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MONTHYEARML20216J0681999-09-29029 September 1999 Forwards Rev 3 of AP600 Design Control Document, Incorporating Documentation Changes Resulting from Final Review Performed to Check Consistency of Implementation of Approved Design Change Proposals.With Summary of Changes ML20207G5411999-06-0808 June 1999 Discusses Request Made by Westinghouse on 981109 That Proprietary WCAP-14252,Rev 1,be Withheld from Public Disclosure.Determined Info to Be Proprietary & Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure ML20195D5201999-06-0404 June 1999 Discusses Westinghouse Request That Change Pages Submitted on 980921 to WCAP-14292 Be Withheld from Public Disclosure. Determined Info to Be Proprietary & Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure ML20196G2431999-05-21021 May 1999 Informs That USNRC Has Published in Fr Encl Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Re AP600 Design Certification Rule. Rulemaking Allows Applicants or Licensees to Construct AP600 Std Plant Design by Referencing Design Certification Rule ML20206G5411999-05-0505 May 1999 Forwards Draft Environ Assessment Re Proposed Certification of AP600 Std Plant Design.Environ Assessment Will Be Used as Basis for NRC Finding of No Significant Environ Impact Resulting from Certification of AP600 Design ML20205J3351999-04-0707 April 1999 Informs That USNRC Staff Has Completed Review of Rev 2 of AP600 Design Control Document,Verified That All of Changes in Rev 2 Are Acceptable & Determined That AP600 Dcd,Rev 2, Can Now Be Used in Proposed Design Certification Rule NSD-NRC-99-5827, Forwards Rev 2 to AP600 Design Control Document.Attachment 1 Provides Summary of Changes Made as Part of Mar 1999 Rev to AP600 Design Control Document1999-03-31031 March 1999 Forwards Rev 2 to AP600 Design Control Document.Attachment 1 Provides Summary of Changes Made as Part of Mar 1999 Rev to AP600 Design Control Document ML20205D3051999-03-25025 March 1999 Requests Amend to 920626 Application for Design Certification of AP600,including AP600 Ssar & AP600 Dcd,To Reflect Sale of CBS Commercial Nuclear Business to W ML20203C5481999-02-10010 February 1999 Forwards Rev 1 to AP600 Design Control Document (DCD) for Docket File.Dcd Provides Reference Basis for AP600 Design Certification ML20199H8671999-01-20020 January 1999 Forwards Comments on AP600 Design Control Document,Submitted by Westinghouse ML20199B1121999-01-0707 January 1999 Advises That Info Contained in NSRA-APSL-92-0268 & Containing Presentation Matl Used in 921209-10 Meeting,Marked Proprietary,Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b)(5) & Section 103(b) of AEA ML20198B4601998-12-14014 December 1998 Discusses W Ltr NTD-NRC-95-4556,dtd 950918,provided as Status Rept on Proprietary Matl Submitted to NRC to Support AP600 Design Review Effort.Proprietary Info in Encl Have Been Removed from AP600 Docket File & Being Returned ML20197G3501998-11-30030 November 1998 Forwards AP600 Design Control Document, Vols 1-12 for Docket File.Submittal Closes Confirmatory Items 1.5-1 & 1.5-2 from Sept 1998 Final SER Re Certification of AP600 Std Design ML20195E9331998-11-0909 November 1998 Requests That Rev 1 to WCAP-14252, AP600 Low-Pressure Integral Sys Test at or State Univ Final Data Rept, Vols I- Iv,Be Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790) NSD-NRC-98-5806, Forwards non-proprietary Rev 1 to WCAP-14253 & Proprietary Rev 1 to WCAP-14252, AP600 Low-Pressure Integral Sys Test at or State Univ Final Data Rept. Proprietary Rept Includes Vols 1-4.Proprietary Info Withheld,Per 10CFR2.7901998-11-0909 November 1998 Forwards non-proprietary Rev 1 to WCAP-14253 & Proprietary Rev 1 to WCAP-14252, AP600 Low-Pressure Integral Sys Test at or State Univ Final Data Rept. Proprietary Rept Includes Vols 1-4.Proprietary Info Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790 ML20155G9021998-11-0303 November 1998 Advises That Info Contained in 981012 ltr,NSD-NRC-98-5795, Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b) (5) & Section 103(b) of AEA of 1954,as Amended ML20155G9271998-11-0202 November 1998 Forwards Copy of NRC Staff FSER for Westinghouse AP600 Design.Staff Completed Review of Design & Issued Final Design Approval & FSER on 980903.Without Encl ML20155G7591998-11-0202 November 1998 Forwards Copy of NRC Staff FSER for Westinghouse AP600 Design,Per Discussion at Sept 1997 Meeting.Staff Completed & Issued Final Design Approval of FSER on 980903.Without Encl NSD-NRC-98-5795, Informs That Figures from Rev 0 & Rev 3 of PRA Which Indicate Location of H Igniters Should Be Considered Proprietary.Nonproprietary Versions of AP600 General Arrangement Drawings Were Provided in Rev 7 of Ssar1998-10-12012 October 1998 Informs That Figures from Rev 0 & Rev 3 of PRA Which Indicate Location of H Igniters Should Be Considered Proprietary.Nonproprietary Versions of AP600 General Arrangement Drawings Were Provided in Rev 7 of Ssar ML20154A4091998-09-29029 September 1998 Advises That Certain Info Contained in Westinghouse Ltr NTD-NRC-95-4506,dtd 950713,submitting WCAP-14425,will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b)(5).Figure 3-1 Will Be Placed Into Public Record ML20153G2521998-09-25025 September 1998 Advises That Proprietary Matl Discovered by NRC in NSD-NRC-97-4966 & Proprietary Matl Noted by W in NSD-NRC-98-5772 Will Be Withhheld from Public Disclosure Per 10CFR2.790(b)(5) & Section 103(b) of AEA of 1954 ML20153C1001998-09-15015 September 1998 Advises That Matls Re AP600 Notrump Final Validation Rept, WCAP-14807,marked Proprietary Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b)(5) & Section 103(b) of AEA of 1954,as Amended NSD-NRC-98-5788, Forwards Formal Transmittal of Correspondence Previously Sent Informally Over Period of 980702-0826.Index of Encl Matl Provided1998-09-15015 September 1998 Forwards Formal Transmittal of Correspondence Previously Sent Informally Over Period of 980702-0826.Index of Encl Matl Provided ML20151X4381998-09-15015 September 1998 Informs That Staff Has Decided to Accept Claim That Info in WCAP-14135,Rev 1 Is Proprietary & Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per W 980821 & 26 Ltrs ML20151X4041998-09-11011 September 1998 Discusses Revised Tier 2 Info for AP600 Design.Staff Revised