ML21068A388
| ML21068A388 | |
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| Site: | Holtec |
| Issue date: | 03/09/2021 |
| From: | Holtec |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 PROPOSED CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE NO. 1014 APPENDIX C INSPECTIONS, TESTS, AND EVALUATIONS FOR THE HI-STORM 100S VERSION E CASK 1 of 19
Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Inspections, Tests, and Evaluations ................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Definitions ................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Neutron Absorber Tests ............................................................................................ 1-1 1.2.1 MPC-24, 24E, 24EF, 32, 32F, 68, 68F, 68FF and 68M ...................................... 1-1 1.2.2 MPC-32 Version 1 and MPC-68 Version 1 - Metamic Classic ........................... 1-1 1.2.3 MPC-32M - Metamic-HT .................................................................................... 1-1 1.2.4 Design Important to Neutron Absorber Tests ..................................................... 1-1 1.3 Combustible Gas Monitoring During MPC Lid Welding and Cutting .......................... 1-2 1.4 Special Requirements for First System in Place........................................................ 1-2 1.4.1 Storage Configuration ........................................................................................ 1-2 1.4.2 Transfer Configuration ....................................................................................... 1-2 1.5 Pre-Operational Testing and Training ....................................................................... 1-3 1.5.1 Dry Run Training Exercise ................................................................................. 1-3 2 Site .................................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Site Specific Parameters and Analyses for HI-STORM 100S Version E with All MPCs ..
................................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Environmental Temperature Requirements ............................................................... 2-4 2.3 Cask Transfer Facility (CTF) ..................................................................................... 2-5 2.3.1 Transfer Cask and MPC Lifters .......................................................................... 2-5 2.3.2 CTF Structure Requirements ............................................................................. 2-5 2.4 Forced Helium Dehydration System .......................................................................... 2-7 2.4.1 System Description ............................................................................................ 2-7 2.4.2 Design Criteria ................................................................................................... 2-7 2.4.3 Fuel Cladding Temperature ............................................................................... 2-7 2.4.4 Pressure Monitoring During FHD Malfunction .................................................... 2-8 2.5 Supplemental Cooling System .................................................................................. 2-9 2.5.1 System Description ............................................................................................ 2-9 2.5.2 Design Criteria ................................................................................................... 2-9 3 List of ASME Code Alternatives for HI-STORM Multi-Purpose Canisters (MPCs) ............ 3-1 TABLES Table 2-1: Load Combinations and Service Condition Definitions for the CTF Structure (Note 1)
............................................................................................................................................... 2-6 Table 3-1: List of ASME Code Alternatives for HI-STORM Multi-Purpose Canisters ............... 3-1 Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Amendment No. 16 Appendix C i 2 of 19
Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 1 INSPECTIONS, TESTS, AND EVALUATIONS Written cask acceptance tests and maintenance program shall be prepared consistent with the technical basis described in Chapter 9 of the FSAR.
1.1 Definitions Refer to Appendix D for Definitions.
1.2 Neutron Absorber Tests 1.2.1 MPC-24, 24E, 24EF, 32, 32F, 68, 68F, 68FF and 68M MPCs listed in 1.2.4 shall meet the minimum requirements for 10B areal density or B4C content, as applicable in Appendix A, Section 1.2.
1.2.2 MPC-32 Version 1 and MPC-68 Version 1 - Metamic Classic Section 9.1.5.3 of the HI-STORM 100 FSAR is hereby incorporated by reference into the HI-STORM 100 CoC. For each MPC model specified in Sections 1.2.4.2 and 1.2.4.3 (MPC-32 version 1 and MPC-68 version 1) below, the neutron absorber shall meet the minimum requirements for 10B areal density or B4C content, as applicable.
1.2.3 MPC-32M - Metamic-HT 1.2.3.1 The weight percentage of the boron carbide must be confirmed to be greater than or equal to 10% in each lot of Al/B4C powder.
1.2.3.2 The areal density of the B-10 isotope corresponding to the 10% min. weight density in the manufactured Metamic-HT panels shall be independently confirmed by the neutron attenuation test method by testing at least one coupon from a randomly selected panel in each lot.
