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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
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
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APPROVED"INGENERAL"MECHANICALENGINEERINGDIVISIONAMERICANELECTRICPOWERSERVICECORP-PERDATESCPP4'.C.COOKUNIT1REACTORVESSELRTPTSEVALUATIONSgy~<3nenF~5J.M.ChicottsN.K.RayMARCH1990workperformedunderShopOrderNo.AOZP-108Approved:T.A.Meyer,MagerStructuralMaterialsandReliabilityTechnologyPreparedbyMestinghouseElectricCorporationfortheAmericanElectricPowerCompany4111si031290:10RESTINGHOUSEELECTRICCORPORATIONNuclearandAdvancedTechnologyOivisionP.O.8ox2728Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania15230(920728027i920713PDRADOCN050003i5PPDR TABLEOFCONTENTSSectionTABLEOFCONTENTSLISTOFTABLESLISTOFFIGURESTitle~PaeSUMMARYOFRESULTSPRESSURIZEDTHERMALSHOCK2-1ThePressurizedThermalShockRule2-12-2MethodsforCalculationofRTPTS2-32-3DeterminationofRTPTSValuesforAllBeltlineRegionMaterials2-52-4StatusofReactorVesselintegrityinTermsofRTPTSVersusFluenceResults2-6REFERENCES3-1etTEel031290:10 LISTOFTABLESTableTitle~Pae2-10,C.CookUnit1ReactorVesselBeltlineRegionMaterialProperties2-82-2SummaryofFluence(E>1.0MeV)UsedfortheEvaluationofRTPTS2-92-3RTPTSVa1uesPerPTSRulefor0~C~CookUnit12"10RTPTSValuesPerRegulatoryGuide1.99,Revision2for0.C.CookUnit12-114IIIel03I290:IO11 j

LISTOFFIGURES~FiereTitie~Pae2-12-22-3Identification"and-LocationofHeltlineRegionMaterialforthe..D..C.CookUnit1ReactorVesselRTPTSvs~FluenceperPTSRule-CookUnit1,RT>>~vs.FluenceperRegulatoryGuide1.99,Rekilion2,CookUnit1,2-72-112"12i111sl031290:10 SECT10N1SUMMARYOFRESULTSThePressurizedthermalshockevaluationswereperformedforD.C.CookUnit1ReactorVesselBeltlineregionmaterialsandresultedthefollowingconclusion:oUsingPTSrule:Thelimitingmaterialisfoundtobethecircumferentialweld(Table2-3).RTPTSvaluesare200'Fand216'Fforlifeupto23and32EFPYrespectively.Thesevaluesarebelowthescreeningcriteriaof300'Fforcircumferentialweld.oUsingRegulatoryGuide1.99,Revision2Thelimitingmaterialisfoundtobethecircumferentialweld(Table2-4).RTPTSvaluesare221'Fand238Fforlifeupto23and32EFPYrespectively.Thesevaluesarebelowthescreeningcriteriaof300'Fforcircumferentialweld.ll1le/0312QO:lO SECTION2PRESSURIZEDTHERMALSHOCK2-1.THEPRESSURIZEDTHERMALSHOCKRULEThePressurizedThermalShock(PTS)RulewasapprovedbytheU.S.NuclearI:1]RegulatoryCommissionersonJune20,1985,andappearedintheFederalRegisteronJuly23,1985.ThedatethattheRulewaspublishedintheFederalRegisteristhedatethattheRulebecamearegulatoryrequirement.1TheRuleoutlinesregulationstoaddressthepotentialforPTSeventsonpressurizedwaterreactor(PHR)vesselsinnuclearpowerplantsthatareoperatedwithalicensefromtheUnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommission(USNRC).PTSeventshavebeenshownfromoperatingexperiencetobetransientsthatresultinarapidandseverecooldownintheprimarysystemcoincidentwithahighorincreasingprimarysystempressure.ThePTSconcern~~~~~arisesifoneofthesetransientsactsonthebeltlineregionofareactorvesselwhereareducedfractureresistanceexistsbecauseofneutronirradiation.SuchaneventmayproducethepropagationoffTawspostulatedtoexistneartheinnerwallsurface,therebypotent'iallyaffectingtheintegrityofthevessel.TheRuleestablishesthefollowingrequirementsforalldomestic,operatingPMRs:*TheRT~7~(measureoffractureresistance)ScreeningCriterionforthereh0'torvesselbeltlineregionis270'Fforplates,forgings,axialwelds300'Fforcircumferentialweldmaterials4111@/031290;102-1 