Decision on Whether Fire Protection Should Expire at First Full Power Encl ML20151V1711998-09-0808 September 1998 Advises That Info Re Westinghouse AP600 Std Safety Analysis Rept Through Rev 4 & PRA Through Rev 5 Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b)(5).Disposition of Ssar & PRA Proprietary Info Encl ML20151V2231998-09-0808 September 1998 Informs That NRC Determined That WCAP-14132 Encl in Westinghouse Ltr NTD-NRC-94-4244,dtd 940729 & Marked as Proprietary,Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per to 10CFR2.790(b)(5) & Section 103(b) of AEA of 1954 ML20151S9181998-09-0303 September 1998 Advises That Info Marked as Proprietary Re Westinghouse AP600 Design Ltrs Concerning Pxs Scaling & Pirt Closure Rept WCAP-14727,will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b)(5) ML20239A1481998-09-0303 September 1998 Forwards Notice of Issuance of Final Design Approval & Final SER for AP600.FDA Allows AP600 Design to Be Referenced in Application for Construction Permit or Operating License Under 10CFR50 or Application for Combined License ML20239A3111998-09-0303 September 1998 Forwards Final SER Which Summarizes Staff Safety Review of AP600 Design Against Requirements of Subpart B of 10CF5R52 & Delineates Scope of Technical Details Considered in Evaluating Proposed Design ML20151V8521998-09-0101 September 1998 Extends Invitation to Attend Ceremony on 980911,where NRC Will Present Final Design Approval for AP600 Std Nuclear Reactor Design to Westinghouse NSD-NRC-98-5781, Informs That W Determined That AP600 FSER Contains No Proprietary Info1998-09-0101 September 1998 Informs That W Determined That AP600 FSER Contains No Proprietary Info ML20151V2201998-08-31031 August 1998 Informs That EPRI Documents, GOTHIC Containment Analysis Package Qualification Rept, GOTHIC Containment Analysis Qualification Manual, & Listed Documents Dtd Sept 1993 Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure ML20151V8431998-08-31031 August 1998 Extends Invitation to Attend Ceremony on 980911,where NRC Will Present Final Design Approval for AP600 Std Nuclear Reactor Design to Westinghouse ML20238F3241998-08-31031 August 1998 Advises That AP600 RAI Responses Encl in Westinghouse Ltrs NTD-NRC-95-4598,dtd 951117,as Modified by NSD-NRC-98-5776, Dtd 980826,marked Proprietary Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b)(5) & Section 103(b) ML20238F5991998-08-31031 August 1998 Refers to W 980821 Revised Response to Insp Rept 99900404/97-01 That Contained All Substantive Info Provided w/DCP/NRC-1074 Ltr.Nrc Will Destroy DCP/NRC-1074,as Requested NSD-NRC-98-5783, Forwards non-proprietary Rev 2 to WCAP-14989, Accident Specification & Phenomena Evaluation for AP600 Passive Containment Cooling Sys1998-08-28028 August 1998 Forwards non-proprietary Rev 2 to WCAP-14989, Accident Specification & Phenomena Evaluation for AP600 Passive Containment Cooling Sys NSD-NRC-98-5782, Forwards Corrected Pages 4-28 Through 4-32 to Be Inserted in Rev 2 to non-proprietary WCAP-14953, AP600 Pxs Scaling & Pirt Closure Rept. Pages Were Originally Submitted W/Incorrect Header Which Stated 'W Proprietary Class 2.'1998-08-28028 August 1998 Forwards Corrected Pages 4-28 Through 4-32 to Be Inserted in Rev 2 to non-proprietary WCAP-14953, AP600 Pxs Scaling & Pirt Closure Rept. Pages Were Originally Submitted W/Incorrect Header Which Stated 'W Proprietary Class 2.' NSD-NRC-98-5778, Provides Commitment to Include Requested Changes Into AP600 Design Control Document.Discussion W/Vijuk on 980825 Re Disposition of Ltrs DCP/NRC1074,dtd 971016 & DCP/NRC1324,dtd 980403,formalized1998-08-27027 August 1998 Provides Commitment to Include Requested Changes Into AP600 Design Control Document.Discussion W/Vijuk on 980825 Re Disposition of Ltrs DCP/NRC1074,dtd 971016 & DCP/NRC1324,dtd 980403,formalized ML20237E4421998-08-27027 August 1998 Advises That Info Contained in Ltr DCP/NRC-0985,dtd 970821, Sought to Be Withheld,Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b)(5) & Section 103(b) of AEA of 1954,as Amended NSD-NRC-98-5777, Provides Revised Response to NRC Ltr Re W Requests for Withholding Info Re AP600 PCS Final Data rept,WCAP-14135 & WCAP-141381998-08-26026 August 1998 Provides Revised Response to NRC Ltr Re W Requests for Withholding Info Re AP600 PCS Final Data rept,WCAP-14135 & WCAP-14138 NSD-NRC-98-5776, Forwards Proprietary Revised Response to Ref NRC Ltr Re W Requests for Withholding Info Re AP600 Design Certification Test Program,Notrump Computer Code,Wcobra/Trac Computer Code & Loftran Computer Code.Proprietary Info Withheld1998-08-26026 August 1998 Forwards Proprietary Revised Response to Ref NRC Ltr Re W Requests for Withholding Info Re AP600 Design Certification Test Program,Notrump Computer Code,Wcobra/Trac Computer Code & Loftran Computer Code.Proprietary Info Withheld ML20237E0731998-08-26026 August 1998 Advises That Info in WCAP-14812,revs 1 & 2, Accident Spec & Phenomena Evaluation for AP600 PCS, Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure ML20238F8031998-08-26026 August 1998 Requests That Proprietary W Revised Response to NRC Ltrs Re Requests for Withholding Info,Be Withheld from Public Disclosure IAW 10CFR2.790 NSD-NRC-98-5774, Informs That W Faxed Last Response Re Afser Open Item 1.1-1 to NRC on 980821.Last of Attachments Supporting Several of Responses Faxed to NRC Over Past Several Days Were Express Mailed to NRC on 980821.Responses Close Subject Open It1998-08-24024 August 1998 Informs That W Faxed Last Response Re Afser Open Item 1.1-1 to NRC on 980821.Last of Attachments Supporting Several of Responses Faxed to NRC Over Past Several Days Were Express Mailed to NRC on 980821.Responses Close Subject Open Item NSD-NRC-98-5773, Responds to Questions Raised in NRC 971022 & s Re Proprietary Info Contained in 970930 Summary of Meeting Held on 970804-15 Concerning Structural Design of AP600.Figure 12-24 of WCAP-14407 Still Considered Proprietary by W1998-08-21021 August 1998 Responds to Questions Raised in NRC 971022 & s Re Proprietary Info Contained in 970930 Summary of Meeting Held on 970804-15 Concerning Structural Design of AP600.Figure 12-24 of WCAP-14407 Still Considered Proprietary by W ML20237E7991998-08-21021 August 1998 Forwards non-proprietary Results of AP600 Design Assurance Review (Dar) That