1.2.3.3 If the B-10 areal density criterion in the tested panels fails to meet the specific minimum, then the manufacturer has the option to reject the entire lot or to test a statistically significant number of panels and perform statistical analysis for acceptance.
1.2.3.4 All test procedures used in demonstrating compliance with the above requirements shall conform to the cask designers QA program which has been approved by the USNRC under docket number 71-0784.
1.2.4 Design Important to Neutron Absorber Tests 1.2.4.1 MPC-24, 24E, 24EF, 32, 32F, 68, 68F, 68FF and 68M, in HI-STORM 100S Version E shall meet the specifications of Appendix A Section 1.2.
1.2.4.2 MPC-32 version 1
- 1. Fuel cell pitch: 9.158 in.
- 2. 10B loading in the neutron absorbers: 0.0310 g/cm2 (METAMIC) 1.2.4.3 MPC-68 version 1
- 1. Fuel cell pitch: 6.43 in.
Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Amendment No. 16 Appendix C 1-1 3 of 19
Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917
- 2. 10B loading in the neutron absorbers: 0.0310 g/cm2 (METAMIC) 1.2.4.4 MPC-32M
- 1. Basket Cell wall thickness 0.5 in. (nom.)
- 2. B4C content in METAMIC-HT shall be 10 wt. %
1.3 Combustible Gas Monitoring During MPC Lid Welding and Cutting During MPC lid-to-shell welding and cutting operations, combustible gas monitoring of the space under the MPC lid is required, to ensure that there is no combustible mixture present.
1.4 Special Requirements for First System in Place 1.4.1 Storage Configuration For the storage configuration, each user of a HI-STORM 100 Cask and HI-STORM 100U Cask with a heat load equal to or greater than 20 kW shall perform a thermal validation test in which the user measures the total air mass flow rate through the cask system using direct measurements of air velocity in the inlet vents. The user shall then perform an analysis of the cask system with the taken measurements to demonstrate that the measurements validate the analytic methods described in Chapter 4 of the FSAR. The thermal validation test and analysis results shall be submitted in a letter report to the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR 72.4 within 180 days of the users loading of the first cask with a heat load equal to or greater than 20 kW. To satisfy this condition for casks of the same system type (i.e., HI-STORM 100 casks, HI-STORM 100U casks), in lieu of additional submittals pursuant to 10 CFR 72.4, users may document in their 72.212 report a previously performed test and analysis submitted by letter report to the NRC that demonstrates validation of the analytic methods described in Chapter 4 of the FSAR.
This condition does not apply to the HI-STORM 100 UVH overpack.
1.4.2 Transfer Configuration For the transfer configuration, each user of the HI-STORM 100 Cask and HI-STORM 100U Cask shall procure, if necessary, a Supplemental Cooling System (SCS) capable of providing the thermal-hydraulic characteristics (coolant temperature at the annulus inlet, coolant temperature located at the annulus outlet, and coolant flow rate) that will ensure that thermal limits (described in Appendix 2.C of the FSAR) are not exceeded during transfer operations. The thermal-hydraulic characteristics of the SCS shall be determined using the analytical methods described in Chapter 4 for the transfer configuration. For the transfer configuration, each first time user shall measure the SCS thermal-hydraulic characteristics to validate the performance of the SCS. The SCS analysis and validation shall be documented in an update to the 72.212 report within 180 days of the users first transfer operation with the SCS.
This does not apply to the MPC-68M or the MPC-32M.
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 1.5 Pre-Operational Testing and Training 1.5.1 Dry Run Training Exercise A dry run training exercise of the loading, closure, handling, unloading, and transfer of the HI-STORM 100 Cask System shall be conducted by the licensee prior to the first use of the system to load spent fuel assemblies. The training exercise shall not be conducted with spent fuel in the MPC. The dry run may be performed in an alternate step sequence from the actual procedures, but all steps must be performed. The dry run shall include, but is not limited to the following:
- a. Moving the MPC and the transfer cask into the spent fuel pool or cask loading pool.
- b. Preparation of the HI-STORM 100 Cask System for fuel loading.
- c. Selection and verification of specific fuel assemblies to ensure type conformance.
- d. Loading specific assemblies and placing assemblies into the MPC (using a dummy fuel assembly), including appropriate independent verification.
