390 1390 0.0 0.0 0.0 390 67970 501100 380 129600 518700 Break Flow 3325 107742 48070 431 71 0.0 0.0 TTRIP=27.0 sec=Time TMSEP=1930 sec=Time TSGOF=2810 sec=Time TTBRK=3600 sec=Time of reactor trip to fill SG to moisture separators to fill SG (w/o steamline volume)to terminate break flow TRHR=28800 sec=Time to establish RHR cooling 9 liquid level in faulted steam generator remains below the bottom of the mois-ture separator, Figure II.1.2-1.Hence, for this case, partitioning between the vapor and liquid phases effectively reduces radiological releases for the duration of the accident.For delayed recovery, case 2, the moisture separa-tor begins to flood at 32 minutes.The faulted steam generator is completely filled by 47 minutes.During this time, liquid entrainment within the steam flow would increase so that the effectiveness of partitioning would be reduced.Beyond 47 minutes, i.e.steam generator overfill, water relief from the faulted steam generator is assumed equal to break flow.The following is a list of figures of pertinent time dependent parameters:

FIGURE II.1.2-1 FAULTED SG WATER VOLUME FIGURE II;1.2-2 REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE FIGURE II.1.2-3 FAULTED SG PRESSURE FIGURE II.1.2-4 REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM TEMPERATURE FIGURE II.1.2-5 PRESSURIZER WATER.VOLUME FIGURE II.1.2-6 FAULTED SG STEAM FLOW FIGURE I I.l.2-7 BREAK FLOW FIGURE II.1.2-8 BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION I I.2 GINNA EVENT A detailed thermal-hydraulic analysis of the Ginna event is described in reference 2.The results of that analysis form the basis for the calculation of the potential environmental consequences.

The general sequence of events during the Ginna accident, Table II.2-1, was similar to the design basis 10 7000.0 6000.0 5000.0 S.G.VOLUf1E~i000.0 I~~3000.0 I 2000.0 1000.0 0.0 Cl CD ED CD C)ED CD CD EV TINK (MIN)CD CD C7 C)C)CD CD CD CD CD 40 I FIGURE I I.1.2-1.FAULTED STEAN GE)lERATOR HATER VOLU)1E.11

2300.0 2250.0 2000.0 1750.0 1500.0 a.1250.0 1000.0 CL 750.00 500.00 300.00 Cl Cl Cl Cl AJ Cl m TIN'E (MlN)CD Cl Cl CD Cl CD I@1 CD CD CD Cl CO FIGURE I I.1.2-2.REACTOR COOLAilT SYSTEh PRESSURE.12 1200.0 1000.0 800.00-600 F 00~<u0.00 200.00 0.0 C7 CD CD CD AJ CD Cl m TIHE (HIM>CD CD CD C7 CD CD C)CD I/I CD CD CD FIGURE II.1.2-3.FAULTED STEAH GENERATOR PRESSURE.13

700.00 500.00 F00.00 Cl~300.00 I~200.00 100.00 0.0 C)CD CD CD CD C4 CD CD T1ME (M1H)CD CD CD CD CD CD CD lPI CD CD CD co FIGURE I I.l.2-4.REACTOR COOLANT AVERAGE TEi1PERATURE.

800.00?00.00 500.00 au F00.00 X F00.00 100.00 0;0 CI CI CI CI CI CI CI AJ CI m TlNE (M l N)CI CI FIGURE II.1.2-5.PRESSURIZER HATER VOLUtlE.15

0.2000 0.1750 0.1500 O Q 0.1250 0.1000 CD 0.0750 CD 0.0500 0.0250 0.0 CI CD CD 8 CD CD m TIME (HIM)CD CD CD CD lA CD CD CD CO FIGURE II.1.2-6.FAULTED STEAN GENERATOR STEAN FLOW.16 150.00 125.00 100.00 l5.000~50.000 25.000 0.0 CD CD CD CD AJ CD m TIME (MIN)CD CD CD CD CD ICl CD 0 ED FIGURE I I.l.2-7.PRIl1ARY-TQ-SECONDARY LEANGE.17