Was Commitment in W Response to NRC Insp Rept 99900404/97-02.Info Should Assist in Closing Nonconformances & Unresolved Item Identified in Insp Rept NSD-NRC-98-5771, Forwards non-proprietary Rev 2 to WCAP-14138, Final Data Rept for PCS Large-Scale Tests,Phase 2 & Phase 3. Submittal Satisfies Verbal Commitment to Revise non-proprietary Version of PCS Final Data Rept Made by W1998-08-21021 August 1998 Forwards non-proprietary Rev 2 to WCAP-14138, Final Data Rept for PCS Large-Scale Tests,Phase 2 & Phase 3. Submittal Satisfies Verbal Commitment to Revise non-proprietary Version of PCS Final Data Rept Made by W NSD-NRC-98-5769, Responds to NRC Ref Ltrs Re W Requests for Withholding Info. Info Provided as Proprietary in Ref 1 Has Either Been Moved from Ssar to Ref 3,which Includes non-proprietary Version of Rept or Made non-proprietary in Current Version of1998-08-21021 August 1998 Responds to NRC Ref Ltrs Re W Requests for Withholding Info. Info Provided as Proprietary in Ref 1 Has Either Been Moved from Ssar to Ref 3,which Includes non-proprietary Version of Rept or Made non-proprietary in Current Version of Ssar NSD-NRC-98-5772, Forwards non-proprietary & Proprietary Info in Response to NRC Ltrs Re W Requests for Withholding Info.Separate Ltr & Affidavit Justifying Proprietary Nature of Info,Encl. Proprietary Info Withheld,Per 10CFR2.7901998-08-21021 August 1998 Forwards non-proprietary & Proprietary Info in Response to NRC Ltrs Re W Requests for Withholding Info.Separate Ltr & Affidavit Justifying Proprietary Nature of Info,Encl. Proprietary Info Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790 1999-09-29
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MONTHYEARML20216J0681999-09-29029 September 1999 Forwards Rev 3 of AP600 Design Control Document, Incorporating Documentation Changes Resulting from Final Review Performed to Check Consistency of Implementation of Approved Design Change Proposals.With Summary of Changes NSD-NRC-99-5827, Forwards Rev 2 to AP600 Design Control Document.Attachment 1 Provides Summary of Changes Made as Part of Mar 1999 Rev to AP600 Design Control Document1999-03-31031 March 1999 Forwards Rev 2 to AP600 Design Control Document.Attachment 1 Provides Summary of Changes Made as Part of Mar 1999 Rev to AP600 Design Control Document ML20205D3051999-03-25025 March 1999 Requests Amend to 920626 Application for Design Certification of AP600,including AP600 Ssar & AP600 Dcd,To Reflect Sale of CBS Commercial Nuclear Business to W ML20203C5481999-02-10010 February 1999 Forwards Rev 1 to AP600 Design Control Document (DCD) for Docket File.Dcd Provides Reference Basis for AP600 Design Certification ML20197G3501998-11-30030 November 1998 Forwards AP600 Design Control Document, Vols 1-12 for Docket File.Submittal Closes Confirmatory Items 1.5-1 & 1.5-2 from Sept 1998 Final SER Re Certification of AP600 Std Design NSD-NRC-98-5806, Forwards non-proprietary Rev 1 to WCAP-14253 & Proprietary Rev 1 to WCAP-14252, AP600 Low-Pressure Integral Sys Test at or State Univ Final Data Rept. Proprietary Rept Includes Vols 1-4.Proprietary Info Withheld,Per 10CFR2.7901998-11-0909 November 1998 Forwards non-proprietary Rev 1 to WCAP-14253 & Proprietary Rev 1 to WCAP-14252, AP600 Low-Pressure Integral Sys Test at or State Univ Final Data Rept. Proprietary Rept Includes Vols 1-4.Proprietary Info Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790 ML20195E9331998-11-0909 November 1998 Requests That Rev 1 to WCAP-14252, AP600 Low-Pressure Integral Sys Test at or State Univ Final Data Rept, Vols I- Iv,Be Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790) NSD-NRC-98-5795, Informs That Figures from Rev 0 & Rev 3 of PRA Which Indicate Location of H Igniters Should Be Considered Proprietary.Nonproprietary Versions of AP600 General Arrangement Drawings Were Provided in Rev 7 of Ssar1998-10-12012 October 1998 Informs That Figures from Rev 0 & Rev 3 of PRA Which Indicate Location of H Igniters Should Be Considered Proprietary.Nonproprietary Versions of AP600 General Arrangement Drawings Were Provided in Rev 7 of Ssar NSD-NRC-98-5788, Forwards Formal Transmittal of Correspondence Previously Sent Informally Over Period of 980702-0826.Index of Encl Matl Provided1998-09-15015 September 1998 Forwards Formal Transmittal of Correspondence Previously Sent Informally Over Period of 980702-0826.Index of Encl Matl Provided NSD-NRC-98-5781, Informs That W Determined That AP600 FSER Contains No Proprietary Info1998-09-0101 September 1998 Informs That W Determined That AP600 FSER Contains No Proprietary Info NSD-NRC-98-5782, Forwards Corrected Pages 4-28 Through 4-32 to Be Inserted in Rev 2 to non-proprietary WCAP-14953, AP600 Pxs Scaling & Pirt Closure Rept. Pages Were Originally Submitted W/Incorrect Header Which Stated 'W Proprietary Class 2.'1998-08-28028 August 1998 Forwards Corrected Pages 4-28 Through 4-32 to Be Inserted in Rev 2 to non-proprietary WCAP-14953, AP600 Pxs Scaling & Pirt Closure Rept. Pages Were Originally Submitted W/Incorrect Header Which Stated 'W Proprietary Class 2.' NSD-NRC-98-5783, Forwards non-proprietary Rev 2 to WCAP-14989, Accident Specification & Phenomena Evaluation for AP600 Passive Containment Cooling Sys1998-08-28028 August 1998 Forwards non-proprietary Rev 2 to WCAP-14989, Accident Specification & Phenomena Evaluation for AP600 Passive Containment Cooling Sys NSD-NRC-98-5778, Provides Commitment to Include Requested Changes Into AP600 Design Control Document.Discussion W/Vijuk on 980825 Re Disposition of Ltrs DCP/NRC1074,dtd 971016 & DCP/NRC1324,dtd 980403,formalized1998-08-27027 August 1998 Provides Commitment to Include Requested Changes Into AP600 Design Control Document.Discussion W/Vijuk on 980825 Re Disposition of Ltrs DCP/NRC1074,dtd 971016 & DCP/NRC1324,dtd 980403,formalized ML20238F8031998-08-26026 August 1998 Requests That Proprietary W Revised Response to NRC Ltrs Re Requests for Withholding Info,Be Withheld from Public Disclosure IAW 10CFR2.790 NSD-NRC-98-5776, Forwards Proprietary Revised Response to Ref NRC Ltr Re W Requests for Withholding Info Re AP600 Design Certification Test Program,Notrump Computer Code,Wcobra/Trac Computer Code & Loftran Computer Code.Proprietary Info Withheld1998-08-26026 August 1998 Forwards Proprietary Revised Response to Ref NRC Ltr Re