6MonthsFromOateofRule:AllplantssubmittedtheirpresentRT>>~values(pertheprescribedmethodology)andprojectedRT>>~valuesattheexpirationdateoftheoperatinglicense.Thedat4thatthissubmittalhadtobereceivedbytheNRCforplantswithoperatinglicenseswasJanuary23,1986.9MonthsFromOateofRule:PlantsprojectedtoexceedthePTSScreeningCriterionhadtosubmitananalysisandascheduleforimplementationofsuchfluxreductionprogramsasarereasonablypracticabletoavoidreachingtheScreeningCriterion.ThedateforthissubmittalhadtobereceivedbytheNRCforplantswith'operatinglicensesbyApril23,1986.*Plant-specificPTSsafetyanalysesarerequiredbeforeaplantiswithin3yearsofreachingtheScreeningCriterion,includinganalysesofalternat,ivestominimizethePTSconcern.*NRCapprovalforoperationbeyondtheScreeningCriterionisrequired.Forapplicantsofoperatinglicenses,valuesoftheprojectedRTpTSaretobeprovidedintheFinalSafetyAnalysisReport.Thisrequirementisaddedaspartof10CFRPart50.34.0IntheRule,theNRCprovidesguidanceregardingthecalculationofthetoughnessstateofthereactorvesselmaterials-the"referencetemperaturefornil-ductilitytransition"(RTNOT).ForpurposesoftheRule,RTNOTisnowdefinedas"thereferencetemperatureforpressurizedthermalshock"(RTPTS)andcalculatedasprescribedby10CFR50.61(b)oftheRule.EachUSNRClicensedPMRwasrequiredtosubmitaprojectionofRTpTSvaluesfromthetimeofthesubmittaltothelicenseexpirationdate.Thisassessmentwasrequiredtobesubmittedwithin6monthsaftertheeffectivedateoftheRule,onJanuary23,1986,withupdateswheneverchangesoccuraffectingprojectedvalues.Thecalculationmustbemadeforeachweldandplate,orforging,inthereactorvesselbeltline.'4111s>031290:102-2 Calculationswerecarriedoutusingthelatestplantspecificmaterial~~~~~~~propertiesinaccordancewithboththecurrentPTSruleandRegulatoryI:1lGuide1.99-Revision2,whichwasrecentlyissuedasthelatestregulatorymethodforpredictingirradiationembrittlementofreactorvesselmaterials.TheNRCplanstoincorporateRevision2ofRegulatoryGuide1.99intothePTSrulewithoutchangingthePTSscreeningcriteriaperNRCGenericLetter88-11.TheRTPTSresultsforallCook,Unit1reactorvesselbeltline[3lregionmaterialsarepresentedfollowingadescriptionofthesetworegulatorycalculationalmethodologies.22METHODSFORCALCULATIONOFRTPTS2-2.1PTSRuleMethodololnthePTSRule,theNRCStaffhasselectedaconservativeanduniformmethodfordeterminingplant-specificvaluesofRTPTSatagiventime.TheprescribedequationsinthePTSruleforcalculatingRTPTSareactuallyoneofseveralwaystocalculateRTNOT.ForthepurposeofcomparisonwiththeScreeningCriterion,thevalueofRTPTSforthereactorvesselmustbecalculatedforeachweldandplate,orforginginthebeltlineregionasgivenbelow.Foreachmaterial,RTPTSistheloweroftheresultsgivenbyEquations1and2.Equation1:RTpTSI+M+[10+470(Cu)+350(Cu)(Nl)]fEquation2:RT=I+M+283f0'194PTS(2)4111giOQ~%0.102-3 