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DC Cook Unit 1 Reactor Vessel Rt PTS Evaluations.
ML17334B426
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Issue date: 03/31/1990
From: CHICOTTS J M, MEYER T A, RAY N K
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APPROVED"INGENERAL"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DIVISIONAMERICANELECTRICPOWERSERVICECORP-PERDATESCPP4'.C.COOKUNIT1REACTORVESSELRTPTSEVALUATIONS gy~<3nenF

~5J.M.ChicottsN.K.RayMARCH1990workperformed underShopOrderNo.AOZP-108Approved:

T.A.Meyer,MagerStructural Materials andReliability Technology PreparedbyMestinghouse ElectricCorporation fortheAmericanElectricPowerCompany4111si031290:10 RESTINGHOUSEELECTRICCORPORATION NuclearandAdvancedTechnology OivisionP.O.8ox2728Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230(920728027i 920713PDRADOCN050003i5PPDR TABLEOFCONTENTSSectionTABLEOFCONTENTSLISTOFTABLESLISTOFFIGURESTitle~PaeSUMMARYOFRESULTSPRESSURIZED THERMALSHOCK2-1ThePressurized ThermalShockRule2-12-2MethodsforCalculation ofRTPTS2-32-3Determination ofRTPTSValuesforAllBeltlineRegionMaterials 2-52-4StatusofReactorVesselintegrity inTermsofRTPTSVersusFluenceResults2-6REFERENCES 3-1etTEel031290:10 LISTOFTABLESTableTitle~Pae2-10,C.CookUnit1ReactorVesselBeltlineRegionMaterialProperties 2-82-2SummaryofFluence(E>1.0MeV)UsedfortheEvaluation ofRTPTS2-92-3RTPTSVa1uesPerPTSRulefor0~C~CookUnit12"10RTPTSValuesPerRegulatory Guide1.99,Revision2for0.C.CookUnit12-114IIIel03I290:IO11 j

LISTOFFIGURES~FiereTitie~Pae2-12-22-3Identification"and-Location ofHeltlineRegionMaterialforthe..D..C.CookUnit1ReactorVesselRTPTSvs~FluenceperPTSRule-CookUnit1,RT>>~vs.FluenceperRegulatory Guide1.99,Rekilion2,CookUnit1,2-72-112"12i111sl031290:10 SECT10N1SUMMARYOFRESULTSThePressurized thermalshockevaluations wereperformed forD.C.CookUnit1ReactorVesselBeltlineregionmaterials andresultedthefollowing conclusion:

oUsingPTSrule:Thelimitingmaterialisfoundtobethecircumferential weld(Table2-3).RTPTSvaluesare200'Fand216'Fforlifeupto23and32EFPYrespectively.

Thesevaluesarebelowthescreening criteriaof300'Fforcircumferential weld.oUsingRegulatory Guide1.99,Revision2Thelimitingmaterialisfoundtobethecircumferential weld(Table2-4).RTPTSvaluesare221'Fand238Fforlifeupto23and32EFPYrespectively.

Thesevaluesarebelowthescreening criteriaof300'Fforcircumferential weld.ll1le/0312QO:lO SECTION2PRESSURIZED THERMALSHOCK2-1.THEPRESSURIZED THERMALSHOCKRULEThePressurized ThermalShock(PTS)RulewasapprovedbytheU.S.NuclearI:1]Regulatory Commissioners onJune20,1985,andappearedintheFederalRegisteronJuly23,1985.ThedatethattheRulewaspublished intheFederalRegisteristhedatethattheRulebecamearegulatory requirement.

1TheRuleoutlinesregulations toaddressthepotential forPTSeventsonpressurized waterreactor(PHR)vesselsinnuclearpowerplantsthatareoperatedwithalicensefromtheUnitedStatesNuclearRegulatory Commission (USNRC).PTSeventshavebeenshownfromoperating experience tobetransients thatresultinarapidandseverecooldownintheprimarysystemcoincident withahighorincreasing primarysystempressure.

ThePTSconcern~~~~~arisesifoneofthesetransients actsonthebeltlineregionofareactorvesselwhereareducedfractureresistance existsbecauseofneutronirradiation.