W Requests for Withholding Info Re AP600 Design Certification Test Program,Notrump Computer Code,Wcobra/Trac Computer Code & Loftran Computer Code.Proprietary Info Withheld NSD-NRC-98-5777, Provides Revised Response to NRC Ltr Re W Requests for Withholding Info Re AP600 PCS Final Data rept,WCAP-14135 & WCAP-141381998-08-26026 August 1998 Provides Revised Response to NRC Ltr Re W Requests for Withholding Info Re AP600 PCS Final Data rept,WCAP-14135 & WCAP-14138 NSD-NRC-98-5774, Informs That W Faxed Last Response Re Afser Open Item 1.1-1 to NRC on 980821.Last of Attachments Supporting Several of Responses Faxed to NRC Over Past Several Days Were Express Mailed to NRC on 980821.Responses Close Subject Open It1998-08-24024 August 1998 Informs That W Faxed Last Response Re Afser Open Item 1.1-1 to NRC on 980821.Last of Attachments Supporting Several of Responses Faxed to NRC Over Past Several Days Were Express Mailed to NRC on 980821.Responses Close Subject Open Item ML20237E7991998-08-21021 August 1998 Forwards non-proprietary Results of AP600 Design Assurance Review (Dar) That Was Commitment in W Response to NRC Insp Rept 99900404/97-02.Info Should Assist in Closing Nonconformances & Unresolved Item Identified in Insp Rept ML20237D3161998-08-21021 August 1998 Requests That W Response to NRC Ltrs Re Requests for Withholding Info Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790 NSD-NRC-98-5773, Responds to Questions Raised in NRC 971022 & s Re Proprietary Info Contained in 970930 Summary of Meeting Held on 970804-15 Concerning Structural Design of AP600.Figure 12-24 of WCAP-14407 Still Considered Proprietary by W1998-08-21021 August 1998 Responds to Questions Raised in NRC 971022 & s Re Proprietary Info Contained in 970930 Summary of Meeting Held on 970804-15 Concerning Structural Design of AP600.Figure 12-24 of WCAP-14407 Still Considered Proprietary by W NSD-NRC-97-5370, Transmits Results of AP600 Foake Design Assurance Review as Requested in NRC .Info Is Being Provided to Close Unresolved Item Identified in Insp Rept 99900404/97-011998-08-21021 August 1998 Transmits Results of AP600 Foake Design Assurance Review as Requested in NRC .Info Is Being Provided to Close Unresolved Item Identified in Insp Rept 99900404/97-01 NSD-NRC-98-5763, Responds to NRC Ltrs Re W Claim for Treatment of Proprietary Info Submitted in .As Discussed W/Nrc on 980821, Info Contained in W Is self-critical Analysis of W QA Program & Therefore Falls Under Items of Affidavit1998-08-21021 August 1998 Responds to NRC Ltrs Re W Claim for Treatment of Proprietary Info Submitted in .As Discussed W/Nrc on 980821, Info Contained in W Is self-critical Analysis of W QA Program & Therefore Falls Under Items of Affidavit NSD-NRC-98-5772, Forwards non-proprietary & Proprietary Info in Response to NRC Ltrs Re W Requests for Withholding Info.Separate Ltr & Affidavit Justifying Proprietary Nature of Info,Encl. Proprietary Info Withheld,Per 10CFR2.7901998-08-21021 August 1998 Forwards non-proprietary & Proprietary Info in Response to NRC Ltrs Re W Requests for Withholding Info.Separate Ltr & Affidavit Justifying Proprietary Nature of Info,Encl. Proprietary Info Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790 NSD-NRC-98-5769, Responds to NRC Ref Ltrs Re W Requests for Withholding Info. Info Provided as Proprietary in Ref 1 Has Either Been Moved from Ssar to Ref 3,which Includes non-proprietary Version of Rept or Made non-proprietary in Current Version of1998-08-21021 August 1998 Responds to NRC Ref Ltrs Re W Requests for Withholding Info. Info Provided as Proprietary in Ref 1 Has Either Been Moved from Ssar to Ref 3,which Includes non-proprietary Version of Rept or Made non-proprietary in Current Version of Ssar NSD-NRC-98-5771, Forwards non-proprietary Rev 2 to WCAP-14138, Final Data Rept for PCS Large-Scale Tests,Phase 2 & Phase 3. Submittal Satisfies Verbal Commitment to Revise non-proprietary Version of PCS Final Data Rept Made by W1998-08-21021 August 1998 Forwards non-proprietary Rev 2 to WCAP-14138, Final Data Rept for PCS Large-Scale Tests,Phase 2 & Phase 3. Submittal Satisfies Verbal Commitment to Revise non-proprietary Version of PCS Final Data Rept Made by W ML20237D3551998-08-20020 August 1998 Requests That Proprietary Info Re W Response to NRC Ltrs Re Requests for Withholding Info Concerning AP600 Pxs Scaling & Pirt Closure Rept, WCAP-14727 Be Withheld from Public Disclosure IAW 10CFR2.790 NSD-NRC-98-5762, Forwards Proprietary Change Pages for Chapters 7 & 8,for Inclusion as Rev 2 of TR WCAP-14727,in Response to NRC Ltr Dtd 980714.Non-proprietary Rev 2 to TR WCAP-14953 Re AP600 Scaling & Pirt Closure Encl.Proprietary Info Withheld1998-08-20020 August 1998 Forwards Proprietary Change Pages for Chapters 7 & 8,for Inclusion as Rev 2 of TR WCAP-14727,in Response to NRC Ltr Dtd 980714.Non-proprietary Rev 2 to TR WCAP-14953 Re AP600 Scaling & Pirt Closure Encl.Proprietary Info Withheld NSD-NRC-98-5764, Responds to NRC Ltrs Re Requests for Withholding Info from Public Disclosure for W AP600 Design Ltr of 951117,dtd 960229.W Considers Matl Proprietary Since Matl Discusses Approach Used by W to Develop Analysis Models of Cctf Test1998-08-20020 August 1998 Responds to NRC Ltrs Re Requests for Withholding Info from Public Disclosure for W AP600 Design Ltr of 951117,dtd 960229.W Considers Matl Proprietary Since Matl Discusses Approach Used by W to Develop Analysis Models of Cctf Test NSD-NRC-98-5768, Responds to NRC Ref Ltrs Re W Requests for Withholding Info. Specific Info Considered non-proprietary or Proprietary Discussed1998-08-20020 August 1998 Responds to NRC Ref Ltrs Re W Requests for Withholding Info. Specific Info Considered non-proprietary or Proprietary Discussed NSD-NRC-98-5766, Provides Summary of 980813 Telcon W/Nrc Re W Explanation of Rationale Which Was Used to Determine What Info Was Considered to Be Proprietary in TR WCAP-148121998-08-20020 August 1998 Provides Summary of 980813 Telcon W/Nrc Re W Explanation of Rationale Which Was Used to Determine What Info Was Considered to Be Proprietary in TR WCAP-14812 NSD-NRC-98-5770, Responds to NRC Ltrs Re W Requests for Withholding Info.W Withdraws AP600 Rept Entitled, Wcobra/Trac Core Makeup Tank Preliminary Validation Rept, Since Rept Was Not Required by NRC to Make Safety