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Millstone Power Station Unit 2 Safety Analysis Report
Chapter 2: Site and Environment Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2-i
CHAPTER 2SITE AND ENVIRONMENT
Table of Contents
Section Title Page
2.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION............................................................................... 2.1-1 2.1.1 References.................................................................................................. 2.1-1
2.2 POPULATION, LAND USE AND WATER USE............................................ 2.2-1 2.2.1 Population.................................................................................................. 2.2-1 2.2.2 Land Use.................................................................................................... 2.2-1 2.2.3 Water Use.................................................................................................. 2.2-1 2.2.4 References.................................................................................................. 2.2-1
2.3 METEOROLOGY.............................................................................................. 2.3-1 2.3.1 Regional Climatology................................................................................ 2.3-1 2.3.2 Local Meteorology..................................................................................... 2.3-1 2.3.2.1 Potential Influence of the Plant and Its Facilities on Local Meteorology. 2.3-1 2.3.2.2 Local Meteorological Conditions for Design and Operating Bases.......... 2.3-1 2.3.2.2.1 Design Basis Tornado................................................................................ 2.3-1 2.3.3 On Site Meteorological Measurements Program....................................... 2.3-1 2.3.4 Short Term (Accident) Diffusion Estimates.............................................. 2.3-1 2.3.4.1 Objective.................................................................................................... 2.3-1 2.3.4.2 Calculations............................................................................................... 2.3-2 2.3.4.2.1 Venting Point and Receptor Locations...................................................... 2.3-2 2.3.4.2.2 Models....................................................................................................... 2.3-2 2.3.4.3 Results........................................................................................................ 2.3-2 2.3.5 Long Term (Routine) Diffusion Estimates................................................ 2.3-2 2.3.5.1 Objective.................................................................................................... 2.3-2 2.3.5.2 Calculations............................................................................................... 2.3-2 2.3.5.2.1 Venting Point and Receptor Locations...................................................... 2.3-2 2.3.5.2.2 Database..................................................................................................... 2.3-3 2.3.5.2.3 Models....................................................................................................... 2.3-3 2.3.6 References.................................................................................................. 2.3-3
2.4 GEOLOGY......................................................................................................... 2.4-1 2.4.1 General....................................................................................................... 2.4-1 Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2-ii
CHAPTER 2SITE AND ENVIRONMENT Table of Contents (Continued)
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2.4.2 Regional Geology...................................................................................... 2.4-1 2.4.3 Site Geology.............................................................................................. 2.4-1 2.4.3.1 Site Surficial Geology................................................................................ 2.4-1 2.4.3.1.1 Westerly Granite........................................................................................ 2.4-1 2.4.4 Seismic Refraction Surveys....................................................................... 2.4-2 2.4.5 References.................................................................................................. 2.4-2
2.5 HYDROLOGY................................................................................................... 2.5-1 2.5.1 General....................................................................................................... 2.5-1 2.5.2 Public Water Supplies................................................................................ 2.5-1 2.5.3 Regional and Site Water Flow................................................................... 2.5-1 2.5.4 Tides and Flooding.................................................................................... 2.5-3 2.5.4.1 Normal Tides............................................................................................. 2.5-3 2.5.4.2 Tides and Flooding Due to Storms............................................................ 2.5-3 2.5.4.2.1 Study of Flooding Potential from Design Basis Hurricane....................... 2.5-4 2.5.4.2.2 Flood Protection for Plant Structures....................................................... 2.5-14 2.5.4.2.3 Intake Structure Flood Protection............................................................ 2.5-17 2.5.4.2.4 Flood Protection of Electrical Equipment............................................... 2.5-17 2.5.4.2.5 Underground Tanks................................................................................. 2.5-18 2.5.4.3 Prevention from Icing.............................................................................. 2.5-18 2.5.5 Oceanography.......................................................................................... 2.5-19 2.5.5.1 Water Temperature.................................................................................. 2.5-19 2.5.5.2 Current Velocity and Volume Flow in Channel...................................... 2.5-19 2.5.5.3 Effluent Dilution...................................................................................... 2.5-19 2.5.6 References................................................................................................ 2.5-19
2.6 SEISMOLOGY................................................................................................... 2.6-1 2.6.1 References.................................................................................................. 2.6-1
2.7 SUBSURFACE AND FOUNDATIONS............................................................ 2.7-1 2.7.1 General....................................................................................................... 2.7-1 2.7.2 Exploration................................................................................................. 2.7-1 2.7.3 Site Conditions........................................................................................... 2.7-2 Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2-iii
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2.7.3.1 Area Geology............................................................................................. 2.7-2 2.7.3.2 Soil Conditions.......................................................................................... 2.7-2 2.7.4 Laboratory Testing..................................................................................... 2.7-2 2.7.5 Foundations................................................................................................ 2.7-3 2.7.5.1 Structural Data........................................................................................... 2.7-3 2.7.5.2 Foundation Evaluation............................................................................... 2.7-3 2.7.6 Liquefaction............................................................................................... 2.7-5 2.7.7 References.................................................................................................. 2.7-5 2.7.9 General References.................................................................................... 2.7-6
2.8 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM.......................................... 2.8-1
2.9 ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION MONITORING PROGRAM................... 2.9-1 2.9.1 General....................................................................................................... 2.9-1 2.9.2 Survey Program......................................................................................... 2.9-1 Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2-iv
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List of Tables
Number Title
2.3-1 Distances from Release Point to Receptors 2.3-2 (Deleted) 2.5-1 Effect of Hurricane Generated Surge and Waves on Unit Number 2 Structures 2.5-2 Design Wave Conditions 2.5-3 Roof Surface Area and Number and Size of Roof Drains 2.5-4 All Catch Basins for Elevation Area Draining Into and Runoff Flowing In and Out of a Catch Basin Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2-v
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List of Figures
Number Title
2.4-1 Geological Features 2.4-2a Boring Plan 2.4-2b Test Borings 2.4-2c Boring Logs 2.4-2d Boring Logs 2.4-3 Seismic Line Location Map 2.4-4 Seismic Profiles 2.5-1 Topography in the Vicinity of Millstone Point 2.5-2 Bore Hole and Test Pit Locations 2.5-3 Test Pit Number 1 2.5-4 Test Pit Number 2 2.5-5 Relationship Between Hurricane Wind Direction and Plant Layout 2.5-6 Section Through Plant 2.5-7 Profiles of Plant 2.5-8 Surge Hydrograph for PMH 2.5-9 Bottom Profile for Surge Traverse Line 2.5-10 Storm Tracker for Probable Maximum Hurricane 2.5-11 Location of the Center of the Storm Within the Critical Area 2.5-12 Shore Protection 2.5-13 Shore Protection 2.5-14 Wave Force Diagrams For The Three Zones And Their Corresponding Bottom Profiles Near The Walls 2.5-15 Typical Anchorage Detail 2.5-16 Filter System and the Gradation of the Filter Materials 2.5-17 Scour Protection 2.5-18 Flood Protection 2.5-19 General Roof Plan Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2-vi
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Number Title 2.5-20 Drainage Plan 2.5-21 Turbine and Auxiliary Building Plans at Elevation 14 Feet 6 Inches 2.5-22 Auxiliary Building Basement Plans 2.5-23 Intake Structure 2.5-24 Louver Protection - Intake Structure 2.7-1 Excavation Plan 2.7-2 Backfill and Compaction Requirements Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.1-1
CHAPTER 2 - SITE AND ENVIRONMENT
This section contains information on the geological, seismological, hydrological, meteorological and demographic characteristics of the Millstone site and vicinity to show the adequacy of the site from a safety viewpoint.