Suchaneventmayproducethepropagation offTawspostulated toexistneartheinnerwallsurface,therebypotent'ially affecting theintegrity ofthevessel.TheRuleestablishes thefollowing requirements foralldomestic, operating PMRs:*TheRT~7~(measureoffractureresistance)

Screening Criterion forthereh0'torvesselbeltlineregionis270'Fforplates,forgings, axialwelds300'Fforcircumferential weldmaterials 4111@/031290;10 2-1 6MonthsFromOateofRule:Allplantssubmitted theirpresentRT>>~values(pertheprescribed methodology) andprojected RT>>~valuesattheexpiration dateoftheoperating license.Thedat4thatthissubmittal hadtobereceivedbytheNRCforplantswithoperating licenseswasJanuary23,1986.9MonthsFromOateofRule:Plantsprojected toexceedthePTSScreening Criterion hadtosubmitananalysisandascheduleforimplementation ofsuchfluxreduction programsasarereasonably practicable toavoidreachingtheScreening Criterion.

Thedateforthissubmittal hadtobereceivedbytheNRCforplantswith'operating licensesbyApril23,1986.*Plant-specific PTSsafetyanalysesarerequiredbeforeaplantiswithin3yearsofreachingtheScreening Criterion, including analysesofalternat,ives tominimizethePTSconcern.*NRCapprovalforoperation beyondtheScreening Criterion isrequired.

Forapplicants ofoperating

licenses, valuesoftheprojected RTpTSaretobeprovidedintheFinalSafetyAnalysisReport.Thisrequirement isaddedaspartof10CFRPart50.34.0IntheRule,theNRCprovidesguidanceregarding thecalculation ofthetoughness stateofthereactorvesselmaterials

-the"reference temperature fornil-ductility transition" (RTNOT).ForpurposesoftheRule,RTNOTisnowdefinedas"thereference temperature forpressurized thermalshock"(RTPTS)andcalculated asprescribed by10CFR50.61(b)oftheRule.EachUSNRClicensedPMRwasrequiredtosubmitaprojection ofRTpTSvaluesfromthetimeofthesubmittal tothelicenseexpiration date.Thisassessment wasrequiredtobesubmitted within6monthsaftertheeffective dateoftheRule,onJanuary23,1986,withupdateswheneverchangesoccuraffecting projected values.Thecalculation mustbemadeforeachweldandplate,orforging,inthereactorvesselbeltline.

'4111s>031290:10 2-2 Calculations werecarriedoutusingthelatestplantspecificmaterial~~~~~~~properties inaccordance withboththecurrentPTSruleandRegulatory I:1lGuide1.99-Revision 2,whichwasrecentlyissuedasthelatestregulatory methodforpredicting irradiation embrittlement ofreactorvesselmaterials.

TheNRCplanstoincorporate Revision2ofRegulatory Guide1.99intothePTSrulewithoutchangingthePTSscreening criteriaperNRCGenericLetter88-11.TheRTPTSresultsforallCook,Unit1reactorvesselbeltline[3lregionmaterials arepresented following adescription ofthesetworegulatory calculational methodologies.

22METHODSFORCALCULATION OFRTPTS2-2.1PTSRuleMethodolo lnthePTSRule,theNRCStaffhasselectedaconservative anduniformmethodfordetermining plant-specific valuesofRTPTSatagiventime.Theprescribed equations inthePTSruleforcalculating RTPTSareactuallyoneofseveralwaystocalculate RTNOT.Forthepurposeofcomparison withtheScreening Criterion, thevalueofRTPTSforthereactorvesselmustbecalculated foreachweldandplate,orforginginthebeltlineregionasgivenbelow.Foreachmaterial, RTPTSistheloweroftheresultsgivenbyEquations 1and2.Equation1:RTpTSI+M+[10+470(Cu)+350(Cu)(Nl)]fEquation2:RT=I+M+283f0'194PTS(2)4111giOQ~%0.102-3 whereI=theinitialreference transition temperature oftheunirradiated materialmeasuredasdefinedintheASHECode,NS-331,Ifameasuredvalueisnotavailable, thefollowing genericmeanvaluesmustbeused:O'FforweldsmadewithLinde80flux,and-56'FforweldsmadewithLinde0091,1092and124andARCOS8-5weldfluxes.H=themargintobeaddedtocoveruncertainties inthevaluesofinitialRTNpTcopperandnieke1content,f1uence,andca1culationprocedures

~InEquation1,M=48'FifameasuredvalueofIwasused,andM=59'FifthegenericmeanvalueofIwasused.InEquation2,M=O'FifameasuredvalueofIwasused,andM=34'FifthegenericmeanvalueofIwasused.CuandNi=thebestestimateweightpercentofcopperandnickelinthematerial.

f=themaximumneutronfluence,inunitsof10n/cm(Egreaterthanor192equalto1MeV),attheclad-base-metal interface ontheinsidesurfaceofthevesselatthelocationwherethematerialinquestionreceivesthehighestfluencefortheperiodofserviceinquestion.