- e. Remote installation of the MPC lid and removal of the MPC and transfer cask from the spent fuel pool or cask loading pool.
- f. MPC welding, NDE inspections, pressure testing, draining, moisture removal (by vacuum drying or forced helium dehydration, as applicable), and helium backfilling. (A mockup may be used for this dry-run exercise.)
- g. Operation of the HI-STORM 100 SCS or equivalent system, if applicable.
- h. Transfer cask upending/downending on the horizontal transfer trailer or other transfer device, as applicable to the sites cask handling arrangement.
- i. Transfer of the MPC from the transfer cask to the overpack/VVM.
- j. Placement of the HI-STORM 100 Cask System at the ISFSI, for aboveground systems only.
- k. HI-STORM 100 Cask System unloading, including flooding MPC cavity, removing MPC lid welds. (A mockup may be used for this dry-run exercise.)
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 2 SITE 2.1 Site Specific Parameters and Analyses for HI-STORM 100S Version E with All MPCs 2.1.1.1 The temperature of 70° F is the maximum average yearly temperature. A sites yearly average ambient temperature may be used for site-specific analysis.
2.1.1.2 The allowed temperature extremes, averaged over a 3-day period, shall be greater than
-40º F and less than 125º F.
2.1.1.3
- a. The resultant horizontal acceleration (vectorial sum of two horizontal Zero Period Accelerations (ZPAs) at a three-dimensional seismic site), aH, and vertical ZPA, aV, on the top surface of the ISFSI pad, expressed as fractions of gravity, shall satisfy the following inequalities:
aH f (1 - aV);
and aH r (1 - aV) / h where f is the Coulomb friction coefficient for the cask/ISFSI pad interface, r is the radius of the cask, and h is the height of the cask center-of-gravity above the ISFSI pad surface. Unless demonstrated by appropriate testing that a higher coefficient of friction value is appropriate for a specific ISFSI, the value used shall be 0.53. If acceleration time-histories on the ISFSI pad surface are available, aH and aV may be the coincident values of the instantaneous net horizontal and vertical accelerations. If instantaneous accelerations are used, the inequalities shall be evaluated at each time step in the acceleration time history over the total duration of the seismic event.
If this static equilibrium based inequality cannot be met, a dynamic analysis of the cask/ISFSI pad assemblage with appropriate recognition of soil/structure interaction effects shall be performed to ensure that the casks will not tip over or undergo excessive sliding under the sites Design Basis Earthquake.
- b. Under environmental conditions that may degrade the pad/cask interface friction (such as due to icing) the response of the casks under the sites Design Basis Earthquake shall be established using the best estimate of the friction coefficient in an appropriate analysis model. The analysis should demonstrate that the earthquake will not result in cask tipover or cause excessive sliding such that impact between casks could occur. Any impact between casks should be considered an accident for which the maximum total deflection, d, in the active fuel region of the basket panels shall be limited by the following inequality: d 0.005 l, where I is the basket cell inside dimension.
2.1.1.4 The maximum permitted depth of submergence under water shall not exceed 125 feet.
2.1.1.5 The maximum permissible velocity of floodwater, V, for a flood of height, h, shall be the lesser of V1 or V2, where:
V1 = (1.876 W*)1/2 / h Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Amendment No. 16 Appendix C 2-1 6 of 19
Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 V2 = (1.876 f W*/ D h)1/2 and W* is the apparent (buoyant weight) of the loaded overpack (in pounds force), D is the diameter of the overpack (in feet), and f is the interface coefficient of friction between the ISFSI pad and the overpack, as used in step 3.a above. Use the height of the overpack, H, if h>H.
2.1.1.6 The potential for fire and explosion while handling a loaded OVERPACK or TRANSFER CASK shall be addressed, based on site-specific considerations. The user shall demonstrate that the site-specific potential for fire is bounded by the fire conditions analyzed by the Certificate Holder, or an analysis of the site-specific fire considerations shall be performed.
2.1.1.7 The ISFSI pad shall be verified by analysis to meet the structural acceptance criteria set forth in section 2.II.2.2 of the HI-STORM FSAR. A restriction on the lift and/or drop height is not required to be established if the cask is lifted with a device designed in accordance with applicable stress limits from ANSI N14.6, and/or NUREG-0612, and has redundant drop protection features.
