ML20210B876
| ML20210B876 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/13/1967 |
| From: | Palladino N Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Seaborg G US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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| FOIA-86-346 ACRS-GENERAL, NUDOCS 8609180193 | |
| Download: ML20210B876 (2) | |
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFBGUARDS8/?& DATE [J2f_-ff i UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION WASHINGTON. D.C. 20545 APR 131967 -
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Honorable Glenn T. Seaborg Chairman U. S. Atoisic Energy Commission Washington, D. C.
Subject:
HANFORD N-REACTOR
Dear Dr. Seaborg:
At its eighty-fourth meeting, on April 6-8, 1967, the Advisory )
Committee on Reactor safeguarde considered the proposal of the Ceneral Electric Company to conduct a test progras involving ~
operation of N-Reactor at power levels up to 4800 MW(t) for an approximate one-month period following full loading with Mark II, ;
co-product fuel elements. The Comnittee had the benefit of dis-cussion with representatives of the General Electric Company, Douglas United Nuclear, Inc., the AEC Staff and the document l referenced. An ACRS Subcosanittee met to consider this proposal l on April 5, 1967. The Cossaittee has previously reviewed N-Reactor on numerous occasions, most recently in March 1966 when it reported on co-product operation up to a 4000 MW(t) power level.
Ceneral Electric is now replacing Mark I, plutonium-only, fuel with co-product fuel. The plant has been operating successfully at the l 4000 MW(t) level with partial co-product fuel loadings. It is ex-l .. pacted that the fuel exchange will be complete by May. Subsequently, power ascension steps to 4800 MW(t) will be undertaken, with a pro-gram for verifying predicted operations. This test will measure the production capability of the N-Reactor with the co-product fuel, operating at the 4800 MW(t) level.
The Ccamittee believes that the proposed short-term operation of the N-Reactor with co-product fuel at 4800 MW(t) will not significantly increase the existing hazard to the hesith and safety of the public.
The Committee continues to believe that continued operation of the N-Rea: tor without further safeguards can only be justified by pro-duction requiressents.
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-%.r Nonorable Glenn T. Seaborg APR 131967 .
Dr. S. H. Sush and Dr. W. L. Faith did not participate in this review.
Sincerely yours, e
' 03I0IUAL SIC 3E3 BY N. J. PALLADINO N. J. Palladino Chairman
Reference:
RL-GEN-1375, "N-Reactor Coproduct Operation, Mazards Summary Report, Increased Power Operation, Suppissent 1", dated January 30, 1967 (5/ED)
( ACRS OFFICE COPIES ONLY:
- 1. DRL Staff Analysis dated 3/23/67 (S/RD).
- 2. Letter dtd 3/29/67 from M. C. Leverett, General Electric to James J. Shea, AEC Division of Reactor Licensing.
- 3. RL-GEN-1549, " Confiner Release Rates Following Failure of a Frimary Loop Pipe", dated March 29, 1967 (C/RD).
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- 4. RL-GEN-1550, " Fuel Heating Following Loss of Cooling", dated March 29, 1967 (C/RD).
- 5. DUN-1409, " Seismology Report by Norman H. Rasmussen, dated May 3, 1966.
- 6. DUN-SA-15. " Confinement System Tests Performed During Deactiva-tion of the 100-F Reactor", dated July 21, 1966.
- 7. DUN-1524, "1918 Corfu Earthquake", dated September 7,1966.
- 8. DUN-1408, letter dated October 18, 1966 from George W. Housner l
to R. S. Peterson.
- 9. Letter dated March 11, 1967 from Richard H. Jahna to R. S.
Peterson.
- 10. RL-GEN-1533, " Presentations to Meteorology Subcommittee of ACRS, March 8, 1967", dated 3/21/67.
- 11. RL-GEN-1535, " Alternate Formulations of the Rate Laws for the High Temperature Metal-Water Reactions Involving Uranium and i
l Zircaloy-2",' dated March 23, 1967.
- 12. RL-GEN-1541, " Metal-Water Reactions During a Loss-of-Coolant Accident in N-Reactor", dated March 23, 1967.
- 13. RL-GEN-1547, " Notes on Calculation of Metal-Water Reaction for Mark II Fuel", dated March 24,1967 (all of above received 3/31/67).
k 14. DUN-1410, 'teology and Tectonic History of the Hanford Area and its Relation to the Geology and Tectonic History of the State of Washing-ton and the Active Seismic Zones of Western Washington and Western Montana", dated June 1 h -fpeceived 4/3/67).-
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