Notethatthechemistry valuesgiveninequations 1and2arebestestimatemeanvalues.Themargin,M,increases theRTPTSvaluestobeupperboundpredictions.

Thus,themeanmaterialchemistry valuesaretobeusedwhenavailable soasnottocompoundconservatism.

2-2.2Reoulator Guide1.99Revision2Hethodolo Revision2toRegulatory Guide1.99wasissuedinMay1988.TheAdjustedl2]Reference Temperature (ART),basedonthemethodsofRegulatory Guide1.99Revision2,canbecompactly described bythesequenceofequations listedbelow:4'Ills>071290;>0 2-4 ART=InitialRTNpy+ARTNDT+MargindRT=(CF]F(0.28

-0.10LOGf)NDTwere,(3)(4)f=Neutronfluence,n/cm(E>1MeV),dividedby10CF=Chemistry factorfromtablesforweldsandforbasemetal(platesandforgings)

(ifnodatause0.35%Cuand1.0%Ni)Margin=2[ol+a<]'here,2(5)aIstandarddeviation ofinitialRTNpyIftheinitialRTNpyismeasured,oIistobeestimated fromtheprecision ofthetestmethod;otherwise, aIisobtainedfromthesamesetofdatathatisusedtogetinitialRTNpy.o<=Standarddeviation ofLRTNDT,28'Fforweldsand17'Fforbasemetal[a>neednotexceed1/2timesARTNDTsurface]ThevalueofARTwillbeassumedtobetheRTPTSvalueforusewiththePTSrule.23DETERMINATION OFRTpTS.VALUESFORALLBELTLINEREGIONMATERIALS FortheRTPTScalculation, thebestestimatecopperandnickelchemicalcomposition ofthereactorvesselbeltlinematerialisnecessary.

Thebeltlineregionisde'finedbytheRule]tobe"theregionofthereactorvessel(shellmaterialincluding welds,heataffectedzones,andplatesorforgings) thatdirectlysurrounds theeffective heightoftheactivecoreandadjacentregionsofthereactorvesselthatarepredicted to~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~experience sufficient neutronirradiation damagetobeconsidered intheselection ofthemostlimitingmaterialwithregardtoradiation damage."Figure2-1identifies thelocationofallbeltlineregionmaterials forthereactorvessel.t1I1s/all200:l02-5 Asummaryofthepertinent chemicalandmechanical properties ofthebeltlineregionplateandweldmaterials andtheinitialRTNDTvaluesoftheCookUnit1reactorvesselarereproduced inTable2-1(Reference 4,TableA-l).Alsoasummaryoffluence(E>1.0MeV)valuesusedfortheevaluation ofRTPTSisprovidedinTable2-2(Reference 4,Table6-14).Usingthemethodology prescribed beforeandthematerialproperties

'discussed inthissection,theRTPTSvaluesforD.C.CookUnitLcanbedetermined.

24STATUSOFREACTORVESSELINTEGRITY INTERMSOFRTpTSVERSUSFLUENCERESULTSUsingtheprescribed PTSRulemethodology, RTPTSvaluesweregenerated forallbeltlineregionmaterials oftheD.C.CookUnit1reactorvesselasafunctionofpertinent vessellifetimes.

Thetabulated resultsfromthis~~~evaluation arepresented inTable2-3and2-4forallbeltlineregionmaterials.

Figures2-2and2-3presenttheRTPTSversusfluenceforthebeltline.materialoftheCookUnit1vesselusingPTSruleandRegulatory Guide1.99,Revision2,respectively, ThecurvesinthesefigurescanbeusedtoprovideguidancetoevaluatefuelreloadoptionsinrelationtotheNRCRTPTSScreening Criterion forPTS,ifthiswouldeverbecomenecessary.