Determination of AP6001998-08-20020 August 1998 Responds to NRC Ltrs Re W Requests for Withholding Info.W Withdraws AP600 Rept Entitled, Wcobra/Trac Core Makeup Tank Preliminary Validation Rept, Since Rept Was Not Required by NRC to Make Safety Determination of AP600 NSD-NRC-98-5760, Forwards Rev 25 to GW-GL-021, AP600 Ssar, Vols 1-11. Revised Tables of Contents,Change Page Instructions,List of Effective Pages,Document Cover Sheet & Change Roadmap Outlining Changes in Each Section Also Encl1998-08-19019 August 1998 Forwards Rev 25 to GW-GL-021, AP600 Ssar, Vols 1-11. Revised Tables of Contents,Change Page Instructions,List of Effective Pages,Document Cover Sheet & Change Roadmap Outlining Changes in Each Section Also Encl NSD-NRC-98-5761, Provides Written Confirmation That Identified Figure Is Not Considered Proprietary by W.Refs 1-5,discussed1998-08-19019 August 1998 Provides Written Confirmation That Identified Figure Is Not Considered Proprietary by W.Refs 1-5,discussed ML20237D2681998-08-18018 August 1998 Requests That Proprietary Informal Correspondence Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790 NSD-NRC-97-5046, Submits Rev 1 of W Ltr Originally Submitted 970917,which Transmitted Proprietary & non-proprietary Informal Correspondence.Rev Includes Notarized Affidavit as Part of Application for Withholding Info.Proprietary Info Withheld1998-08-18018 August 1998 Submits Rev 1 of W Ltr Originally Submitted 970917,which Transmitted Proprietary & non-proprietary Informal Correspondence.Rev Includes Notarized Affidavit as Part of Application for Withholding Info.Proprietary Info Withheld NSD-NRC-98-5759, Submits Response to NRC Ltrs Re Request for Withholding Info.Figure 8-19 Will No Longer Be Considered Proprietary by W1998-08-17017 August 1998 Submits Response to NRC Ltrs Re Request for Withholding Info.Figure 8-19 Will No Longer Be Considered Proprietary by W NSD-NRC-98-5756, Responds to NRC 980714 & 21 Ltrs Re Request for Withholding Proprietary Info That Was Not Clearly Identified Other than Being Marked W Proprietary Class 21998-08-14014 August 1998 Responds to NRC 980714 & 21 Ltrs Re Request for Withholding Proprietary Info That Was Not Clearly Identified Other than Being Marked W Proprietary Class 2 NSD-NRC-98-5757, Responds to Ref NRC Ltrs Re Request for Withholding Proprietary Info Re W AP600 Ltr.Per 980708 Telcon,W Has Reviewed TRs WCAP-13288 & WCAP-13289 & Considers None of Info to Be Proprietary1998-08-14014 August 1998 Responds to Ref NRC Ltrs Re Request for Withholding Proprietary Info Re W AP600 Ltr.Per 980708 Telcon,W Has Reviewed TRs WCAP-13288 & WCAP-13289 & Considers None of Info to Be Proprietary ML20151Z0971998-08-13013 August 1998 Requests That Proprietary Rev 5 to WCAP-14807, Notrump Final Validation Rept, Be Withheld from Public Disclosure, Per 10CFR2.790 NSD-NRC-98-5754, Forwards non-proprietary Versions of Revs 3-5 to WCAP-14808 & Proprietary Version of Rev 5 to WCAP-14807, Notrump Final Validation Rept for AP600, in Form of Replacement Pages. Proprietary Encl Withheld1998-08-13013 August 1998 Forwards non-proprietary Versions of Revs 3-5 to WCAP-14808 & Proprietary Version of Rev 5 to WCAP-14807, Notrump Final Validation Rept for AP600, in Form of Replacement Pages. Proprietary Encl Withheld NSD-NRC-98-5749, Forwards Rev 13 to AP600 PRA for Simplified Passive Advanced LWR Plant Program. Rev Represents Final Version of AP600 Pra.All NRC Comments Related to Rev 12 of AP600 PRA Have Been Resolved1998-08-13013 August 1998 Forwards Rev 13 to AP600 PRA for Simplified Passive Advanced LWR Plant Program. Rev Represents Final Version of AP600 Pra.All NRC Comments Related to Rev 12 of AP600 PRA Have Been Resolved NSD-NRC-98-5753, Responds to Ref NRC Ltrs & W Ltr Re Request for Withholding Proprietary Info Re AP600 Design Ltrs1998-08-13013 August 1998 Responds to Ref NRC Ltrs & W Ltr Re Request for Withholding Proprietary Info Re AP600 Design Ltrs NSD-NRC-98-5752, Responds to Open Item 1.1-2 Contained in 980501 Advance Final SER for AP600 Requesting Update of Comparison of AP600 to NRC Reviewed Version of Alwr Util Requirements Document. Changes Resulting from NRC Comments Re Plant Design,List1998-08-13013 August 1998 Responds to Open Item 1.1-2 Contained in 980501 Advance Final SER for AP600 Requesting Update of Comparison of AP600 to NRC Reviewed Version of Alwr Util Requirements Document. Changes Resulting from NRC Comments Re Plant Design,Listed NSD-NRC-98-5755, Forwards Rev 7 to Simplified Passive Advance Light Water Reactor Plant Program AP600 Tier 1 Matl, Incorporating Comments Received from NRC Technical Staff,As of 980812.Encl Closes Open Item 14.3-1 from Advanced Final SER1998-08-13013 August 1998 Forwards Rev 7 to Simplified Passive Advance Light Water Reactor Plant Program AP600 Tier 1 Matl, Incorporating Comments Received from NRC Technical Staff,As of 980812.Encl Closes Open Item 14.3-1 from Advanced Final SER ML20153D9491998-08-12012 August 1998 Submits Response to NRC Ltrs Re Requests for Withholding Info.Info Does Not Have Commercial Value & No Longer Considered to Be Proprietary by W NSD-NRC-98-5751, Submits Response to NRC Ltrs Re Requests for Withholding Info.Info Does Not Have Commercial Value & Is No Longer Considered Proprietary by W1998-08-12012 August 1998 Submits Response to NRC Ltrs Re Requests for Withholding Info.Info Does Not Have Commercial Value & Is No Longer Considered Proprietary by W NSD-NRC-98-5748, Forwards Rev 24 of AP600 Ssar.Revised Tables of Contents, Change Page Instructions,List of Effective Pages,Document Cover Sheet & Change Roadmap Outlining Changes in Each Section Also Encl.Rev Submitted Under Encl Oath1998-08-0707 August 1998 Forwards Rev 24 of AP600 Ssar.Revised Tables of Contents, Change Page Instructions,List of Effective Pages,Document Cover Sheet & Change Roadmap Outlining Changes in Each Section Also Encl.Rev Submitted Under Encl Oath NSD-NRC-98-5743, Forwards Table Which Compares Combined License (COL) Info Items Identified in AP600 Design Certification Application W/Col Action Items Identified in AP600 Advance Final SER Provided to W by NRC on 9805061998-07-31031 July 1998 Forwards Table Which Compares Combined License (COL) Info Items Identified in AP600 Design Certification Application W/Col Action Items Identified in AP600 Advance Final SER Provided to W by NRC on 980506 NSD-NRC-98-5733, Forwards Rev 6 to GW-GL-030, Simplified Passive Advance LWR Plant Program,AP600 Tier 1 Matl, Which Incorporates Comments Received from NRC Technical Staff as of 9807221998-07-27027 July 1998 Forwards Rev 6 to GW-GL-030, Simplified Passive Advance LWR Plant Program,AP600 Tier 1 Matl, Which Incorporates Comments Received from NRC Technical Staff as of 980722 NSD-NRC-98-5742, Forwards Rev 12 to AP600 PRA Rept. 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.U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 ATTENTION: MR. T. R. QUAY APPLICATION FOR WITHHOLDING PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