0.2000 0.1750 0.1500 0.1250 I-0.1000 0.0500 0.0250'0.0 CD CD CD CD flJ CD m TIME (MIN)CD CD CD CD CD Vl CD CD CD\FIGURE II.1-2-8.BREAK FLOll FLASHING FRACTION.18 J t TABLE II.2-1 GINNA SE()UENCE OF EVENTS Event Manual (0)Automatic (A)Actual Time (sec)Simul ated Tube Failure Reactor Trip Condenser Lost'I Signal Feedwater Isolation AFW Initiated AFW Throttled to Faulted SG Isolation of Faulted SG Steam Dump RCS Depressurization SG Overfill SI Terminated Break Flow Terminated RHR Cooling A A A 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 182 4500 190 192 220 410 890 770 2700 4310 10800 77580 0 182 4500 198 198..239 410 530 530 2700 3130 4310 10800 77580 includes steamline volume 19

event described in section II.l.l.Break flow in excess of normal charging-flow depleted reactor coolant inventory and eventually resulted in reactor trip on low pressurizer pressure.A safety injection signal followed soon after trip.Normal feedwater flow was automatically terminated on the safety injection signal and auxiliary feedwater flow was initiated.

The steam dump system operated to control steam gene-rator pressure below the safety valve setpoint and establish no-load reactor coolant temperature.

Auxiliary feedwater and'afety injection flows absorbed decay heat and temporarily stopped steam releases from the steam generators.

Emergency recovery actions were quickly initiated to mitigate the consequences of the accident.Pre-trip symptoms of the faulted steam generator, including steam flow/feed flow mismatch and steam generator level deviation alarms, provided tentative indications of the faulted steam generator which were con-firmed soon after reactor trip by rapidly increasing steam generator level and high radiation indications.

Auxiliary feedwater flow was reduced to the faulted unit in an attempt to control inventory.

Isolation of the faulted steam generator was completed wi thin 15 minutes of tube failure by closing the associated MSIV.Continued auxiliary feedwater flow to the intact steam gene-rator effectively reduced the primary system temperature to establish 50 F subcooling margin.Normal spray was unavailable since reactor coolant pumps were manually tripped soon after reactor trip as directed by emergency proce-dures.Consequently, one pressurizer PORV was used as an alternative means of depressurizing the primary system to restore pressurizer level and reduce break flow.This was completed within 45 minutes.Safety injection flow was subsequently terminated after 72 minutes.Continued charging flow and reini-tiation of safety injection flow resulted in additional primary-to-secondary leakage until approximately 3 hrs after tube failure.Mass releases during the Ginna event are presented in Table II.2-2.LOFTRAN results indicate that the faulted steam generator and steamline filled with water after approximately 52 minutes, Figure II.2-1.Beyond this time water relief from the faulted steam generator was assumed equal to any additional primary-to-secondary leakage.The measured primary and faulted steam genera-tor pressures and calculated break flow flashing fraction during the accident 20

TABLE II.2-2 BEST ESTIMATE MASS RELEASES DURING GINNA SGTR EVENT Flow (ibm)Time Period 0-TTRIP TTRIP-TMSEP-TSGOF*-2 2-TTBRK TTBRK-TMSE P TSGOF*TRHR Faulted SG:-Condenser 162100-Atmosphere 0-Feedwater 163400 16900 0 46800 0 130442 0 0 105684 , 0~0 Intact SG:-Condenser 160100-Atmosphere