whereI=theinitialreferencetransitiontemperatureoftheunirradiatedmaterialmeasuredasdefinedintheASHECode,NS-331,Ifameasuredvalueisnotavailable,thefollowinggenericmeanvaluesmustbeused:O'FforweldsmadewithLinde80flux,and-56'FforweldsmadewithLinde0091,1092and124andARCOS8-5weldfluxes.H=themargintobeaddedtocoveruncertaintiesinthevaluesofinitialRTNpTcopperandnieke1content,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-metalinterfaceontheinsidesurfaceofthevesselatthelocationwherethematerialinquestionreceivesthehighestfluencefortheperiodofserviceinquestion.Notethatthechemistryvaluesgiveninequations1and2arebestestimatemeanvalues.Themargin,M,increasestheRTPTSvaluestobeupperboundpredictions.Thus,themeanmaterialchemistryvaluesaretobeusedwhenavailablesoasnottocompoundconservatism.2-2.2ReoulatorGuide1.99Revision2HethodoloRevision2toRegulatoryGuide1.99wasissuedinMay1988.TheAdjustedl2]ReferenceTemperature(ART),basedonthemethodsofRegulatoryGuide1.99Revision2,canbecompactlydescribedbythesequenceofequationslistedbelow:4'Ills>071290;>02-4 ART=InitialRTNpy+ARTNDT+MargindRT=(CF]F(0.28-0.10LOGf)NDTwere,(3)(4)f=Neutronfluence,n/cm(E>1MeV),dividedby10CF=Chemistryfactorfromtablesforweldsandforbasemetal(platesandforgings)(ifnodatause0.35%Cuand1.0%Ni)Margin=2[ol+a<]'here,2(5)aIstandarddeviationofinitialRTNpyIftheinitialRTNpyismeasured,oIistobeestimatedfromtheprecisionofthetestmethod;otherwise,aIisobtainedfromthesamesetofdatathatisusedtogetinitialRTNpy.o<=StandarddeviationofLRTNDT,28'Fforweldsand17'Fforbasemetal[a>neednotexceed1/2timesARTNDTsurface]ThevalueofARTwillbeassumedtobetheRTPTSvalueforusewiththePTSrule.23DETERMINATIONOFRTpTS.VALUESFORALLBELTLINEREGIONMATERIALSFortheRTPTScalculation,thebestestimatecopperandnickelchemicalcompositionofthereactorvesselbeltlinematerialisnecessary.Thebeltlineregionisde'finedbytheRule]tobe"theregionofthereactorvessel(shellmaterialincludingwelds,heataffectedzones,andplatesorforgings)thatdirectlysurroundstheeffectiveheightoftheactivecoreandadjacentregionsofthereactorvesselthatarepredictedto~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~experiencesufficientneutronirradiationdamagetobeconsideredintheselectionofthemostlimitingmaterialwithregardtoradiationdamage."Figure2-1identifiesthelocationofallbeltlineregionmaterialsforthereactorvessel.t1I1s/all200:l02-5 AsummaryofthepertinentchemicalandmechanicalpropertiesofthebeltlineregionplateandweldmaterialsandtheinitialRTNDTvaluesoftheCookUnit1reactorvesselarereproducedinTable2-1(Reference4,TableA-l).Alsoasummaryoffluence(E>1.0MeV)valuesusedfortheevaluationofRTPTSisprovidedinTable2-2(Reference4,Table6-14).Usingthemethodologyprescribedbeforeandthematerialproperties'discussedinthissection,theRTPTSvaluesforD.C.CookUnitLcanbedetermined.24STATUSOFREACTORVESSELINTEGRITYINTERMSOFRTpTSVERSUSFLUENCERESULTSUsingtheprescribedPTSRulemethodology,RTPTSvaluesweregeneratedforallbeltlineregionmaterialsoftheD.C.CookUnit1reactorvesselasafunctionofpertinentvessellifetimes.Thetabulatedresultsfromthis~~~evaluationarepresentedinTable2-3and2-4forallbeltlineregionmaterials.Figures2-2and2-3presenttheRTPTSversusfluenceforthebeltline.materialoftheCookUnit1vesselusingPTSruleandRegulatoryGuide1.99,Revision2,respectively,ThecurvesinthesefigurescanbeusedtoprovideguidancetoevaluatefuelreloadoptionsinrelationtotheNRCRTPTSScreeningCriterionforPTS,ifthiswouldeverbecomenecessary.Thatis,RTPTSvaluescanbereadilyprojectedforanyoptionsunderconsideration,providedthatfluenceisknown.il11@/031290:102-6