SUBJECT:
AP600 CONTAINMENT DBA EVALUATION MODEL (WATER COVERAGE MODEL)
Dear Mr. Quay:
The application for withholding is submitted by Westinghouse Electric Corporation (" Westinghouse")
pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b)(1) of Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations. It I contains commercial strategic information proprietary to Westinghouse and customarily held in confidence.
The proprietary material for which withholding is being requested is identified in the proprietary version of the subject report. In conformance with 10CFR Section 2.790, Affidavit AW-96-920 accompanies this application for withholding setting forth the basis on which the identified proprietary information may be withheld from public disclosure.
Accordingly, it is respectfully requested that the subject information which is proprietary to Westinghouse be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with 10CFR Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations.
Correspondence with respect to this application for withholding or the accompanying affidavit should reference AW-96-920 and should be addressed to the undersigned.
Very truly yours, PB Brian A. McIntyre, Manager Advanced Plant Safety and Licensing
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in this Affidavit are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, infonnation, and belief l
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, AW-96-920 (1) I am Manager, Operating Plant Licensing, in the Nuclear Technology Division, of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and as such, I have been specifically delegated the function of reviewing the proprietary information sought to be withheld from public disclosure in connection with nuclear power plant licensing and rulemaking proceedings, and am authorized to apply for its withholding on behalf of the Westinghouse Energy Systems Business Unit.
(2) I am making this Affidavit in conformance with the provisions of 10CFR Section 2.790 of the
- Commission's regulations and in conjunction with the Westinghouse application for withholding accompanying this Affidavit.
(3) I have personal knowledge of the criteria and procedures utilized by the Westinghouse Energy Systems Business Unit in designating information as a trade secret, privileged or as confidential conunercial or financial information.
(4) Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b)(4) of Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, the following is furnished for consideration by the Commission in determining whether the information sought to be withheld from public disclosure should be withheld.
(i) The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure is owned and has been held in confidence by Westinghouse.
(ii) The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by Westinghouse and not customarily disclosed to the public. Westinghouse has a rational basis for determining the types of information customarily held in confidence by it and, in that connection, utilizes a system to determine when and whether to hold certain types of information in confidence. The application of that system and the substance of that system constitutes Westinghouse policy and provides the rational basis required.
Under that system, information is held in confidence if it falls in one or more of I several types, the release of which might result in the loss of an existing or potential competitive advantage, as follows:
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4 (a) The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of Westinghouse's competitors without license from Westinghouse constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.
(b) - It consists of supporting data, including test data, relative to a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.), the application of which data secures a competitive economic advantage, e.g., by optimization or improved marketability.
(c) Its use by a competitor would reduce his expenditure of resources or improve 1
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(d) It reveals cost or price information, production capacities, budget levels, or commercial strategies of Westinghouse, its customers or suppliers.
1 (e) It reveals aspects of past, present, or future Westinghouse or customer funded development plans and programs of potential cormercial value to Westinghouse.
(f) It contains patentable ideas, for which patent protection may be desirable.
There are sound policy reasons behind the Westinghouse system which include the following:
(a) The use of such information by Westinghouse gives Westinghouse a competitive advantage over its competitors it is, therefore, withheld from disclosure to protect the Westinghouse competitive position.
(b) It is information which is marketable in many ways. The extent to which such information is available to competitors diminishes the Westinghouse ability to sell products and services involving the use of the information.
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(f) The Westinghouse capacity to invest corporate assets in research and development depends upon the success in obtaining and maintaining a competitive advantage.
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! Westinghouse Electric Corporation is in response to questions concerning the AP600 ;
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(c) Design Advanced Nuclert Power Plants that meet NRC requirements. l (d) Establish technical and litensing approaches for the AP600 that will ultimately result in a certified design.