2.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Information regarding the general description of the site, location, area, boundaries, exclusion area, authority, control of activities, traffic control and relocation of roads is presented in Sections 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 of the Millstone 3 Final Safety Analysis Report (Reference 2.1-1). With the exceptions given below, that information is incorporated herein by reference.
The Exclusion Area Boundary (EAB) as shown in Figure 2.1-3 of Reference 2.1-1 is drawn for MP3. For the land sectors, the EAB is equivalent for MP 2 and MP3 as it is the property line. For the water sectors, the EAB is assumed to be a circle, centered on the release point with a radius equal to the nearest land EAB distance from the release point. The circle shown in the Reference is for a MP3 containment release. The EAB distances used for accident calculations for MP2 are given in Table 2.3-1. The distances used for nearest land for normal effluent dose calculations are also given in Table 2.3-1.
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1.1 REFERENCES
2.1-1 Millstone Unit 3, Final Safety Analysis Report, Section2.1 - Geography and Demography.
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2.2 POPULATION, LAND USE AND WATER USE
2.2.1 POPULATION
Information regarding population and population distribution is presented in Section 2.1.3 of the Millstone 3 Final Safety Analysis Report (Reference 2.2-1). That information is incorporated herein by reference.
2.2.2 LAND USE
Information regarding land use, explosions, fire, corrosive materials, and toxic gas is presented in Sections 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, and 2.2.4 of the Millstone 3 Final Safety Analysis Report (Reference 2.2-2). That information is incorporated herein by reference.
2.2.3 WAT E R U S E
Information regarding the water use, commercial and recreational is presented in Sections 2.1.2, 2.1.4 of Reference 2.2-1, Sections 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, of Reference 2.2-2, and Section 2.4 of the Millstone 3 Final Safety Analysis Report (Reference 2.2-3). That information is incorporated herein by reference.
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2.4 REFERENCES
2.2-1 Millstone Unit 3, Final Safety Analysis Report, Section2.1 - Geography and Demography.
2.2-2 Millstone Unit 3, Final Safety Analysis Report, Section2.2 - Nearby Industrial, Transportation, and Military Facilities.
2.2-3 Millstone Unit 3, Final Safety Analysis Report, Section2.4 - Hydrologic Engineering.
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2.3 METEOROLOGY
Information regarding meteorology is presented in Section 2.3 of the Millstone 3 Final Safety Analysis Report (Reference 2.3-1). With the exceptions given below, that information is incorporated herein by reference.
2.3.1 REGIONAL CLIMATOLOGY
(See Section 2.3.1 of Reference 2.3-1.)
2.3.2 LOCAL METEOROLOGY
(See Section 2.3.2 of Reference 2.3-1.)
2.3.2.1 Potential Influence of the Plant and Its Facilities on Local Meteorology
Millstone Unit 2 uses a once-through cooling water system, discharging its cooling water into an existing quarry, into which Units 1 and 3 also discharge, and thence into Long Island Sound. Thin wisps of steam fog occasionally form over the quarry and less frequently over the discharge plume during the winter months, depending on tidal conditions and temperature differences between air and water. This fog dissipates rapidly as it moves away from the warm water area.
The areal extent of the steam fog is negligible.
2.3.2.2 Local Meteorological Conditions for Design and Operating Bases
2.3.2.2.1 Design Basis Tornado
The design basis tornado for Millstone Unit 2 is defined in Chapter 5. Tornado missile protection is defined in Section 5.2.5.1.2.
2.3.3 ON SITE METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS PROGRAM
(See Section 2.3.3 of Reference 2.3-1.)
2.3.4 SHORT TERM (ACCIDENT) DIFFUSION ESTIMATES
2.3.4.1 Objective
Accidents could result in short term releases of radioactivity from several possible venting points.
Atmospheric diffusion factors (X/Q) based on site meteorological data are calculated at the exclusion area boundary (EAB), and low population zone (LPZ) for each downwind sector for each release point. The diffusion factors are calculated for different release time periods depending on the length of the release. The diffusion factors are used in the calculation of radiological consequences.
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2.3.4.2 Calculations
2.3.4.2.1 Venting Point and Receptor Locations
The distances from the various release points to the exclusion area boundary in each sector are listed in Table 2.3-1.
The Low Population Zone (LPZ) as shown in Figure 2.1-11 of Reference 2.3-1 is drawn for Unit 3 but closely approximates the LPZ for Unit 2. The LPZ is taken to be 3860 meters in all sectors from any Unit 2 release point.
2.3.4.2.2 Models
Accident X/Qs were calculated using the basic methods of Regulatory Guide 1.145 for elevated releases; the X/Qs for the first four hours are calculated using a seabreeze fumigation model adapted from Regulatory Guide 1.3. X/Q values for the control room due to ground level releases were calculated using the guidance of Regulatory Guide 1.194, (Reference 2.3-2).
2.3.4.3 Results
The calculated X/Qs used in DBA radiological consequence calculations are presented with the list of assumptions used in each calculation in Chapter 14.
2.3.5 LONG TERM (ROUTINE) DIFFUSION ESTIMATES
2.3.5.1 Objective
Low levels of radioactivity are routinely released from the Millstone stack or the Unit 2 vent.
Atmospheric diffusion factors (X/Q) based on site meteorological data are calculated for various downwind receptor locations of interest. The meteorological data is used to calculate the dose consequences to the public from routine airborne effluents. The calculated doses are submitted annually to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
2.3.5.2 Calculations
2.3.5.2.1 Venting Point and Receptor Locations
Routine releases from the Gaseous Waste Processing System and containment ventings are emitted from the Millstone stack. Routine releases of building ventilation and containment purge air are emitted from the Unit 2 enclosure building roof vent. Releases from the Millstone stack are considered elevated. Releases from the Unit 2 vent are considered to be mixed; that is, conditionally either elevated or ground level depending on ambient wind speed. The distances from the Millstone stack and Unit 2 enclosure building roof vent to the nearest site boundary, the nearest land, and to the nearest residence in each sector are listed in Table 2.3-1, and used in X/Q calculations. The distance to the nearest resident in each sector may vary from those shown in Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.3-3
Table 2.3-1 as a result of the annual land use census performed in accordance with the Radiological Effluent Monitoring and Off site Dose Calculation Manual (REMODCM).
2.3.5.2.2 Database
Calculations are performed on a quarterly basis using the actual meteorology for that period.
2.3.5.2.3 Models
All X/Q values for elevated releases from the Millstone stack and mixed releases from the Unit 2 vent are calculated from hourly onsite meteorological data via methods adapted from Regulatory Guide 1.111 using a conventional Gaussian plume model.
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3.6 REFERENCES
2.3-1 Millstone Unit 3, Final Safety Analysis Report, Section2.3Meteorology.
2.3-2 Regulatory Guide 1.194, Atmospheric Relative Concentrations for Control Room Radiological Habitability Assessments at Nuclear Power Plants, June 2003.