.0-Feedwater 171700 28800 25200 14500 0.0 23870 52300 0 89700 0 54743 53008 0 978387 983292 Break Flow 10300 54330 99170 130442 105684 TTRIP=182.0 sec=Time of reactor trip TMSEP=1335 sec=Time to fill SG to moisture separator TSGOF=2192 sec=Time to fill SG TSGOF*=3131 sec=Time to fill SG and steamline TTBRK=10200 sec=Time to terminate break flow TRHR=77580 sec=Time to establish RHR cooling 21 7000.0 6000.0 S.G.AND STEAr>LINE VOLUWE 5000.0 S.G.VOLUtlE F000.0 I~)3000.0 I 2000.0 1000.0 0.0 CD CD CD CD IA AJ CD CD CD CD CD i/I Pea CD CD CD TlHE<HlN)CD CD V1 AJ CD CD" tA O O G)D~~A O (Q FIGURE II.2-1.CALCULATED FAULTED STEAH GENERATOR MATER VOLUt1E DURING THE GINNA EVENT.22 2300.0 2250.0 2000.0 1750.0 1500.0 C 1250.0 G G G G 1000.0 , 0.G G G 750.00 500.00 300.00 CI ED CD Itl AJ C)ED IA Cl D O O~~If)Q (o Tl ME (Ml N)FIGURE I I 2 2 REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEi~'1 PRESSURE DURIHG THE GIHHA EYEHT.23 1200.0 1000.0 cc 800.00~600.00~F00.00 CL 200.00 0.0 Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl lA AJ Cl CD Cl Cl CD Cl CI I/I TIME (MIN)Cl CD CD Cl CD Cl Ill AJ CD Cl ICl O O OO~~IO OFIGURE II.2-3.FAULTED STEAh GENERATOR PRESSURE DURING THE GINNA EVENT.

0.2000 0 i)50 0 0500 0.0250 0 0 CI TENT tNttll FIGURE II.2-4.CALCULATED BREAK FLOli FLASHI(HG FRACTION DURING T)lE GIN(iA EVEiPT.25 are presented in Figures II.2-2 thru II.2-4.These results show that approxi-mately 236,000 ibm of mass were released after the faulted steam generator and steamline was calculated to fill with water.Approximately 130,000 ibm of this were released in the first 2 hrs.Steam flow to condenser was terminated at approximately 75 minutes.Mass releases were terminated when the RHRS was placed in service after 21.5 hrs.\26

I I I.ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ANALYSIS In troduc.ti on For the evaluation of the radiological consequences of a steam generator tube rupture, it is assumed that the reactor has been operting with a small percent of defective fuel for sufficient time to establish equilibrium concentrations of radionuclides in the reactor coolant.Hence, radionuclides from the'rimary coolant enter the steam generator, via the ruptured tube, and are released to the atmosphere through the steam generator safety or power operated relief valves.The radioactivity released to the environment, due to a SGTR, depends upon primary and secondary coolant activity, iodine spiking effects, primary to secondary break flow, time dependent break flow flashing fractions, time dependent scrubbing of flashed activity, partitioning of the activity from the non flashed fraction of the bre'ak flow between the steam generator liquid and steam and the mass of fluid discharged to the environment.

All of these parameters were conservatively evaluated for a design basis tube failure, i.e.double ended rupture of a single tube, as described in Section II.1.The mass releases during the Ginna event were also estimated in Section II.2.The environmental consequences at these events were calculated and are discussed in the following sections.I I I.l DESIGN BASES ANALYTICAL ASSUMPTIONS The major assumptions and parameters used in the analysis are itemized in Table I I.l-l and are summarized below.27

Source Term Calculations The concentrations of nuclides in the primary and secondary system, prior to the accident are determined as follows: a.The iodine concentrations in the reactor coolant will be based upon preaccident and accident initiated iodine spikes.i.Preaccident Spike-A reactor transient has occured prior to the SGTR and has raised the primary coolant iodine concentration to 60 pCi/gram of Dose Equivalent I-131.ii.Accident Initiated Spike-The reactor trip or primary system depressurization associated with the SGTR creates an iodine spike in the primary system which increases the iodine release rate from the fuel to the primary coolant to a value 500 times greater than the release rate corresponding to the maximum equilibrium primary system iodine concentration of lpCi/gram of Dose Equivalent (D.E.)I-131.The duration of the spike is assumed to be 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br />.Iodine appearance rates in the reactor coolant are presented in Table III.1-2.Doses are calculated for both cases of spiking.b.The noble gas activity in the reactor coolant is based on 1 percent fuel defects, as provided in Table III.1-3.The assumption of 1 percent fuel defects for the calculation of noble gas activity, is conservative, since lpCi/gram D.E.I-131 and 1 percent defects cannot exist simultaneously.