(e) Assist customers in obtaining NRC approval for future plants.
Further this information has substantial commercial value as follows:
(a) Westinghouse plans to sell the use of similar information to its customers for purposes of meeting NRC requirements for advanced plant licenses.
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O Summary of Applicability of the Zuber-Staub Film Stability Model and Method to Address Water Coverage in the AP600 PCS Evaluation Model Introduction The cooling effectiveness of the AP600 PCS depends primarily on how much of the gravity driven PCS water film flowrate is evaporated. This letter summarizes the approach Westinghouse is using to provide a conservative estimate of the amount of the gravity driven PCS film flowmte that does not evaporate from the shell. He conservatively estimated runoff amount is subtracted from the amount applied to the shell in the AP600 containment DBA evaluation model.
A separate letter will provide responses to the RAls concerning the range of test parameters used to validate the model. A more detailed description of the application of this model to AP600 and sketches of key supporting observations from tests will also be provided in the Water Coverage chapter of the Applications Report. An outline of the Water Coverge chapter, with cross references to existing documentation is attached.
Test Observations Observations and/or measurements of film coverage on the prototypical inorganic-zinc coated surface were made in several PCS tests. Various methods for covering the surface with water were tried in the Film Formation Tests (Ref.1). He prototypical weir system that was developed for spreading the water on the dome of the AP600 containment shell was tested in the full scale, unheated Water Distribution Tests (Ref. 2). De primary purpose of the STC Wet Flat-Plate Tests (Ref. 3), the Small Scale Tests (Ref. 4) and the Large Scale Tests (Ref. 5) was to provide data to validate heat and mass transfer correlations over a range of expected post-accident conditions in the AP600 containment, however, these tests also provided data on the effects of heat flux on water coverage.
A 1.iquid film was applied to an elliptical dome surface by weirs in the full-scale, unheated Water Dir,tribution Tests (with maximum plate misalignment based on ASME weld butt-up tolerances) ud by J-tubes in the 1/8-scale, heated Large Scale Tests. In both methods, the film was applied oy many uniformly spaced water streams, ne Water Distribution Tests showed that with flowrates scaled to the initial PCS flowrate on the AP600, the water streams spread within a few inches of their application point to form a relatively thick, continuous wavy laminar ftim on the lower dome and sidewall. At lower scaled PCS flowrates, the individual source streams were not able to spread to complete circumferential coverage, so the film distribution below the second weir was characterized by altemating wet and dry stripes. Splitting of the continuous film was observed in some of the Large Scale Tests, after the film had flowed funher down below the J-tube stream application sites on the dome, however film splitting was not observed on the vertical sidewall.
In the Large Scale Tests, evaporation and spreading on the inclined surface of the dome caused the thickness of the streams to decrease and the width (or coverage area) to increase as they flowed down the outer surface of the elliptical dome. He stream width was observed to remain relatively constant as it flowed down the vertical sidewall. Observations from the small scale
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1 Analytical and Experimental Background The stability of liquid films has attracted the attention of many analysts and voerimenters over the last 40 years. The list of papers considered for application to AP600 is extensive and will I not be given here. However, in a summary anicle (Ref. 6), Bankoff provided an extensive list of relevant papers, many of which have been considered for application to AP600. The current state of the an is focused on the " moving contact line", which was also considered for application to AP600, but is generally not very practical for engineering application. Overall, however, investigators have identified momentum, surface tension, thermocapillary, and vapor thrust as the dominant forces affecting film stability. These forces are typically expressed as functions of flow rate, heat flux, fluid properties, and wetting angle. Vapor thrust can be neglected in AP600 because the heat flux is low, less than 10,000 BTU /hr ft*. Consequently, for AP600, it is necessary to address momentum, surface tension, and thermocapillary forces.
Fujita and Ueda (Ref. 7) performed tests that showed highly subcooled films become unstable at flow rates several times higher than saturated films, his observation is supported by the work of Hallett (Ref. 8), Bohn and Davis (Ref. 9), and in one of the earliest works by Hanley and Murgatroyd (Ref.10), data were presented that showed large differences in stable flow rates.
(Subcooled films absorb the heat from the solid surface intemally whereas saturated films transfer ;
all the heat from the film surface to the gas atmosphere). An apparent explanation for the reduced stability of subcooled films is the existence of significantly higher temperature gradients that give rise to increased thermocapillary forces. De AP600 has a small region of subcooled film where the film is first applied to the dome (less than 5% of the surface), and a much larger region of saturated film over the lower portion of the dome and the vertical side of the shell.
Consequently, liquid film stability for AP600 must address both subcooled and saturated films.
It should be noted that the inorganic zinc coating that covers both sides of the AP600 containment shell is a wettable surface. It is easily demonstrated that a small drop of water spread around on the surface does not contract, or snap back into a drop, showing that the receding static wetting angle is zero. Measurements have also shown that the static advancing angle is approximately 20*. Thus, the inorganic zinc surface is unlike the stainless steel and copper surfaces typically used in stability studies. Stainless steel and copper do not wet and consequently are expected to exhibit less stable films than the prototypic inorganic zinc coated steel shell. Therefore, it is important and appropriate to use stability data on the prototypic surface to validate the AP600 film stability correlation.
De correlation selected to perform AP600 film stability calculations was developed by Zuber and Staub (Ref.11) to predict the conditions under which a stable dry patch will form. This correlation was selected for AP600 because it includes each of the dominant terms: momentum, surface tension, and thermocapillary. The Zuber-Staub model considers the stability of a dry patch located within a uniform, flowing film, i.e. the inability of the liquid film to recover the dry patch. He Zuber-Staub model uses a vertical force balance at the tip of a postulated dry
l patch to determine the minimum uniform film thickness required to rewet the dry patch. This minimum film thickness is a function of the surface heat flux, the film properties (including the i wetting angle between the film and surface), and the surface inclination angle. Since the Zuber-Staub model relies on local film and surface conditions, it is applicable to any size structure.
According to the Zuber-Staub model, if the uniform film thickness were greater than the minimum stability value, any dry patch created in the film would be washed over and would readily disappear after formation due to the momentum of the flowing film. Conversely, if the film thickness were equal to or less than the minimum stability value, a dry patch, if formed, would be predicted to be stable,i.e. the uniform film would not be able to recover the dry patch.
The Zuber-Staub model does not consider the effects of waves in recovering the dry patch.