2.1.1.8 In cases where engineered features (i.e., berms and shield walls) are used to ensure that the requirements of 10CFR72.104(a) are met, such features are to be considered important to safety and must be evaluated to determine the applicable quality assurance category.
2.1.1.9 LOADING OPERATIONS, OVERPACK TRANSPORT OPERATIONS, and UNLOADING OPERATIONS shall only be conducted with working area ambient temperatures 0ºF for all MPC heat loads, and
- a. 90ºF (averaged over a 3-day period) for operations subjected to direct solar heating
- b. 110ºF (averaged over a 3-day period) for operations not subjected to direct solar heating for all MPC heat loads.
If the reference ambient temperature exceeds the corresponding Threshold Temperature then a site specific analysis shall be performed using the actual heat load and reference ambient temperature equal to the three day average to demonstrate that the steady state peak fuel cladding temperature will remain below the 400°C limit.
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 2.1.1.10 For those users whose site-specific design basis includes an event or events (e.g., flood) that result in the blockage of any OVERPACK inlet or outlet air ducts for an extended period of time (i.e, longer than the total Completion Time of LCO 3.1.2), an analysis or evaluation may be performed to demonstrate adequate heat removal is available for the duration of the event. Adequate heat removal is defined as fuel cladding temperatures remaining below the accident temperature limit. If the analysis or evaluation is not performed, or if fuel cladding temperature limits are unable to be demonstrated by analysis or evaluation to remain below the accident temperature limit for the duration of the event, provisions shall be established to provide alternate means of cooling to accomplish this objective.
2.1.1.11 Users shall establish procedural and/or mechanical barriers to ensure that during LOADING OPERATIONS and UNLOADING OPERATIONS, either the fuel cladding is covered by water, or the MPC is filled with an inert gas.
2.1.1.12 The entire haul route shall be evaluated to ensure that the route can support the weight of the loaded system and its conveyance.
2.1.1.13 The loaded system and its conveyance shall be evaluated to ensure under the site-specific Design Basis Earthquake the system does not tipover or slide off the haul route.
2.1.1.14 The HI-STORM 100S Version E /HI-TRAC stack which occurs during MPC TRANSFER shall be evaluated to ensure under the site specific Design Basis Earthquake the system does not tipover. A probabilistic risk assessment cannot be used to rule out the occurrence of the earthquake during MPC TRANSFER.
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 2.2 Environmental Temperature Requirements TRANSPORT OPERATIONS involving any version of the HI-TRAC transfer cask can be carried out if the reference ambient temperature (three day average around the cask) is ABOVE 0° F and below the Threshold Temperature of 110 deg. F ambient temperature, applicable during HI-TRAC MS transfer operations inside the 10 CFR Part 50 or 10 CFR Part 52 structural boundary and 90 deg. F outside of it. The determination of the Threshold Temperature compliance shall be made based on the best available thermal data for the site.
If the reference ambient temperature exceeds the corresponding Threshold Temperature then a site specific analysis shall be performed using the actual heat load and reference ambient temperature equal to the three day average to ensure that the steady state peak fuel cladding temperature will remain below the ISG-11 Rev 3 limits. If the peak fuel cladding temperature exceeds ISG-11 Rev 3 limits, then the operation of a Supplemental Cooling System (SCS) in accordance with LCO 3.1.4 is mandatory.
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 2.3 Cask Transfer Facility (CTF) 2.3.1 Transfer Cask and MPC Lifters Lifting of a loaded TRANSFER CASK and MPC using devices that are not integral to structures governed by 10 CFR Part 50 shall be performed with a CTF that is designed, operated, fabricated, tested, inspected, and maintained in accordance with the guidelines of NUREG-0612, Control of Heavy Loads at Nuclear Power Plants, as applicable, and the below clarifications. The CTF Structure requirements below do not apply to heavy loads bounded by the regulations of 10 CFR Part 50 or to the loading of an OVERPACK in a belowground restraint system which permits MPC TRANSFER near grade level and does not require an aboveground CTF.