Iodine activity based on 1 percent defects would be greater than twice the Standard Technical Specification limit.c.The secondary coolant activity is based on the O.E.of 0.1 pCi/gram of I-131.d.Iodine at the rupture point is assumed to consist of 99.9 percent elemental and 0.1 percent organic iodine.28

'I Dose Calculations The following assumptions and parameters are used to calculate the activity released and the offsite doses following a SGTR.a.The mass of reactor coolant discharged into the secondary system through the rupture and the mass of steam and/or water released from the intact and faulted steam generators, to the environment is presented in Tables II.1.2-2 and 3.b.The time dependent fraction of rupture'flow that flashes to steam and is immediately released to the environment is shown in Figure III-l-l.c.The time dependent elemental iodine attenuation factor for retention of atomized primary droplets by the moisture separators and dryers and for scrubbing of steam bubbles as they rise from the leak site to the water surface is presented in Figure III.1-2.Retention by moisture separators and scrubbing are effected by differential pressure (aP)across the ruptured tube and water level., Specifically for the first 4 minutes dP is assumed to be.high (>1000 psi)and water level low (just above top of tube bundle).For this period, neither retention nor scrubbing is assumed and the overall factor is 1.0.For times greater than 4 minutes, the aP decreases to approximately 300 psi and remains constant.for times greater than 4 but less than 32 minutes, retention by the separators is constant and at a maximum.At 32 minutes the separators begin to flood and at 47 minutes the generator is filled.Retention by the separators decreases from the maximum at 32 minutes to zero at 47 minutes.Scrubbing increases with rising water level.d-The 1 gpm primary to secondary leak is assumed to be split evenly between the steam generators.

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e.All noble gas activity in.the reactor coolant which is transported to the secondary system via the tube rupture and the primary-to-secondary leakage is assumed to be immediately released to the environment.

f.Case I assumes 30 minute operator action to teminate break flow.The liquid level in the faulted SG remains below the moisture separator.

Case 2 assumes 60 minute operator action.The moisture separator begins to flood at 32 minutes and the generator is filled at 47 minutes.g.The elemental iodine partition factor between the liquid and steam of the intact SG is assumed to be 100.The time dependent partition factor for the faulted SG is presented in Figure III.1-3.h.Offsite power is lost following reactor trip.i..Eight hours after.the accident, the RHR system is assumed to be in opera'tion

'to cool down the plant.Thus, no additional steam release is assumed.j.Neither radioactive decay, during release and transport, nor ground~~~~~~~~deposition of activity was considered.

k.Short-term atmospheric dispersion factors (x/g's)for accident analysis and breathing rates are provided in Table III.1-4.1.Decay constants, average beta and gamma energies and thyroid dose conversion factors are presented in Table III.1-5.30

OFFSITE THYROID DOSE CALCULATION MODEL Offsite thyroid doses are calculated using the equation where Th (IAR)integrated activity of isotope i released*during the time interval j in Ci and breathing r ate during time interval j in meter/second offsite atmospheric dispersion factor during time interval j in second/meter (DCF).thyroid dose conversion factor via inhalation for isotope i in rem/Ci thyroid dose via inhalation in rems OFFSITE TOTAL-BODY DOSE CALCULATIONAL MODEL Assuming a semi-infinite cloud of beta and gamma emitters, offsite total-body doses are calculated using the equation: DTB 0 25Z 5;g (IAR);.(XID).i j 31 where Integrated activity of isotope i released*during the j time interval in Ci and offsite atmospheric dispersion factor during time interval j in second/meter E-conservatively assumed to be the sum of the beta and gamma energy for the i isotope in mev/di s.'TB total-body dose in rems*No credit is taken for cloud depletion by ground deposition.

and radioactive decay during transport to the exclusion area boundary or to the outer boundary of the low-.population zone.Resul ts Thyroid and Total-Body doses at the Site Boundary and Low Population Zone are presented in Table III.1-6.All doses are within the guidelines of 10CFR100.32 I