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TABLE 2.3-2 (DELETED)
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2.4 GEOLOGY
Information regarding the geology of the Millstone site is presented in Section 2.5 of the Millstone 3 Final Safety Analysis Report (Reference 2.4-1). With the exceptions given below, that information is incorporated herein by reference.
2.4.1 GENERAL
(See Section 2.5 of Reference 2.4-1.)
2.4.2 REGIONAL GEOLOGY
(See Sections 2.5.1 and 2.5.3 of Reference 2.4-1.)
2.4.3 SITE GEOLOGY
(See Sections 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.5.4 of Reference 2.4-1.)
2.4.3.1 Site Surficial Geology
The locations of borings relevant to Unit 2 are shown in Figures 2.4-1 and 2.4-2a while representative boring logs are presented on Figures 2.4-2b, 2.4-2c and 2.4-2d. Additional logs of borings 101 through 114 are shown in the Millstone Unit 2 PSAR; Amendment 1, Appendix 2B, AEC Docket Number 50-336.
Site contours constructed on the upper surface of the basal till have been also presented in the Millstone Unit 2 PSAR, Amendment 1, Plate 2.
2.4.3.1.1 Westerly Granite
An old granite quarry is located at the site. This quarry was worked for over 100 years until its abandonment in 1960. The quarry excavation, some 1,200 feet in length and 300 to 400 feet in width, extends in a northwest-southeast direction in the southerly part of Millstone Point. The quarry lies in a belt of the Westerly granite.
The rock in the quarry is jointed. At the northwesterly end, the joints strike N15E and dip 85 NW.
At the southeasterly end of the quarry are two sets of joints, one striking N70W and dipping 85 NW, the other striking N-S with an 85W dip. On the easterly side of the quarry is a possible very small, geologically ancient shear, of no importance, which strikes N50E and dips 50 SE. Sheet jointing, resulting from the relief of rock stress, is prominent throughout the quarry. Prior to construction of the quarry outlet channel there were seeps of water at the south end of the quarry.
They appeared to have come from the soil above the bedrock. This indicates that the rock is impervious and allows little, if any, water to seep in from Long Island Sound.
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2.4.4 SEISMIC REFRACTION SURVEYS
Seismic surveys, both onshore and offshore, were performed by Weston Geophysical Engineers, Incorporated, to provide complimentary and subsurface data to evaluate site geology as well as furnish supplementary soil and rock velocities. Seismic lines were positioned to detect any large anomalous features that might exist at the site. The land seismic lines a nd the locations of test borings 1 through 5 are shown on the seismic line location map, Figure 2.4-3. An additional land seismic survey was conducted during October 1971, by Weston Geophysical Engineers, Inc.,
(Reference 2.4-2). This survey was initiated to determine the dynamic moduli of the compacted backfill underlying the warehouse building, primary water storage tank and refueling water storage tank. Data obtained were then utilized in the dynamic structural analysis of these facilities. Due to their remoteness with respect to Unit 2, offshore seismic lines have not been depicted.
Depths to bedrock, seismic velocity data, and inferred geologic correlation are shown on the profile section, Figure 2.4-4. Geophysical refraction survey compressional wave velocity in the bedrock has been calculated at 13,500 to 14,000 fps. with the shear wave velocity in the same medium estimated to be approximately 5500 to 7500 fps.
The seismic results indicated (and subsequently confirmed by additional borings) that the bedrock surface is covered by dense glacial overburden material and/or saturate d alluvium. Since the water level in the quarry prior to excavation of the quarry discharge canal was approximately 17 feet lower than that of Long Island Sound, the material would appear to be dense and relatively impermeable.
Bedrock rises and depressions appear to trend in a north-south direction, as would be anticipated in a normal erosional pattern.
Additional information concerning site seismic refraction surveys is contained in Section 2.5.4 of Reference 2.4-1.
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4.5 REFERENCES
2.4-1 Millstone Unit 3, Final Safety Analysis Report, Section 2.5, Geology, Seismology, and Geotechnical Engineering.
2.4-2 Weston Geophysical Engineers, Inc., Report to Bechtel Corporation, Seismic Velocity Measurements of Compacted Fill Material, Millstone Nuclear Projects, Unit Number 2, December 1971.
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FIGURE 2.4-2A BORING PLAN Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.4-5
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2.5 HYDROLOGY
Information regarding hydrology of the Millstone site is presented in Section 2.4 of the Millstone Unit 3 Final Safety Analysis Report (Reference 2.5-1). With the exceptions given below, that information is incorporated herein by reference.
2.5.1 GENERAL
Millstone Point is located on the north shore of Long Island Sound. To the west of the site is Niantic Bay and to the east is Jordan Cove. Figure 2.5-1 shows the general topography of the Millstone area. Section 2.5.4 discusses the probable maximum hurricane used to calculate maximum water levels. Millstone Unit 2 structures are protected by flood walls and gates to elevation 22 feet MSL. Flooding protection of structures is discussed in Section 2.5.4.
The Millstone Site has several shallow wells near it, the nearest being one third of a mile from the station proper (see Figure 2.4-32 of Reference 2.5-1). None of these provide water for domestic purposes but one is used to water a nearby baseball field and to supply a drinking fountain at the field. Due to the relatively impervious bedrock base, it is improbable that any water accidentally released at the site surface could reach the wells. The larger communities near the site derive most of their water from reservoirs which are outside the surface drainage from the site.
Sea water will be pumped through the condenser to remove the residual heat from the steam exhausted by the turbine. This sea water will be taken from and discharged to Long Island Sound through lines which will be physically separated.
Since the site is a peninsula which juts into Long Island Sound, the high tides associated with hurricanes could produce flooding. This problem has been studied extensively, and plant buildings have been designed to withstand flooding.
2.5.2 PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES
(See Section 2.4.1.2 (Hydrosphere) and 2.4.13 (Groundwater) of Reference 2.5-1.)
2.5.3 REGIONAL AND SITE WATER FLOW
The groundwater environment at the Millstone site is characterized by generally impermeable bedrock acquicludes overlain by soil masses of varying permeabilities. The bedrock is mostly Monson gneiss, with a Westerly granite dike intruding the gneiss in the quarry area. Neither rock is permeable, and there appears to be little movement of water through fissures in either formation since the quarry did not fill with either fresh or salt wate r after its abandonment in 1960. The overlying soil is composed of relatively dense glacial till of low permeability surmounted by ablation soils (drift) which are generally more porous and permeable. Both soils, as well as the rock formations, show sharp irregularities in depth at different locations. Gneiss outcrops in the higher terrain in the north part of the site indicate that this terrain is underlain by rock, creating a drainage divide, with groundwater transport to the east, west and south. This transport is probably accomplished mostly in the upper layers of the soil (the ablation soils and upper glacial tills being Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-2
more permeable than the underlying glacial tills), with a hydraulic gradient from high terrain to low lying areas or to Long Island Sound occurring when sufficient recharge from precipitation is available. The aquifer systems onsite can be best described as unconfined (water table) aquifers, with pronounced variations in depth at different locations. Locally perched water table conditions occur in some areas of soil stratification and shallow ponded water is frequently visible in localized bedrock troughs. The configuration of the water table for the site, thus, cannot be drawn with any degree of accuracy, but some limited information does exist. In May 1965, water levels in seven dug or driven wells were measured; the level in the west part of the site (Bay Point area) was +5 feet MSL; in the east part of the site (Jordan Cove) it was +2 feet MSL. A series of borings in 1969 in the area now taken up by Millstone Unit 2 structures indicated water table elevations between +4.3 feet. and +7.2 feet MSL with an average of +5.6 feet. MSL (Figure 2.5-2). These levels may have been higher than normal due to heavy rain preceding the test borings. The average influx rate of water into two test pits located at the north end of the Millstone Unit 2 turbine building (in August 1969) was approximately 8 gallons per hour over a 48 hour5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> period (Figures 2.5-3 and 2.5-4 show the pit locations and dimensions). The sandy soils of the shore near the Millstone Unit 2 intake structure are highly permeable, since water levels in one test hole (number 110 on Figure 2.5-2) varied with water levels in Niantic Bay; however, these coarser sands are generally restricted to the shore area, and the information derived from the less permeable till material of the test pits is more characteristic of the overall permeabilities of the site soils.