2.3.2 CTF Structure Requirements 2.3.2.1 Cask Transfer Station and Stationary Lifting Devices
- a. The metal weldment structure of the CTF structure shall be designed to comply with the stress limits of ASME Section III, Subsection NF, Class 3 for linear structures. The applicable loads, load combinations, and associated service condition definitions are provided in Table 2-1. All compression loaded members shall satisfy the buckling criteria of ASME Section III, Subsection NF.
- b. If a portion of the CTF structure is constructed of reinforced concrete, then the factored load combinations set forth in ACI-318 (89) for the loads defined in Table 2-1 shall apply.
- c. The TRANSFER CASK and MPC lifting device used with the CTF shall be designed, fabricated, operated, tested, inspected and maintained in accordance with NUREG-0612, Section 5.1.
- d. The CTF shall be designed, constructed, and evaluated to ensure that if the MPC is dropped during inter-cask transfer operations, its confinement boundary would not be breached. This requirement applies to CTFs with either stationary or mobile lifting devices.
2.3.2.2 Mobile Lift Devices If a mobile lifting device is used as the lifting device, in lieu of a stationary lifting device, it shall meet the guidelines of NUREG- 0612, Section 5.1, with the following clarifications:
- a. Mobile lifting devices shall have a minimum safety factor of two over the allowable load table for the lifting device in accordance with the guidance of NUREG-0612, Section 5.1.6(1)(a) and shall be capable of stopping and holding the load during a Design Basis Earthquake (DBE) event.
- b. Mobile lifting devices shall conform to meet the requirements of ANSI B30.5, Mobile and Locomotive Cranes, in lieu of the requirements of ANSI B30.2, Overhead and Gantry Cranes.
- c. Mobile cranes are not required to meet the requirements of NUREG-0612, Section 5.1.6(2) for new cranes.
- d. Horizontal movements of the TRANSFER CASK and MPC using a mobile crane are prohibited.
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 Table 2-1: Load Combinations and Service Condition Definitions for the CTF Structure (Note 1)
Load Combination ASME III Service Condition Comment for Definition of Allowable Stress D* All primary load bearing Level A members must satisfy Level A D+S stress limits D + M + W (Note 2)
Level D Factor of safety against D+F overturning shall be 1.1 D+E D+Y D = Dead load D* = Apparent dead load S = Snow and ice load for the CTF site M = Tornado missile load for the CTF site W = Tornado wind load for the CTF site F = Flood load for the CTF site E = Seismic load for the CTF site Y = Tsunami load for the CTF site Notes: 1. The reinforced concrete portion of the CTF structure shall also meet the factored combinations of loads set forth in ACI-318(89).
- 2. Tornado missile load may be reduced or eliminated based on a PRA for the CTF site.
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 2.4 Forced Helium Dehydration System 2.4.1 System Description Use of a forced helium dehydration (FHD) system, (a closed-loop system) is an alternative to vacuum drying the MPC for moderate burnup fuel ( 45,000 MWD/MTU) with lower MPC heat load and for drying MPCs containing one or more high burnup fuel assemblies or higher MPC heat loads as indicated in Appendix D Table 3-1 and 3-2. The FHD system shall be designed for normal operation (i.e., excluding startup and shutdown ramps) in accordance with the criteria in Section 2.4.2.
2.4.2 Design Criteria 2.4.2.1 The temperature of the helium gas in the MPC shall be at least 15ºF higher than the saturation temperature at coincident pressure.
2.4.2.2 The pressure in the MPC cavity space shall be 60.3 psig (75 psia) during drying.
Backfill pressures shall be as described in Appendix D.
2.4.2.3 The hourly recirculation rate of helium shall be 10 times the nominal helium mass backfilled into the MPC for fuel storage operations.
2.4.2.4 The partial pressure of the water vapor in the MPC cavity will not exceed 3 torr. The limit is met if the gas temperature at the demoisturizer outlet is verified by measurement to remain 21ºF for a period of 30 minutes or if the dew point of the gas exiting the MPC is verified by measurement to remain 22.9ºF for 30 minutes.