TABLE III.1-1 PARAMETERS USED IN EVALUATING THE RADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF A STEAN GENERATOR TUBE RUPTURE (SGTR)Source Data a.Core power level, MWt b.Steam generator tube leakage, gpm c.Reac tor-cool ant iodine activi ty: 1520 1 1..Accident Initiated Spike Initial activity equal to the dose equivalent of 1.0 pCi/gm of I-131 with an assumed iodine spike that increases the rate of iodine release into the reactor coolant by a factor of 500.See Tables III.1-2 and 3.2.Pre-Accident Spike An assumed pre-accident iodine spike, which has resulted in the dose equivalent of 60 pCi/gm of I-131 in the reactor coolant.d.Reactor coolant noble gas activity, both cases Based on 1-percent failed I fuel as provided in Table II I.1-3.33 TABLE III.1-1[Sheet 2)e.Secondary system ini tial activi ty Dose equivalent of O.l pCi/gm of I-131 f.Reactor coolant mass, grams g.Steam generator mass (each), grams 1.27 x 10 3.39 x 10 h.Offsite power Lost i.Primary-to-secondary

!1 eakage duration j.Species of iodine 99.9 percent elemental 0.1 percent organic Case 1-30 min Case 2-60 min I I.Atmospheric Dispersion Factors III.Activig Release Data See Table III.1-4 a.Faul ted steam generator 1.Reac tor cool ant discharged to steam generator, lbs.See Table III.1.2-2 or 3 2.Fl ashed reac tor coolant, frac tion See Figure III.1-1 3.Iodine attenuation factor for flashed fraction of reac tor cool ant See Figure III.1-2 I 34 TABLE III.1-1 (Sheet 3)4.Total steam release, lbs See Table III.1.2-2 or 3 5.Iodine parti ti on f ac tor for the nonf lashed f rac tion of reac tor coolant that mixes with the initial iodine activity in the steam genera tor See Figure III.1-3 t 6.Location of tube rupture Top of Bundle b.Intac t steam generator 1.Primary-to-secondary 1 ca/age, 1bs/hr 180 2.Fl ashed reac tor.coolant, frac tion 3.Total steam release, lbs See Table III.1.2-2 or 3 4.Iodine partition factor 100 5.Isolation time, hrs 35 TABLE I I I.1-2 IODINE APPEARANCE RATES IN THE REACTOR COOLANT{CURIES/SECOND)

FOR A DESIGN BASIS SGTR I-131 I-132 I-133 I-134 I-135 Equi librium Appearance Rates due to Technical Specification Fuel defects 1.88 x 10 4.44 x 10 3.48 x 10 6.14 x 10 4.68 x 10 Appearance Rates due to an Iodine Spike-500X equi librium rates 0.94 2.22 1.74 3.07 2.34 TABLE I II.1-3.REACTOR COOLANT IODINE AND NOBLE GAS ACTIVITY Nucl ide*Iodine Activity based on 1 pCi/gram of Dose Equiv.I-131 I-131 I-132 I-133 I-134 I-135 0.785 pCi/gram 0.344 1.01 0.204 0.787 Noble Gas Activity Based on 1 percent Fuel Defects Xe-131m Xe-133m Xe-133 Xe-135m Xe-135 Xe-138 Kr-85m Kr-85 Kr-87 Kr-88 1.8 pCi/gram 15 240 0.41 7.98 0.454 2.04 6.9 1.18 3.58*Secondary coolant iodine activity is based on 0.1 pCi/gram of Dose Equivalent I-131 and is therefore 10 percent of these values.37 TABLE I I I.1-4'HORT-TERN ATt10SPHERIC DISPERSION FACTORS AND BREATHING RATES FOR ACCIDENT ANALYSIS Time Site Boundary~j (hours)x/g(Sec/m)Low Population