The bedrock surface is exposed at the south end of the site but covered with a dense glacial till at the north end. Since both are quite impervious, precipitation does not sink into it readily, and much of it runs off on the surface directly into Niantic Bay or Jordan Cove. Some surface water collects in depressions in the northern part of the site.
In general, because of the complexities of achieving reliable data, the USC&GS does not attempt to gauge the flow in estuaries or embayments. Consequently, the fresh water discharge into Niantic Bay and Jordan Cove is not measured. These are the two bodies of water adjacent to the Millstone Point Site to the west and east, respectively. There are no established U.S. Geological Survey gauging stations on either the Niantic River or Jordan Brook, nor has the survey conducted any short term, special gauging studies.
An estimate has been made of the average flow into and out of the Niantic River due to tidal action. Assuming a mean cross-section of 1,620 square feet for the channel leading from Niantic Bay to the Niantic River and a mean tidal current of 0.77 knot, there would be a total flow of 45,489,600 cubic feet per each ebb or flood tide over a six hour period (average flow about 13,000 cu ft/sec). This figure should be taken as an approximation only. It is based on the best data available. (Cross-section estimate from the USC&GS, Chart 214; current velocity is from observations from the survey ship, MARMER during a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> period in August, 1965 when it was located near the entrance to the Niantic River.) It is noted that only a small fraction of the 120,000 cfs tidal flow into which the discharge canal flow is diluted could possibly enter the Niantic River. There are no dams on the Niantic River and due to the limited drainage area, it is estimated that the most serious flood effects will come from the bay.
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2.5.4 TIDES AND FLOODING
2.5.4.1 Normal Tides
(See Section 2.4.1.2 of Reference 2.5-1.)
2.5.4.2 Tides and Flooding Due to Storms
Information regarding tides and flooding due to storms is presented in Sections 2.4.2, 2.4.3, and 2.4.5 of Reference 2.5-1. With the exceptions given below, that information is incorporated herein by reference.
The various surge levels and associated most severe wind generated wa ve action is included in Table 2.5-1. Wind directions from 5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br /> before maximum surge (T = -5) to ten hours after maximum surge (T = 10) are shown in relation to the plant layout in Figure 2.5-5.
Before maximum surge conditions occur, wave action is directed on the eastern shore, which is a sufficient distance from the plant such that local shore damage, if it should occur, would not affect the safe operation of the plant.
At T = -2 hours, the postulated surge level exceeds plant grade. However, both the Millstone Unit 2 intake structure and adjacent shoreline are protected from direct wave action by both the Millstone Units 1 and 2 plant structures until the surge reaches its probable maximum. Wind oriented waves directed between azimuth 130 and aximuth 160, corresponding to T = 0 (probable maximum surge) and T = 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br />, respectively, pass between the Millstone Unit 1 plant structure and intake structure. During probable maximum conditions, the south wall of the intake structure would be exposed to a maximum surge level of 18.11 feet and a runup of 3.69 feet such that the maximum water level would be elevation 21.80 feet MSL.
Between azimuth 160 and 170, the Millstone Unit 1 intake structure protects the Millstone Unit 2 intake structure and adjacent shoreline. At approximately azimuth 170 (corresponding to T = 5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br /> after peak conditions), direct wave action could impinge against th e shoreline and the Millstone Unit 2 structure but at a severe oblique angle. It is not until T = 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> that waves are so directed as to effectively impinge on the intake structure. However, by this time, the surge height is reduced to elevation 6.8 feet MSL with wave heights of 7.5 feet, resulting in a total runup to elevation 10.6 feet MSL. Analytical studies indicate that this wave action has no detrimental effect on the rip-rap.
A typical profile through the plant and intake structure is shown in Figure 2.5-6. Additional profiles between the plant and shoreline are shown in Figure 2.5-7. Rip-rap placed in a 1-to-1 slope up to approximately elevation 13 feet MSL (and higher) extends from the Millstone Unit 1 intake structure to approximately 120 feet north of the Millstone Unit 2 intake structure. The area to the east and south of the Millstone Unit 2 intake structure, between the rip-rap and the access road, is covered with bituminous paving material and graded at approximately a 1 percent slope toward the shore.
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The only possibility of a clapotis to form in front of the intake structure would occur at some time beyond the tenth hour after surge conditions. At this time, the wind velocity would be considerably lower than 40 mph and the fetch limited by the Niantic Bay such that a clapotis would be insignificant. However, the intake structure was conservatively designed to withstand the external forces of a clapotis based upon probable maximum conditions, with the winds reoriented to provide perfect reflection of waves.
In those instances when wind directed waves would impinge upon the front of the intake structure, the maximum runup (at 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> after probable maximum conditions) is limited to elevation 10.6 feet MSL. Since this does not exceed the bottom elevation of the operating floor, the operating floor will not be exposed to the effects of hydrodynamic surging. Such possibilities are further limited since water fluctuations within the intake structure would be damped by the energy lost in passage through the restricted openings in the trash racks and traveling screens.
Internal water levels would be further attenuated due to the fact that the water must enter the structure through a submerged opening (elevation (-)10 to (-)30 feet MSL) through which the pressure response factor would be less than unity.
Slots covered by checkered plates are provided in the operating floor to allow for the passage of the storm surge (which has no dynamic effect) and to allow for the effective venting of air due to the remote possibility of hydrodynamic surging.
All affected plant structures are designed to accommodate the effects discussed above.
Note: Information concerning Resonance Phenomena is contained in Section 2.4.5.4 of Reference 2.5-1.
2.5.4.2.1 Study of Flooding Potential from Design Basis Hurricane
A maximum probable hurricane study for the Millstone plants was presented in Docket 50-245, Amendment 15, using the Hydrometeorological Section ESSA, HUR 7-97 Interim Report Meteorological Characteristics of the Probable Maximum Hurricane, Atlantic and Gulf Coast of U.S. The conclusions reached in this study showed a stillwater level slightly in excess of 16 feet and a maximum runup to elevation 17-18 feet MSL. This stillwater surge was calculated by combining the rise due to atmospheric reduction, wind set up, and an astronomical tide.