Thatis,RTPTSvaluescanbereadilyprojected foranyoptionsunderconsideration, providedthatfluenceisknown.il11@/031290:10 2-6

~0LlflCIDNIT1GIE1NTEfSKD1ATE SHELL0CL5IDID~eClh~Qlnao~0n0lQ0CLCI0wohrt'X7IDOh0CXl5IDOlCllIDIDIDu30~ooCACl TABLE2-1~~D.C.UNIT1REACTORVESSELBELTLINEREGIONMATERIALPROPERTIES PlateCuNiInitialComponent No.(Wtl.)(Wtl.)RTNDT('F)

Intermediate ShellPlate84406-1.12.52Intermediate ShellPlateB4406-2.15.5033Intermediate ShellPlateB4406-3,15.4940LowerShellPlate84407-1.14.5528LowerShel1PlateB4407-2.12.59-12LowerShellPlateB4407-3.14.5038Longitudinal fields.28.74-56Circumferential fields.28.74-56il11s/0311SO;10 2-8 TABLE2-2~~SUMMARYOFFLUENCE(E>1.0MeV)VALUESUSEDFORTHEEVALUATION OFRTPTSComponent 23EFPY32EFPYIntermediate ShellPlate,84406-11,051.41Intermediate ShellPlate,84406-2Intermediate ShellPlate,84406-31.051.051.411.41LowerShellPlate,84407-11.051.41LowerShellPlate,84407-21.051.41LowerShellPlate,84407-31.051.41Longitudinal Weld0.7140.95Circumferential Weld1.051.41Fluencesarein10n/cm(E>1.0MeV)194131s/032790:10 2-9 TABLE2-3RTpTSVALUESPERPTSRULEFOR0~C~COOKUNIT1RTPTSValues('F)LocationVesselMaterial23EFPYSCREENING 32EFPYCRITERIAIntermediate shellplateB4406-11221282702Intermediate shellplateB4406-21691762703Intermediate shellplateB4406-3175183270LowershellplateB4407-1160167270LowershellplateB4407-21081142706LowershellplateB4407-31671742707MostLimitingLongitudinal weld180195270Circumferential weld20030041IIsx001700:

TO2-10 TABLE2-4RTPTSVALUESPERREGULATORY GUIDE199REVISION2FORD.C.COOKUNIT1RTPTSValues('F)LocationVesselMaterial23EFPYSCREENING 32EFPYCRITEREA1Intermediate shellplate84406-1,1211282702Intermediate shellplateB4406-2173182270Intermediate shellplateB4406-31791882704Lowershellplate84407-11611692705LowershellplateB4407-21061132706Lowershellplate84407-3169177270MostLimitingLongitudinal weld1992152708Circumferential weld2212383004111slO'322SO:10 280270260250240230220210200190180170160a15014013012011010090sa70Q10305Q7091113151719Fluence(x10E19)n/cm2TELOS+84406-3~+84406-2

~84407-384407-1<84406-1484407-2ilIls/07llQO.IO Figure2-2.RTPTSvs.FluenceperPTSRule-CookUnit1 28027026025024023022021Q20Q19a18017016015014013Q12Q11Q10090807QalQ30507091113151719Fluence(x10619)n/cm2TELOS84406-384406-284407-384407-10-84406-1

~84407-24111s/031290 10Figure2-3.RTpT>vs.FluenceperRegulatory Guide1.99,Revision2-CookUnit1 SECTION3REFERENCES

[1]"Analysis ofPotential Pressurized ThermalShockEvents,"10CFRpart50,FinalRule,July23,1985.[2]Regulatory Guide1.99,Revision2,"Radiation Embrittlement ofReactorVesselMaterials,"

U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission, May,1988.[3]NRCGenericletter88-11,"NRCPositiononRadiation Embrittlement ofReactorVesselMaterials anditsImpactonPlantOperations",

July12,1988.[4]E.Terek,S,L.Anderson, L.Albertin, N.K.Ray,"Analysis ofCapsuleUfromtheAmericanElectricPowerCompanyD.C.CookUnit1ReactorVesselRadiation Surveillance Program."

~1~i<llis/031290:l0 3-1 a'~\QeSECTION3REFERENCES

[1]"Analysis ofPotential Pressurized ThermalShockEvents,"10CFRpart50,FinalRule,July23,1985.[2]Regulatory Guide1.99,Revision2,"Radiation Embrittlement ofReactorVesselHaterials,"

U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission, May,1988.[3]NRCGenericletter88-11,"NRCPositiononRadiation Embrittlement ofReactorVesselMaterials anditsImpactonPlantOperations",

July12,1988.[4]E.Terek,S.L.Anderson, L.Albertin, N.K.Ray,"Analysis ofCapsuleUfromtheAmericanElectricPowerCompanyD.C.CookUnit1ReactorVesselRadiation Surveillance Program."

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