~j Zone x/g(Sec/m)3 Breathing~j Rate (m/Sec)0-2 0-8 48x104 3x10~3.47 x 10 4 3.47 x 10 38 TASLE I II.1-5 ISOTOPIC DATA Decay Constant~Isoto e (UHr)E Y (Mev/dis)E~(Mev/di s)DCF~8j (R/ci)I-131 I-132 I-133 I-134 I-135 0.00359 0.301 0.033 0.800 0.103 1.49(6)1.43(4)2.69(5)3.73(3)5.60(4)Xe-131m Xe-133m 0.00245 0.0128 0.0029 0.020 0.165 0.212 Xe-133 0.00548 0.03 0.153 Xe-135m XG-135 Xe-138 2.67 0.0753 2.45 0.43 0.25 1.2 0.099 0.32 0.66 Kr-85m Kr-85 Kr-87 Kr-88 0.158 0.00000735 0.547 0.248 0.16 0.0023 0.793 , 2.21 0.25 0.251 1.33 0.25 39

TABLE 111.1-6 RESULTS OF DESIGN BASIS ANALYSIS Doses (Rem)Case 1 Case 2 1.Accident Initiated Iodine Spike Site boundary 0-2 hr.)Thyroid To ta 1-body 2.9 0.31 91.5 0.5 Lo w Population Zone (0-8 hr)Thyroid To ta1-body 0.19 0.02 5.7 0.03 2.Pre-Accident Iodine S ike Site boundary (0-2 hr)Thyroid To ta 1-body 22.3 0.31 273 0.5 Low Population Zone (0-8 hr)Thyroid To ta1-body 1.4 0.02 17.1 0.03 40 F IGUR E: I II.1-1 O.)000 0.0800 0.0600 O I-'K 4.0.0400 ID.O.ozoo TIME INTERVAL I MINUTES)0 IS)5-3D 30-50 5D-60)60 FRACTION 0.055 0.020'0.0 I 0.003 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ifl TIME (MIN)BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION

FIGURE:l~1>2 ZO 30 AO 50 60 TIME t MINUTES)ATTENUATION FACTOR FOR FLASHEO REACTOR COOLANT 42 l00 50 O 40 a 30 0 20 l0 NORMAL LEVEL 30 47 TO BOTTOM S.G.OF MOISTURE FILLED SEP.TIME (MINUTES)FAULTED S.G.PARTITION FACTOR FOR NON FLASHED REACTOR COOLANT 43

III.2 Best Estimate Analytical Assumptions The major assumptions and parameters used in the analysis are itemized in faole III.2-1 and are summarized below.Source Term Calculations)he concentrations of nuclides in the primary and secondary system, prior to the accident are determined as follows: a.The iodine concentrations in the reactor coolant will be based upon preaccident and accident initiated iodine spikes.L~i.Preaccident Spike-A reactor transient has occurred prior to the SGTR and has raised the primary coolant iodine concentration to 8 pCi/gram of Dose Equivalent I-131.(The basis for the spiking factors is presented in Ref.9.)ii.Accident Initiated Spike-The reactor trip or primary system depressurization associated with the SGTR creates an iodine spike in the primary system which increases the iodine release rate from the tuel to the primary coolant to a value 30L~times greater than the release rate corresponding to the maximum equilibrium primary system iodine.concentration of lpCi/gram of Dose Equivalent (O.E.)1-13l.The duration of tne spike is assumed to be 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br />.Iodine appearance rates in the reactor coolant are presented in Table 2.Doses are calculated for both cases of spiking.b.The noble gas activity in the reactor coolant is based on 1-percent fuel defects, as provided in Table 3 of Part III.l.c.Tne secondary coolant activity is based on the O.E.of O.lu Ci/gram of I-131.d.Iodine at the rupture point is assumed to consist of 100 percent elemental iodine.

The assumption of 1-percent fuel defects for the calculation of noble gas activity is conservative since lgCi/gram D.E.I-131 and I percent defects cannot exist simultaneously.