The stillwater surge level analysis was performed for three possible PMH configurations as follows: large radius, slow speed of translation (LR/ST); large radius, medium speed of translation (LR/MT); large radius, high speed (LR/HT). The PMH parameters and associated stillwater surge levels for these configurations are as follows:
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PMH configuration LR/ST LR/MT LR/HT Radius to Maximum Winds (nm) 48 48 48 Angle of Radius to Direction of Translation (degrees) 115 115 115 Translational Speed (knots/hr) 15 34 51 Maximum Gradient Wind (mph) 124 124 124 Maximum (over water) Surface Wind (mph) 116 127 137 Stillwater Surge Level (feet MSL) 18.1 16.8 16.5
Therefore, it is observed that the large radius, slow speed of translation PMH yields the most severe design conditions.
An investigation was subsequently made to determine the effects of increasing the astronomical tide by one foot with a coincidental two foot forerunner on sea level anomaly. A recheck has also been made using a wind stress factor of 1.10 and a slightly modified storm track. It was determined that with a stillwater level of 19.17 feet MSL, the storm surge would exceed elevation 19 feet MSL for 36 minutes, elevation 18 feet MSL for 108 minutes, elevation 17 feet. MSL for 172 minutes, and elevation 16 feet MSL for 236 minutes.
The PMH storm track and surge traverse line are shown in Figure 2.5-10. For purposes of maximizing storm surge effects at Millstone, the PMH is required to track northwestward from the open ocean across Long Island and Long Island Sound, with the storm center impacting the Connecticut coast just east of New Haven. Historically, most hurricane movement in coastal areas at these latitudes is more to the north or northeast (and, consequently, the surge is less), but a northwestward movement is meteorologically feasible under appropriate circumstances. With storm movement in this direction, the direction of the maximum surge is approximately the same; the maximum surge would follow a fetch of surge traverse line running from the open ocean near Montauk Point to the Millstone site, passing between Little Gull Island and Fishers Island. The belt of maximum winds during the time of maximum surge is assumed to encompass this fetch area with wind direction parallel to the surge traverse line. The assumed bottom profile under the surge traverse line is shown in Figure 2.5-9. This profile was actually taken along a line from Westerly, Rhode Island SSE to the open ocean in order to satisfy the bathystrophic model constraint that the surge traverse line be perpendicular to the bottom contours; the profile location is shown in Figure 2.5-10.
The pertinent PMH parameters selected were as follows:
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Other combinations of storm size (radius to maximum wind) and forward speed were evaluated, but the above parameters produced the maximum surge.
At the time of maximum surge, the calculated components of the surge were as follows:
wind setup 12.47 feet water level rise due to pressure drop 2.20 feet astronomical tide 2.50 feet initial rise 2.00 feet total surge stillwater increase 19.17 feet MSL Other factors used were as follows:
bottom friction factor 0.0025 wind stress coefficient 1.10
The total stillwater surge height of 19.17 feet was presented in Amendment 19 to Millstone Unit 1 FSAR (Docket No. 50-245); however, the 2.00 feet initial rise postulated to account for a forerunner anomaly is too high for the New England Coast, and the AEC has accepted a total stillwater surge height of 18.2 feet. (i.e., with a 1.00 feet initial rise as recommended by the Coastal Engineering Research Center, U. S. Army) as appropriate for the Millstone area (Appendix E, Docket Number 50-336, Safety Evaluation of Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit Number 2 by the Division of Reactor Licensing, USAEC, August 7, 1970).
A 1.00 feet initial rise, giving a maximum stillwater level of 18.11 feet MSL is used as the basis for the surge and wave calculation presented in this amendment. The components of this maximum surge stillwater level are as follows:
wind setup 12.41 feet water level rise due to pressure drop 2.20 feet astronomical tide 2.50 feet initial rise (forerunner) 1.00 feet total surge stillwater level increase 18.11feet Other factors used were:
bottom friction factor 0.0025 wind stress coefficient 1.10
The surge hydrograph for the site for T = -5 to T = +10 hours is presented in Figure 2.5-8.
Estimates of waves occurring from T = -5 to T = +10 hours are shown in Table 2.5-1. Wind directions and approach angles of these waves with respect to plant structures are shown in Figure 2.5-5. These wave estimates are based on the stillwater levels shown in the foregoing surge hydrograph (answer to Question 2.7.2); that is, they are based on a surge with a 1 feet forerunner anomaly and a maximum stillwater level of 18.11 feet MSL.
The maximum wave level of 42.5 feet MSL was obtained at the vertical wall of the intake structure at T = +0.8 with a large radius (LR) high speed (HT) PMH. The resulting stillwater level with the incident was calculated to be 18.1 feet MSL. The basis for this value can be found in the Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-7
response to Question 2.10, Amendment 14, to the PSAR for Millstone Nucl ear Power Station, Unit No. 3, License Application, Docket No. 50-423, dated December 14, 1973.
Flood design considerations are discussed above and in Section 2.4.2.2 of Reference 2.5-1. Plant procedures address necessary precautions and actions to take in the event of anticipated hurricane, tornado, or flood conditions.
Meteorological conditions are determined from weather service forcasts and / or site meteorological instrumentation.
A. Action By Plant Personnel
Upon receiving hurricane warnings from weather service providers, Millstone operators implement appropriate procedures. Actions taken on Millstone Unit 2 include:
- 1. All plant flood gates are closed.
- 2. Traveling screens are placed on continuous wash at high speed.
- 3. Tours are made within the fenced boundary of the site to ensure all loose material is removed or thoroughly tied down.
- 4. Higher plant supervision is notified of the storm warning.
- 5. Should a sustained wind speed of 50 miles per hour be measured at the meteorological tower, additional personnel will be called in to assist plant operators, as required.
- 6. Should sustained water level approach grade level due to extremely high tides, not wave action, plant management will assess the general plant condition in conjunction with the committee(s) as described in the Quality Assurance Program Description Topical Report. Typical items to be discussed would be the intensity of the storm as to whether it is building, static, or waning; status of all plant equipment and buildings; and status of any building leakage. At this time, the decision will be made as to whether to continue operations or to initiate a normal plant shutdown. In either case, Directorate of Regulatory Operations, Region 1, will be notified of plant condition and management decision.
- 7. One service water pump motor will be secured and protected against flooding to a minimum elevation of 28 feet MSL in accordance with the Technical Requirements Manual.
- 8. If the severity of the hurricane is such that the sustained water level is increasing above grade level:
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- a. Disable diesel fuel oil transfer pumps to prevent water from shorting pump motors.
- b. Station an operator inside the intake structure to monitor the intake structure water level with respect to the Service Water and Circulating Water Pump Motors.
- 9. As long as the 345 transmission lines remain uninterrupt ed and plant equipment is not endangered, the plant can continue to be operated at power until the level of water in the intake structure approaches 16.5 feet MSL which is just below the level of the Circulating Water Pump Motor Variable Frequency Drives (VFD). At this time, the plant would initiate a shutdown and be placed in a hot standby condition in accordance with plant procedures. If outside power is lost, emergency loads would be supplied by the diesels, and additional operator response would be in accordance with plant procedures.
- 10. If, following the securing of the circulating water pumps, the level of water within the Intake Structure rises above 19.5 feet MSL, one diesel would be immediately secured and its cooling system realigned such that the diesel can be cooled by water supplied from the fire system in accordance with applicable operating procedures.