~0LlflCIDNIT1GIE1NTEfSKD1ATESHELL0CL5IDID~eClh~Qlnao~0n0lQ0CLCI0wohrt'X7IDOh0CXl5IDOlCllIDIDIDu30~ooCACl TABLE2-1~~D.C.UNIT1REACTORVESSELBELTLINEREGIONMATERIALPROPERTIESPlateCuNiInitialComponentNo.(Wtl.)(Wtl.)RTNDT('F)IntermediateShellPlate84406-1.12.52IntermediateShellPlateB4406-2.15.5033IntermediateShellPlateB4406-3,15.4940LowerShellPlate84407-1.14.5528LowerShel1PlateB4407-2.12.59-12LowerShellPlateB4407-3.14.5038Longitudinalfields.28.74-56Circumferentialfields.28.74-56il11s/0311SO;102-8 TABLE2-2~~SUMMARYOFFLUENCE(E>1.0MeV)VALUESUSEDFORTHEEVALUATIONOFRTPTSComponent23EFPY32EFPYIntermediateShellPlate,84406-11,051.41IntermediateShellPlate,84406-2IntermediateShellPlate,84406-31.051.051.411.41LowerShellPlate,84407-11.051.41LowerShellPlate,84407-21.051.41LowerShellPlate,84407-31.051.41LongitudinalWeld0.7140.95CircumferentialWeld1.051.41Fluencesarein10n/cm(E>1.0MeV)194131s/032790:102-9 TABLE2-3RTpTSVALUESPERPTSRULEFOR0~C~COOKUNIT1RTPTSValues('F)LocationVesselMaterial23EFPYSCREENING32EFPYCRITERIAIntermediateshellplateB4406-11221282702IntermediateshellplateB4406-21691762703IntermediateshellplateB4406-3175183270LowershellplateB4407-1160167270LowershellplateB4407-21081142706LowershellplateB4407-31671742707MostLimitingLongitudinalweld180195270Circumferentialweld20030041IIsx001700:TO2-10 TABLE2-4RTPTSVALUESPERREGULATORYGUIDE199REVISION2FORD.C.COOKUNIT1RTPTSValues('F)LocationVesselMaterial23EFPYSCREENING32EFPYCRITEREA1Intermediateshellplate84406-1,1211282702IntermediateshellplateB4406-2173182270IntermediateshellplateB4406-31791882704Lowershellplate84407-11611692705LowershellplateB4407-21061132706Lowershellplate84407-3169177270MostLimitingLongitudinalweld1992152708Circumferentialweld2212383004111slO'322SO:10 280270260250240230220210200190180170160a15014013012011010090sa70Q10305Q7091113151719Fluence(x10E19)n/cm2TELOS+84406-3~+84406-2~84407-384407-1<84406-1484407-2ilIls/07llQO.IOFigure2-2.RTPTSvs.FluenceperPTSRule-CookUnit1 28027026025024023022021Q20Q19a18017016015014013Q12Q11Q10090807QalQ30507091113151719Fluence(x10619)n/cm2TELOS84406-384406-284407-384407-10-84406-1~84407-24111s/03129010Figure2-3.RTpT>vs.FluenceperRegulatoryGuide1.99,Revision2-CookUnit1 SECTION3REFERENCES[1]"AnalysisofPotentialPressurizedThermalShockEvents,"10CFRpart50,FinalRule,July23,1985.[2]RegulatoryGuide1.99,Revision2,"RadiationEmbrittlementofReactorVesselMaterials,"U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission,May,1988.[3]NRCGenericletter88-11,"NRCPositiononRadiationEmbrittlementofReactorVesselMaterialsanditsImpactonPlantOperations",July12,1988.[4]E.Terek,S,L.Anderson,L.Albertin,N.K.Ray,"AnalysisofCapsuleUfromtheAmericanElectricPowerCompanyD.C.CookUnit1ReactorVesselRadiationSurveillanceProgram."~1~i<llis/031290:l03-1 a'~\QeSECTION3REFERENCES[1]"AnalysisofPotentialPressurizedThermalShockEvents,"10CFRpart50,FinalRule,July23,1985.[2]RegulatoryGuide1.99,Revision2,"RadiationEmbrittlementofReactorVesselHaterials,"U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission,May,1988.[3]NRCGenericletter88-11,"NRCPositiononRadiationEmbrittlementofReactorVesselMaterialsanditsImpactonPlantOperations",July12,1988.[4]E.Terek,S.L.Anderson,L.Albertin,N.K.Ray,"AnalysisofCapsuleUfromtheAmericanElectricPowerCompanyD.C.CookUnit1ReactorVesselRadiationSurveillanceProgram."i)ills/03l290:103-1