Iodine activity based on I percent defects would be greater than twice the Technical Specification limit.Dose Calculations The following assumptions and parameters are used to calculate the activity released and the offsite doses following a SGTR.a.The mass of reactor coolant discharged into the secondary system through the rupture and the mass of steam and/or water released from the intact and faulted steam generators, to the environment is presented in Table III.2-2.b.The time dependent fraction of rupture flow that flashes to steam and is immediately released to the environment is shown in Figure III.2-1.c.The time dependent elemental iodine attenuation factor for retention of atomized primary droplets by the moisture separators and dryers and for scrubbing of steam bubbles as they rise from the leak site to the water surface is presented in Figure III.2-2.Retention by moisture separators and scrubbung are effected by differential pressure (aP)across the ruptured tube and water level.Specifically for the first 5 minutes sP is assumed to be high (550 psi)and water level low (top of tube bundle).For this period, retention and scrubbing are assumed and the overall factor is 1.45.For times greater than 5 minutes the aP decreases to approximately 450 psi and is assumed constant for the duration of the flashing period.for times greater than 5 but less than 22 minutes, retention by the separators is assumed constant and at a maximum.At 22 minutes the separators begin to flood and at 52 minutes the generator and steam line are filled.Retention by the separators decreases from the maximum at 5 minutes to.zero at 36 minutes.Scruobing increases with rising water level..

d.The I gpm primary to secondary leak is assumed to be split evenly between the steam generators.

e.All noble gas activity in the reactor coolant which is" transported to the secondary system via the tube rupture and the primary-to-secondary leakage is assumed to be immediately released to the environment.

f.The moisture separator begins to flood at 22 minutes and the generator and steam line are filled at 52 minutes.g.The elemental iodine partition factor between the liquid and steam of the intact SG is assumed to be 5000.The time dependent partition factor for the faulted SG is presented in Figure III.2-3.h.Off si te power i s available.

i.21.5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br /> after the accident, the RHR system is assumed to be in opera-tion to cool down the plant.Thus, no additional steam release is assumed.~~~~~~j.Neither radioactive decay, during release and transport, nor ground deposition of activity was considered.

k.Short-term atmospheric dispersion factors (X/g's)for accident analysis and breathing rates are provided in Table III.2-3.l.Decay constants, average beta and gamma energies and thyroid dose conver-sion factors are presented in Table 5 of Part III.1.Offsite Thyroid and Total-8ody Dose Calculational Models See Part III.1 Results Thyroid and total-body doses at the site boundary and low population zone are presented in Table III.2-4.All doses are within the guidelines of 10CFR100.46

TABLE I I I.2-1 PARAMETERS USED IN THE BEST ESTIMATE EVALUATION THE RADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE GINNA EVENT I.Source Data a.Core power 1 evel, MNt b.Steam generator tube 1 eakage, gpm c.Reactor coolant iodine activi ty: 1520 1 1.Accident Initiated Spike Initial activity equal to the dose equivalent of 1.0 pCi/gm of I-131 with an assumed iodine spike that increases the rate of iodine release into the reactor coolant by a factor of 30.See Tables III.2-2, III.1-3.2.Pre-Acc iden t Spike An assumed pre-accident iodine spike, which has resul ted in the dose equivalent of 8 pCi/gm of I-131 in the reactor coolant.d.Reactor coolant noble gas activiBased on 1-percent failed fuel As provided in Table III.1-3 of Section III.1 e.Secondary system ini tial activi ty f.Reactor coolant mass, grams g.Steam generator mass (each)grams h.Offsite power Dose equivalent of 0.1 pCi/gm of I-131.1.27 x 108 3.39 x 10 Available 47 TABLE I II.2-1 (Continued)

Primary-to-secondary leakage dura ti on j.Species of iodine 185 min 100 percent elemental II.Atmospheric Dispersion Factors See Table III.2-3 III.Activity Release Data a.Faul ted steam generator 1.Reactor coolant dis-charged to steam generator, lbs.See Table II.2-2 2.Flashed reactor coolant, frac tion 3.Iodine attenuation factor for flashed fraction of reac tor cool ant 4.Steam and water releases, lbs 5.Iodine partition factor for the nonf lashed fraction of reactor coolant that mixes with the initial iodine activig in the steam generator 6.Location of tube rupture See Figure III.2-1 See Figure I II.2-2 See Table II.2-2 See Figure III.2-3 4 inches above tube sheet b.Intac t steam generator 1.Primary-to-secondary leakage, lbs/hr 180