- 11. If the water level within the Intake Structure rises to 22 feet MSL, thereby endangering the service water pump motors, the diesel operating on service water would be secured and the Service Water Pumps would be tripped in accordance with plant procedures. Essential plant equipment would be powered by the diesel whose cooling system had previously been modified to use fire water. The plant would be maintained in a hot standby status. Decay heat would be transferred from the core to the steam generators by natural circulation and then be removed from the steam generators by steaming through the atmospheric dumps. The generators would be fed by either a steam-driven or electric auxiliary feedwater pump taking a suction on the condensate storage tank.
- 12. When the water level recedes below 14 feet MSL, the motor which was protected would be recommissioned and started in accordance with plant procedures. It would then be used to cool the diesel which had not been lined up to the fire system. The time required for this step once the water level has receded is approximately 2.0 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br />.
- 13. The other service water pump motor(s) would then be removed, disassembled, steam cleaned, dried, reassembled and reinstalled, and then an additional pump would be started. This will then allow plant systems and equipment to be returned to a normal hot standby status.
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- 14. When the water level recedes below grade elevation 14 feet 6 inches, sample/remove/verify no water in diesel fuel oil storage tank or transfer piping, and disassemble, inspect and restore transfer pump motors.
B. Justification
By the actions described, plant personnel can readily maintain the plant in a safe shutdown condition through the PMH where the major concern is the removal of decay heat. The feasibility and reliability of this course of action is justified as follows:
- 1. Decay heat is transferred from the core to the steam generators by natural circulation and then is removed from the steam generators by steaming through the atmospheric dumps. The generators are fed by either a steam-driven or an electric auxiliary feedwater pump taking a suction on the condensate storage tank. The availability of this method of decay heat removal is justified as follows:
- a. Although as previously described, plant personnel have taken action to ensure the continued operation of at least one diesel (and this is further justified in subsequent paragraphs), the incorporation of a steam-driven pump and manually positionable components into the plant design provides for decay heat removal by the method described without dependence on emergency power from the diesels.
- b. Although the normal volume in the Condensate Storage Tank is at least 225,000 gallons, the Technical Specification minimum level of 165,000 gallons is sufficient to remove decay heat for a minimum period of 10 hours1.157407e-4 days <br />0.00278 hours <br />1.653439e-5 weeks <br />3.805e-6 months <br />. As a reserve supply for the auxiliary feedwater system, the suction of the pumps can be supplied from the two 245,000 gallon fire water storage tanks (Section9.10.2). Consequently, the 10 hours1.157407e-4 days <br />0.00278 hours <br />1.653439e-5 weeks <br />3.805e-6 months <br /> mentioned can be readily extended. Further, these tanks are supplied by the city water system which is expected to remain pressurized by diesel-driven pumps, thereby providing a virtually unlimited supply of water.
- c. The two electric and one steam-driven auxiliary feedwater pumps are operationally checked quarterly to ensure their availability.
- 2. Although not required for decay heat removal, the emergency power from one diesel generator is maintained by shifting its cooling to the fire system. The availability of this alternate cooling is ensured as follows:
- a. The fire system is pressurized by one electric-driven fire pump from Unit 3, one electric-driven fire pump from Unit 2 and a diesel-driven fire pump.
These pumps are performance tested monthly to ensure their operability.
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pump house to a level of 22.33 feet MSL is, therefore, sufficient to protect the pumps against the maximum PMH standing water level of 18.11 ft MSL. Although power for the electric-driven fire pumps may not be available, the diesel-driven fire pump remains available since both the pump and its auxiliaries are located within the flood protected fire pump house.
- c. The fire water storage tanks are maintained full. The water supply is estimated to be sufficient to operate one diesel, supplying hot standby loads until the protected Service Water Pump Motor is restored.
- 3. Because one diesels cooling system is modified such that it can be cooled by fire water, and especially because emergency diesel-generated power is not necessary for decay heat removal, cooling water from the service water system is not essential for decay heat removal. Nevertheless, the operability of the service water pumps is as specified and justified below:
- a. Two service water pumps operating until the level of water in the intake structure reaches 22 feet MSL.
- b. When the criteria specified in the Technical Requirements Manual is met, the motor for the third service water pump is secured and protected from flooding by lowering and tying down an open bottomed, closed top, can over the motor. The length of this can is designed to prevent water from rising above elevation 22.0 feet MSL inside. This treatment will assure that this service water pump will be readily available when the water recedes.
The criteria specified will give four hours lead time before water crosses plant grade. The entire operation of protecting the motor can be accomplished within two hours.
- c. Thus, by the measures previously described, service water will be maintained, except for a maximum period of 9.1 hours1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This is based on the duration of the intake water level above 22 feet MSL which is calculated to be 2.3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> plus an additional 4.8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> for the water level to recede to elevation 14 feet MSL, plus the time to recommission the previously protected motor which is 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />.
- d. Additionally, the other service water pump motor(s) will be removed, disassembled, steam cleaned, dried, reassembled and reinstalled in the field. Thus, at least one additional service water pump could be placed in service.
- 4. Section 8.5 of the FSAR describes the loads which will be placed on the DC system on a loss of AC power. Table 8.5-1 lists the specific loads and battery discharge rate, assuming one battery is out of service and the DO1-DO2 bus tie breakers closed. Since the Technical Specifications require both batteries to be in Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-11
service for plant operation, the discharge rate from the two batteries is such that necessary equipment can be supplied for a minimum period of 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> without charger support. Thus, although action has been taken to maintain AC power, the capacity of the batteries provides ample time to restore AC power if it was lost.
C. Conclusion
By the action described and the justification provided, it is concluded that the plant can readily be maintained in a safe condition throughout a PMH.
As a matter of record, no such phenomenon has been evident in any of the surges along the New England coast as plotted in the Weather Bureau Technical Paper Number 48. No mention has been made of the forerunner in the Corps of Engineers hurricane studies for New London and Stratford, Connecticut. In Technical Paper Number 48, it is stated that,...the data presented in this report give little support for the concept of a forerunner heralding the approach of a hurricane and also stated that,...short period anomalies in mean sea level not related to the hurricane, but not fully explained, may account for some of the reported forerunners. To our knowledge, the only area where a forerunner or anomaly of two feet has been used by the Corps of Engineers is in the Galveston area where the monthly mean sea level from 1919-1961 period varied by a little more than two feet. Along the New England coast during this same period, the monthly mean sea level has varied less than one foot.
At the time of the peak surge, the wind is from the southeast direction, and the wave attack would be along the large axis of the point. Millstone Unit 1 would, thus, shield Millstone Unit 2 from the direct wave attack.
The significant exposures of the site are to the southwest where the plant is located closest to the open shoreline and to the southeast where it is located closest to the quarry. On the southwest exposure, the minimum distance from the plant to the shoreline is about 220 feet, and the minimum distance to the top of the slope of plant fill is about 180 feet. On the southeast exposure, the minimum distance from the plant to the quarry is about 400 feet. The area between the plant and the quarry has been filled with high point graded to elevation 14.5 feet MSL and low point to elevation 14.0 feet MSL. The pertinent elevations of the Millstone Unit 2 plant are shown in Figure 2.5-6.