2.4.2.5 The condensing module shall be designed to de-vaporize the recirculating helium gas to a dew point 120ºF.
2.4.2.6 The demoisturizing module shall be configured to be introduced into its helium conditioning function after the condensing module has been operated for the required length of time to assure that the bulk moisture vaporization in the MPC (defined as Phase 1 in FSAR Appendix 2.B) has been completed.
2.4.2.7 The helium circulator shall be sized to effect the minimum flow rate of circulation required by these design criteria.
2.4.2.8 The pre-heater module shall be engineered to ensure that the temperature of the helium gas in the MPC meets these design criteria.
2.4.3 Fuel Cladding Temperature A steady-state thermal analysis of the MPC under the forced helium flow scenario shall be performed using the methodology described in HI-STORM 100 FSAR Section 4.4, with due recognition of the forced convection process during FHD system operation. This analysis shall demonstrate that the peak temperature of the fuel cladding, under the most adverse condition of FHD system operation, is below the peak cladding temperature limit for normal conditions of storage for the applicable fuel type (PWR or BWR) and cooling time at the start of dry storage.
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 2.4.4 Pressure Monitoring During FHD Malfunction During an FHD malfunction event, described in HI-STORM 100 FSAR Chapter 11 as a loss of helium circulation, the system pressure must be monitored to ensure that the conditions listed therein are met.
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 2.5 Supplemental Cooling System 2.5.1 System Description A supplemental cooling system (SCS) is an external system for cooling the MPC inside the HI-TRAC transfer cask during on-site transport. The SCS is NOT required for transport of fuel in all approved MPCs using HI TRAC MS. The SCS may be used with HI-TRAC MS to provide additional thermal margin.
The SCS is required for transport of high burnup fuel under certain heat load conditions defined in Appendix A Table 2-2 when using HI-TRAC versions other than HI-TRAC MS. The SCS shall be designed for normal operation (i.e., excluding startup and shutdown ramps) in accordance with the criteria in Section 2.5.2.
2.5.2 Design Criteria 2.5.2.1 If water is used as the coolant, the system shall be sized to limit the coolant temperature to below 180ºF under steady-state conditions for the design basis heat load at an ambient air temperature of 110ºF. Any electric motors shall have a backup power supply for uninterrupted operation.
2.5.2.2 The system shall utilize a contamination-free fluid medium in contact with the external surfaces of the MPC and inside surfaces of the HI -TRAC transfer cask to minimize corrosion.
2.5.2.3 All passive components such as tubular heat exchangers, manually operated valves and fittings shall be designed to applicable standards (TEMA, ANSI).
2.5.2.4 The heat dissipation capacity of the SCS shall be equal to or greater than the minimum necessary to ensure that the peak cladding temperature is below 400ºC (752ºF). All heat transfer surfaces in heat exchangers shall be assumed to be fouled to the maximum limits specified in a widely used heat exchange equipment standard such as the Standards of Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association.
2.5.2.5 The coolant utilized to extract heat from the MPC shall be high purity water or air.
Antifreeze may be used to prevent water from freezing if warranted by operating conditions.
2.5.2.6 All pressure boundaries (as defined in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section VIII Division 1) shall have pressure ratings that are greater than the maximum system operating pressure by at least 15 psi.
2.5.2.7 All ASME Code components shall comply with Section VIII Division 1 of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
2.5.2.8 All gasketed and packed joints shall have a minimum design pressure rating of the pump shut-off pressure plus 15 psi.
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 3 LIST OF ASME CODE ALTERNATIVES FOR HI-STORM MULTI-PURPOSE CANISTERS (MPCS)
Table 3-1: List of ASME Code Alternatives for HI-STORM Multi-Purpose Canisters Table 3-1: LIST OF ASME CODE ALTERNATIVES FOR HI-STORM Multi-Purpose Canisters (MPCs)
Reference ASME Alternative, Justification & Compensatory Component Code Code Requirement Measures Section /
Article MPC Subsection General Requirements. Because the MPC is not an ASME Code Enclosure NCA Requires preparation of stamped vessel, none of the specifications, Vessel a Design Specification, reports, certificates, or other general Design Report, requirements specified by NCA are required.