By the use of a single calibration constant, the Zuber-Staub correlation was adapted for use on both subcooled and saturated films. Consequently, the correlation is applied twice to evaluate film stability for AP600. He first application is at the lower weir and includes a constant that accounts for decreased stability where the effects of subcooling and nonuniform application may be significant. De constant was calibrated, as diseccsed below, using test data that included heat fluxes, fluid properties, and flow rates more extreme than the range encountered in AP600. He data also included the prototypic flow application to account for initial flow nonuniformities. He stability model predicts the fraction of the vessel circumference that is covered by the liquid fdm below the lower weir at the top of the vertical shell, also known as the springline.
The film is assumed to flow in constant width stripes down from the springline, consistent with observations of behavior on the Water Distribution Tests and Large Scale Tests discussed above.
The stripe width remains constant until evaporation thins the film to a value equal to the minimum flow rate predicted by the second application of the Zuber-Staub model, with a calibration constant of 1.0 as determined by data comparisons to the Large Scale Test data for drying out films. From another point of view, these observations imply that the fdm breakdown to form a dry spot occurs at a lower film Reynolds number than the critical Reynolds number for rewetting. His is not surprising,,since the contact angle formed in enlarging a small dryspot is smaller (-0 ) than in rewetting it. A number of breakdown correlations, such as Refs 7,9, and 10 can be found in the literature. Another reason that the Zuber Staub correlation is co is that it does not take into account hydrostatic forces (Ref.12), which promote rewetting on a vertical wall. The Zuber-Staub film stability model, used in this way, predicts an exponential decay in stripe width, and thus always predicts some amount of water runoff from the shell. This assumed behaviour is conservative based on heated surface test observations that the continues to thin until completely evaporated without running off the surface.
Zuber-Staub Model Characteristics Relative to AP600 Conditions The mass flowrate per unit perimeter, P, is related to the film thi::kness and is more easily measured than the film thickness. He local minimum stable film flowrate, P. can be value to the wetting calculated using the Zuber-Staub model. He sensitivity of the predicted P decreases angle and film temperature is shown as a function of the heat flux in Figure 1. P with increasing film temperature. At small wetting angles, P increases as the heat flux 4
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- wetting angles. These P values simply represent stable test conditions. ney do not represent 3 incipient instability which presumably occurs, it it occurs, at lower flowrates. All the other available test data fall above the plotted data points, but do not provide additional insight into minimum stable values of P. I s
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evaporates and eventually disappears. In contrast, the Zuber-Staub model assumes a ;
stable dry patch will be formed whenever the fdm reaches the minimum fdm stability value, P,., and as a msult, the width (and therefore, the coverage area) will be predicted to decrease as the film stripe continues to evaporate.
- 2. As shown in Figure 1, test data indicate that the film-surface wetting angle can be assumed to be close to 0*. A film-surface wetting angle of [ l'* is used in the Westinghouse film coverage model instead. His results in a conservatively higher value for P,. , and results in relative insensitivity to heat flux in the expected AP600 heat flux range [# l.
Dome Stability Margin Multiplier To provide a conservative estimate of the initial sidewall water coverage for AP600, it is necessary to detennine an upper bounding value for the minimum stable film flowrate on the dome. In the Westinghouse fdm coverage model, the local Zuber-Staub minimum stable film flowrate on the dome is multiplied by a stability margin value, R, to determine an upper bound, below which a continuous film on the dome will split. He stability margin multiplier accounts for the effects of subcooling, plate misalignment and the method of film application on the initial film splitting behavior.
Conservatisim in the Dome Stability Margin Multiplier The stability margin value, R,,,, that is used in the Westinghouse fdm coverage model to determine the initial film coverage on the sidewall, was obtained by bounding the film coverage test data covering a range of film flowrates and heat flux.
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water coverage area. All three of these parameters vary with time and position on the shell. The local heat flux is an unknown. The gravity driven, PCS film flowrate is dependent on the water level in the PCS storage tank and varies with time as the tank drains. As shown by the full scale Water Distribution Tests, the water coverage developes early in the transient and later decreases as the PCS film flowrate decreases.
The evaluation model is limited to a constant value for the water coverage fraction input on the shell. Given this limitation, the pre-calculated, gravity driven film flowrate is reduced by subtracting a conservatively estimated runoff amount to account for changes in the water coverage fraction predicted by the Zuber-Staub model. This effectively reduces the PCS evaporation rate as a function of time in the evaluation model.
The amount of predicted runoff increases as the applied flowrate increases and as the sidewall heat flux and initial sidewall water coverage decrease. Therefore, to place an upper bound on the amount of evaporation, the Westinghouse film coverage model is used to calculate a conservative lower bound on the initial sidewall water coverage, and thus maximize the calculated runoff flow. The following method is used to determine a conservative, applied film flowrate for the evaluation model as a function of time.
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Since the Zuber-Staub model is relatively insensitive to heat flux at the chosen wetting angle, a conservatively high dome heat flux value for AP600 is used to calculate a conservatively high minimum film stability value, R,J,., at the location of the second weir. This in turn is used to calculate a bounding initial water coverage fraction at the springline for evaporation on the vertical sidewall.
- 2. The amount of the applied film Dowrate that runs off the shell without being evaporated l is calculated at various times using the Zuber-Staub I',, value and assuming a constant average sidewall evaporative heat flux over the time period. Choosing a lower value for the assumed heat flux in this portion of the calculation is conservative since this reduces the evaporation rate and maximizes the predicted runoff flowrate.
- 3. The calculated runoff amount from step 2 is subtracted from the pre calculated gravity driven film flowrate and input to the WGOTHIC evaluation. model.
- 4. If the average sidewall evaporative heat flux calculated by the evaluation model is less than the assumed value, the runoff amount is recalculated using the lower heat flux value and a new film flownte is input to the evaluation model.
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Conclusions l A relatively simple method has been developed to reduce the number of parameters which must l be considered in defining the film coverage input for the AP600 PCS evaluation model. The conservatively developed film coverage model is insensitive to heat flux, and is bounding for all time. A method has been selected to normalize the model to bound data from both 1/8 scale heated tests and full scale unheated tests with maximum geometric tolerances. The method provides a conservative, bounding minimum applied PCS water flow rate and eliminates concems l regarding the coverage fraction assumed in the AP600 PCS evaluation model. :
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- 1. Introduction
- 11. Water Coverage Tests
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- Summary of results
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- Ranges of test parameters vs AP600] 71ew
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- Effects of scale lit. Description of the Water Coverage model
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- Critical parameters, model features, assumptions
- Conservatisms and bounding assumptions
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- Model sensitivities to critical parameters
- Model Validation IV. Description of AP600 transient wetting behavior ' Sciew*ckovtPas C pact G)
V. Application for the PCS Evaluation Model
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- Wetting test for first application (ITAAC)
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