Plans for protection of the shores immediately north and south of the Millstone Unit 2 Intake Structure are shown in Figure 2.5-12. Sectional views of protective structures and bottom profiles are shown in Figure 2.5-13. Wave forces for design are conservatively based upon these profiles and in accordance with the procedures presented in the Shore Protection Manual, considering the PMH conditions for the site. Breaking wave forces are computed as a function of the water depth, wave period, and bottom profile. The design of the protective structures is based on the criteria for stability as contained in Technical Report Number 4, Shore Protection Planning and Design and the Shore Protection Manual by CERC. Maximum breaking wave heights are determined in accordance with the method presented by Weggel, ASCE Journal of Waterways, Harbors and Coastal Engineering, November 1972, and the Shore Protection Manual, 1974.
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Analysis of the dynamic wave forces on the wall between the Millstone Units 1 and 2 intakes shows that a storm surge level of 14 feet MSL and the associated wave height results in the maximum dynamic forces on the structure. The wall between the two intakes is divided into three zones for design purposes. The wave force diagrams for the three zones and their corresponding bottom profiles near the walls are shown in Figure 2.5-14. The breaking wave height for the shore reach north of the Millstone Unit 2 intake, excluding the area of the wing wall, is based on the maximum allowed breaker controlled by bottom topography as obtained in the PMH study for the site. However, the bottom topography allows a non-breaking wave to reach the wall for the reach immediately north of the Millstone Unit 2 intake. Wave force diagrams for the wall and the wing wall north of the Millstone Unit 2 intake are also shown in Figure 2.5-14.
Table 2.5-2 presents a summary of surge levels and wave conditions which were used in the design. Wave periods, other than the design period of 9.4 seconds, were considered and were determined to yield maximum effect on the dynamic force of 10 percent.
The shores are protected by post-tensioned, reinforced concrete walls which are founded upon bedrock. In consideration of the large magnitude of the computed wave forces due to the PMH conditions, the post-tensioned system was selected as a feasible and positive method by which these extreme forces could be sustained. The anchorage system consists of five to eleven strands, consisting of seven wires per strand, which are anchored into bedrock by drilling and grouting.
Upon completion of the post-tensioning operation, the anchorages are also encased in concrete. A typical anchorage detail is shown in Figure 2.5-15.
During installation, each anchorage is prestressed to 80 percent of the guaranteed minimum ultimate material strength and relaxed to 70 percent and allowed to remain in place for twelve hours, at which time the anchorage is checked at lift-off to insure integrity of the anchorage load.
Design value for each anchorage is 60 percent of guaranteed minimum ultimate material strength.
The walls are designed to be stable against all forces, including buoyancy, which may possibly occur from extreme low water to the PMH condition. The area immediately back of the walls is protected with quarry stones having a gradation designed to preven t scour that may possibly result from overtopping waves. Wall stability is not dependent on fill material, i.e., the wall is stable in a free standing condition under wave attack. The wing walls (transition areas), which are located immediately north and south of the Unit 2 intake, were analyzed in consideration of all additional loads imposed by the added sea walls and are stable as composite sections under all loadings. The post-tensioning anchorage system in these areas extends through all previously placed concrete, and the structural anchorage is developed in bedrock as shown in the typical anchorage details.
All existing stones within the immediate vicinity of the intake are removed.
The walls are provided with drainage pipes located approximately fifteen feet apart at the base of the walls. A filter system is provided behind the walls, having a gradation designed to prevent loss of soil material, and to provide relief against permanent hydrostatic pressure build up (even though the walls are designed to resist such pressure as stated previously). The filter system and the gradation of the filter materials are shown in Figure 2.5-16. Th e graded materials are quality controlled in accordance with the method as outlined in ASTM Specification D-2940-71T.
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Protection is provided in the area behind the walls to prevent scour due to PMH conditions. The extent of the area to be protected is shown in Figure 2.5-17. The extent of scour behind the walls is based on the results of laboratory studies reported in Beach Erosion Board (CERC) Technical Memorandum No. 134, entitled Beach Profiles as Affected by Vertical Wall. The maximum scouring velocity is estimated using solitary wave theory. The size of stone as shown in Figure 2.5-16 is obtained from the Shore Protection Manual (CERC). For the corners around Millstone Unit 2 and north corner of Millstone Unit 1 intake, stones having a weight of 600 pounds minimum and 1,000 pounds maximum are provided.
Construction materials for the sea walls are as follows:
- 1. Concrete shall have a specified minimum compressive strength of 5,000 psi at 28 days.
- 2. Reinforcing steel shall conform to Specification ASTM A615, Grade 60, except that bent ties shall meet the provisions of Specification ASTM A615, Grade 40.
- 3. Post-tensioning anchorage material shall conform to Specification ASTM A-416, Grade 270, Uncoated stress-relieved strand for prestressed concrete.
- 4. Screens at drainage pipes shall conform to Specification ASTM A240, Type 304.
- 5. Gradation of fill material is shown in Figure 2.5-16.
Storms approaching the site from (1) the east, (2) the north, or (3) the southeast could conceivably provide the mechanisms to produce setdown at the site. However, because of the location of Millstone Point in a relatively open area of Long Island Sound and because of prior effects that the PMH would have to have caused before getting into a position where it could produce setdown, the phenomenon appears unlikely to occur to any significant extent at Millstone.
The following is a general discussion of the three storm tracks and possible setdown effects.
There is no specific or definitive information available in the form of mathematical models giving numerical values for setdown in an open coast situation, nor can be bathystrophic surge prediction model used to predict maximum stillwater level be applied in reverse to this kind of phenomenon.
Case 1: A hurricane approaching from the east, tracking along the Atlantic coast of Long Island, from east to west, is not common but can be postulated. Its maximum wind field, oriented from east to west over Long Island, would build a surge along the length of the Sound directed toward the New York City area. However, any water outflow from the Millstone area to support this surge would be balanced by an inflow from the open ocean simply due to level difference. This inflow would be augmented by a local water rise due to low pressure and by concurrent onshore transport of water by southeast winds, all of which would tend to keep the stillwater level at Millstone elevated even in the event of some loss of water to a westward moving surge. Also, the prior locations of the storm would have favored Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-14
the net transport of water into the Sound; that is, east and northeast winds would have preceded the storm.
Case 2: A hurricane approaching from the north is unlikely. The upper wind structure guiding hurricanes at this latitude is generally strong enough so that the looping tracks occasionally seen in lighter (tropical) wind regimes do not occur. However, postulating a loop and a northerly approach to Millstone from the Boston area, with passage of the storm from north to south approximately over Providence, strong northwesterly offshore winds could occur at Millstone. Because of the friction effects of an overland trajectory and a partial cutoff of the hurricane from its energy source (warm water), these northwesterly winds would no longer be at hurricane force and would probably be similar in intensity to those of a strong wintertime extratropical coastal cyclone passing to the east of the site. Since several of these storms pass up the coast in a normal winter, available historical records of minimum low water should be indicative of the setdown effects of a hurricane with this orientation.
In addition, water outflow from the Millstone area would be partially compensated for by inflow from the western portion of Long Island Sound, and the pressure effect on stillwater level would be opposition to the wind effect, both factors mitigating setdown.
Case 3: A hurricane approaching from the southeast would have to move northwestward over Providence so that the maximum offshore winds would occur at Millstone.