Overpressure In lieu of a Design Specification and Design Protection Report, Report, the HI- STORM FSAR includes the Certification of design criteria, service conditions, and load Construction Report, combinations for the design and operation of Data Report, and other the MPCs as well as the results of the stress administrative controls analyses to demonstrate that applicable Code for an ASME Code stress limits are met. Additionally, the stamped vessel. fabricator is not required to have an ASME-certified QA program. All important-to-safety activities are governed by the NRC-approved Holtec QA program.
Because the cask components are not certified to the Code, the terms Certificate Holder and Inspector are not germane to the manufacturing of NRC-certified cask components. To eliminate ambiguity, the responsibilities assigned to the Certificate Holder in the Code, as applicable, shall be interpreted to apply to the NRC Certificate of Compliance (CoC) holder (and by extension, to the component fabricator) if the requirement must be fulfilled. The Code term Inspector means the QA/QC personnel of the CoC holder and its vendors assigned to oversee and inspect the manufacturing process.
MPC NB-1100 Statement of MPC Enclosure Vessel is designed and will be Enclosure requirements for Code fabricated in accordance with ASME Code, Vessel stamping of Section III, Subsection NB to the maximum components. practical extent, but Code stamping is not required.
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 Table 3-1: LIST OF ASME CODE ALTERNATIVES FOR HI-STORM Multi-Purpose Canisters (MPCs)
Reference ASME Alternative, Justification & Compensatory Component Code Code Requirement Measures Section /
Article MPC lift lugs NB-1130 NB-1132.2(d) The lugs that are used exclusively for lifting an requires that the first empty MPC are welded to the inside of the connecting weld of a pressure-retaining MPC shell, but are not non-pressure designed in accordance with Subsection NB.
retaining structural The lug-to-Enclosure Vessel Weld is required to attachment to a meet the stress limits of Reg. Guide 3.61 in lieu component shall be of Subsection NB of the Code.
considered part of the component unless the weld is more than 2t from the pressure retaining portion of the component, where t is the nominal thickness of the pressure retaining material.
NB-1132.2(e) requires that the first connecting weld of a welded nonstructural attachment to a component shall conform to NB-4430 if the connecting weld is within 2t from the pressure retaining portion of the component.
MPC NB-2000 Requires materials to Materials will be supplied by Holtec approved Enclosure be supplied by ASME- suppliers with Certified Material Test Reports Vessel approved material (CMTRs) in accordance with NB-2000 supplier. requirements.
MPC NB-2121 Provides permitted Certain duplex stainless steels are not included Enclosure material specification in Section II, Part D, Tables 2A and 2B. UNS Vessel for pressure- retaining S31803 duplex stainless-steel alloy is evaluated material, which must in the HI-STORM FW FSAR and meet the conform to Section II, required design criteria for use in the HI-Part D, Tables 2A and STORM 100 system per ASME Code Case N-2B. 635-1. Appendix 1.A provides the required property data for the necessary safety analysis.
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 Table 3-1: LIST OF ASME CODE ALTERNATIVES FOR HI-STORM Multi-Purpose Canisters (MPCs)
Reference ASME Alternative, Justification & Compensatory Component Code Code Requirement Measures Section /
Article MPC NB-3100 Provides requirements These requirements are not applicable. The HI-Enclosure NF-3100 for determining design STORM FSAR, serving as the Design Vessel loading conditions, such Specification, establishes the service conditions as pressure, and load combinations for the storage system.
temperature, and mechanical loads.
MPC NB-4120 NB-4121.2 and NF- In-shop operations of short duration that apply Enclosure 4121.2 heat to a component, such as plasma cutting of Vessel provide requirements plate stock, welding, machining, and coating are for repetition of tensile not, unless explicitly stated by the Code, defined or impact tests for as heat treatment operations.
material subjected to heat treatment during fabrication or installation.
MPC NB-4220 Requires certain The cylindricity measurements on the rolled Enclosure forming tolerances to shells are not specifically recorded in the shop Vessel be met for cylindrical, travelers, as would be the case for a Code-conical, or spherical stamped pressure vessel. Rather, the shells of a vessel. requirements on inter-component clearances (such as the MPC-to-transfer cask) are guaranteed through fixture- controlled manufacturing. The fabrication specification and shop procedures ensure that all dimensional design objectives, including inter-component annular clearances are satisfied. The dimensions required to be met in fabrication are chosen to meet the functional requirements of the dry storage components. Thus, although the post-forming Code cylindricity requirements are not evaluated for compliance directly, they are indirectly satisfied actually exceeded) in the final manufactured components.