TABLE I II.2-1 (Continued) 2.Fl ashed reac tor cool an t 3.4~frac tion Total steam release, lbs Iodine partition factor I sol a ti on time, hrs See Table II.2-2 5000 21.55 c.Condenser 1.Iodine partition factor 5000 49

TABLE III.2-2 IODINE APPEARANCE RATES IN THE REACTOR COOLANT (CURIES/SECOND)

I-131 I-133 I-134 I-135 Equi librium Appearance Rates due to Technical Specification fuel Defects 1.88 x 10 4.44 x 10 3.48 x 10 6.14 x 10 4.68 x 10 Appearance Rates due to an Iodine Spike-30X equi librium rates 5.64 x 10 1.33 x 10 1.04 x 10 1.84 x 10 1.4 x 10 TABLE III.2-3 SHORT-TERM ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION FACTORS AND 8 REAT HING RATE S FOR ACC I DE WT ANAL YSE S Time (hours)Site Boundary x/q (Sec/m)Low Popul ation Zone x/g (Sec/m)Breathing Rate (m/sec)0-2 4.8 x 10 3.47 x 10 0-8 3 x 10 3.47 x 10 8-24 3 x 10 1.75 x 10 Note: x/g's are 10 percent of the R.G.1.145 values.51

TABLE I I I.2-4 RESULTS OF GINNA EVENT ANALYSES 1.Accident Initiated Iodine Spike Doses (Rem)Site boundary (0-2 hr)Thyroid To ta 1-body 2.9 0.5 Low Population Zone (0-8 hr)Thyroid To tal-body 1.4 0.048 2.Pre Accident S ike Site boundary (0-2 hr)Thyroid To ta 1-body 8.5 0.5 Low Population Zone (0-8 hr)Thyroid To ta1-body 1.5 0..048 52 P

F IGuR E: II I 21 O.ZOOO O.l750 O.l500 O.IZ50 O O.IOOO CD K 0.0750 4 x CA 0.0500 4.O.OZ50 I I I I I TIME INTERVAL (MINUTES)0 6 S l7 0'7 FRACTION 0.!6 0.028 0.0 0.0 O lA EV 0 O lA o lA 0 O tA Al 0 O lA 0 o lA O~r CO TIME (MIN)BREAK FLOW FLASHING FRACTION FOR THE GINNA EVENT 53 10 9 8 IO I5 20 Tll4E I MlNUTES)30 ATTENUATION FACTOR FOR FLASHED REACTOR COOLANT FOR THE GlNNA EVENT 54

5000 a: 1000 O f O f-.F-100 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 10 ZO 30 60 TIME I MlNUTES)FAULTED S.G.PARTIT10N FACTOR FOR'HE GINNA EVENT, I 55

IV.

SUMMARY

AND CONCLUSIONS The potential environmental consequences of a steam generator tube failure at the R.E.Ginna nuclear power plant were evaluated in order to demonstrate

~~~~~~~that the Standard Technical Specifications limit on primary coolant activity is acceptable.

The mass releases during a design basis event, i.e.a double ended rupture of a single tube, were conservatively calculated using the com-puter code LOFTRAN.For these analyses, the sequence of recovery actions initiated by the tube failure were assumed to be completed on a restricted time scale.Two cases were considered:

a)30 minute recovery, and b)60 min'ute recovery.The effect of steam generator overfil1 on radiological

'eleases was also considered.

Mass releases during the design basis event were used with conservative assumptions of coolant activity, meteorology, and attenuation to estimate an upper bound of site boundary and low population zone exposures.

The mass releases from the January 25, 1982 steam generator tube failure at Ginna were also calculated from results presented in reference 2.These releases were used with the Standard Technical Specification limit on initial coolant activity and a more realistic meteorology to evaluate potential doses on a more realistic basis.Results of the design basis analyses indicate that the conservative site boundary and low population zone exposures from a steam generator tube failure are within 10CFR100 limitations with the Standard Technical Specification limit on initial coolant activity.Estimates of the potential radiological releases from a more realistic event with the same initial coolant activity demonstrate that the design basis analysis is very conservative.

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