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Article MPC NB-4122 Implies that with the MPCs are built in lots. Material traceability on Enclosure exception of studs, raw materials to a heat number and Vessel bolts, nuts and heat corresponding CMTR is maintained by Holtec exchanger tubes, through markings on the raw material. Where CMTRs must be material is cut or processed, markings are traceable to a specific transferred accordingly to assure traceability. As piece of material in a materials are assembled into the lot of MPCs component. being manufactured, documentation is maintained to identify the heat numbers of materials being used for that item in the multiple MPCs being manufactured under that lot. A specific item within a specific MPC will have a number of heat numbers identified as possibly being used for the item in that particular MPC of which one or more of those heat numbers (and corresponding CMTRS) will have actually been used. All of the heat numbers identified will comply with the requirements for the particular item.
MPC Lid NB-4243 Full penetration welds MPC lid and closure ring are not full penetration and Closure required for Category C welds. They are welded independently to Ring Welds Joints (flat head to main provide a redundant seal.
shell per NB-3352.3)
MPC NB-5230 Radiographic (RT) or Root (if more than one weld pass is required)
Closure ultrasonic (UT) and final liquid penetrant examination to be Ring, Vent examination required. performed in accordance with NB-5245. The and Drain closure ring provides independent redundant Cover Plate closure for vent and drain cover plates. Vent Welds and drain port cover plate welds are helium leakage tested. As an alternative, the helium leakage test does not have to be performed if the REDUNDANT PORT COVER DESIGN is used.
MPC Lid to NB-5230 Radiographic (RT) or Only progressive liquid penetrant (PT)
Shell Weld ultrasonic (UT) examination is permitted. PT examination will examination required. include the root and final weld layers and each approx. 3/8" of weld depth.
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Attachment 26 to Holtec Letter 5014917 Table 3-1: LIST OF ASME CODE ALTERNATIVES FOR HI-STORM Multi-Purpose Canisters (MPCs)
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Article MPC NB-6111 All completed pressure The MPC vessel is strength welded in the field Enclosure retaining systems shall following fuel assembly loading. Pressure tests Vessel and be pressure tested. (Hydrostatic or pneumatic) will not be Lid performed because lack of accessibility for leakage inspections precludes a meaningful pressure retention capability test. The different models of MPCs available in the industry are not subject to pressure tests because of the dose to the crew, the proven ineffectiveness of the pressure tests to reveal any leaks and the far more effective tests performed on the MPC confinement boundary, such as: All MPC enclosure vessel welds (except closure ring and vent/drain cover plate) are inspected by volumetric examination. All MPC shell and baseplate materials are UT tested. Finally, the MPC lid-to-shell weld shall be verified by progressive PT examination. PT must include the root and final layers and each approximately 3/8 inch of weld depth.
The inspection results, including relevant findings (indications) shall be made a permanent part of the users records by video, photographic, of other means which provide an equivalent record of weld integrity. The video or photographic records should be taken during the final interpretation period described in ASME Section V, Article 6, T-676. The vent/drain cover plate and the closure ring welds are confirmed by liquid penetrant examination. The inspection of the weld must be performed by qualified personnel and shall meet the acceptance requirements of ASME Code Section III, NB-5350.
MPC NB-7000 Vessels are required to No overpressure protection is provided.
Enclosure have overpressure Function of MPC enclosure vessel is to contain Vessel protection. radioactive contents under normal, off-normal, and accident conditions of storage. MPC vessel is designed to withstand maximum internal pressure considering 100% fuel rod failure and maximum accident temperatures.
MPC NB-8000 States requirements for The HI-STORM 100 System is to be marked Enclosure nameplates, stamping and identified in accordance with 10CFR71 and Vessel and reports per NCA- 10CFR72 requirements. Code stamping is not 8000. required. QA data package to be in accordance with Holtec approved QA program.
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