However, in this orientation, prior locations of the storm would have favored net transport of water into the Sound; that is, east and northeast winds would have preceded the storm. In addition, the pressure effect in favor of stillwater level increase is operative, and a net inflow of water to the Millstone area from the western part of the Sound would occur, both factors working against setdown. The offshore winds might be stronger than in Case 2, but the attenuating effects of overland friction would still result in considerable reduction of wind speeds. As in Case 2, available historical records of minimum low water should be indicative of the setdown effects of a hurricane with this orientation.
As discussed in Section 2.5.4.2.3 of the FSAR the only safety-related equipment housed in the intake structure is the service water cooling pumps. The historical low tide at New London was about minus 4.37 feet MSL on December 11, 1943. Additionally, extreme low water as shown on USC&GS Chart 214 is minus 3.5 feet MLW (minus 4.47 feet MSL). The Applicants conclude that sufficient margin exists between historical low water and the service water pump design low water level of minus 7 feet MSL to assure continuous operation under maximum setdown conditions.
2.5.4.2.2 Flood Protection for Plant Structures
The design of Millstone Unit 2 reflects the decision to provide flood protection up to elevation 22 feet MSL minimum for the containment, turbine, and auxiliary buildings. The containment is Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-15
flood protected to an elevation in excess of elevation 22 f eet MSL by its reinforced, poured concrete walls and its normally closed, airtight penetrations. The poured concrete walls of the auxiliary and turbine buildings are to elevation 22 feet MSL.
All penetrations into the auxiliary and turbine buildings are provided with hinged flood gates or stop logs to elevation 22 feet MSL to assure water tightness against both the water and any debris in the water.
Flood gates, with sealing compressive membranes, are used wherever possible. If the gates at any opening pose an operational encumbrance, stop logs with equivalent seali ng capability are used in those locations. The openings which have protection are shown in the plan review, Figure 2.5-18.
In the event of severe local flooding or when standing water crosses the plant, appropriate procedures will be implemented.
The drainage system throughout the Millstone Unit 2 site, including the roof and yard drainage, is designed based on an intensity of three inches per hour rainfall.
The roof area is divided into four subareas, relative to the place where the header drains are connected to the underground storm drain system as shown in Figure 2.5-19. The protected roof surface area, number and size of roof drains are given in Table 2.5-3.
To prevent an accumulation of water which could exceed the design load of the roof, if roof drains are clogged, the parapet walls are provided with scuppers.
The yard, immediately adjacent to Millstone Unit 2 buildings, is similarly divided into ten subareas, each one draining into a catch basin as s hown in Figure 2.5-20. All catch basins, except CB number 1, are connected by a storm sewer system draining into Niantic Bay next to the north side of Millstone Unit 2 intake structure. Catch Basin number 1 is connected to the existing Catch Basin number 1 of Millstone Unit 1.
Table 2.5-4 includes all catch basins, top elevation, area draining into each and runoff flowing in and out of each catch basin.
The rational method is used to determine the runoff within the Millstone Unit 2 site.
With a rainfall intensity of 9.4 inches per hour, the total runoff is 60.0 cfs. Inlet times are very small, therefore, their effect on the rainfall intensity is neglected. The runoff coefficient is estimated to be equal to 1.0, considering the entire area is paved and the infiltration losses are nil.
The storm sewer from Catch Basin CB number 9 to its outfall into Niantic Bay adjacent to the intake structure is twenty-four inches in diameter and has a maximum flow capaci ty of 8.8 cfs.
During the maximum rainfall, the capacity of the sewer will be exceeded. Excess runoff will be accumulated in the yard area until it reaches elevation 14.5 feet MSL and will overtop the road.
Water will then flow out into Jordan Cove on the east and Niantic Bay on the west.
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All drain connections from the buildings to the Millstone Unit 2 storm drain system are provided with backwater valves, preventing water to backflow into the buildings at any time; also, stoplogs and flood gates are provided at all entrances to prevent water from flowing in.
In the winter, combined precipitation and ice accumulation in excess of the design load are prevented by the provision of scuppers in the parapet walls. Therefore, it is concluded that all the safety-related structures and equipment are capable of withstanding PMP without loss of safety-related functions.
At the interface between Millstone Units 2 and Unit 1, the flood protection capability of Millstone Unit 1 was originally credited in the evaluation of Millstone Unit 2 flood protection capability.
The entire periphery of Millstone Unit 1 was flood protected. However, with the decommissioning of Millstone Unit 1, the flood boundary was revised to support the decommissioning effort. As shown in Figure 2.5-18 a flood wall is provided to a minimum elevation of 22 feet 0 inches along the common area between Unit 1 and Unit 2 Turbine Buildings. Protection for the Millstone 2 Auxiliary Building is provided by the adjacent Millstone Unit 1 Control Building which is provided with flood protection on the south and east walls to a minimum elevation of 22 feet 0 inches and at the 14 feet 6 inches floor elevation. Therefore the entire southern interface between Millstone Units 2 and 1 is flood protected to a minimum elevation of 22 feet 0 inches.
Weather service forecasts provide adequate hurricane status such that there will be sufficient time to secure the plant against flooding. Securing the plant will be done at the discretion of the shift supervisor and can be accomplished by one man who would close and lock all of the hinged gates and install the flood logs. The flood logs will be specifically designated as pieces of flood protection equipment and stored in the vicinity of the place where they will be used.
During a hurricane, the plant operations will be in accordance with normal, abnormal and/or emergency operating procedures.
Millstone Unit 2 can be brought safely from an operating condition to either a hot or cold shutdown condition with the equipment listed in Tables 7.6-1 and 7.6-2. The philosophy of flood protection has evolved from the need to protect this required equipment which is shown at its various elevations, in Figures 2.5-21 and 2.5-22.
It has been seen that Millstone Unit 2 is extremely well protected against flooding, even on the side which adjoins Millstone Unit 1. All emergency shutdown equipment, including the auxiliary power sources are flood protected.
The average ground elevation around the plant buildings is at elevation 14.0 feet MSL. With the maximum surge stillwater elevation of 18.1 feet MSL, based on three possible PMH configurations, the maximum depth near the building (except for the intake structure) is equal to 4.1 feet. A wave height equal to 78 percent of the maximum avai lable depth or 3.2 feet could be generated anywhere around the buildings (except for the intake structure). These waves could produce runup to elevation 25.1 feet MSL. The containment building, auxiliary building and the warehouse building have exterior concrete walls up to elevation 54.5 feet MSL minimum. The Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-17
turbine building and the enclosure building have metal siding above the top of the flood wall at elevation 22.0 feet MSL. The metal siding is continuous over the exterior flood wall and is connected to the flood wall with waterproof caulked connections. Although runup to elevation 25.1 feet MSL could be generated, the siding would prevent water resulting from splashing effects from entering the building. It is concluded that there can be no adverse effects on any of the safety-related buildings due to the design waves.
2.5.4.2.3 Intake Structure Flood Protection
The intake structure, as shown in Figure 2.5-23, is constructed of reinforced concrete with an invert Elevation of minus 27 feet MSL, operating deck at elevation 14 feet MSL, and a cutoff wall to Elevation minus 10 feet MSL, all based on mean sea level being at zero feet.
The only safety-related system in the intake structure is the service water system. The service water pump motors and associated electrical and control equipment are protected to elevation 22 feet MSL. The service water cooling pumps are also designed for a low water of elevation minus 7 feet MSL which is 2.2 feet lower than the extreme low water shown on USC&GS Chart 214.
The intake structure was analyzed both statically and dynamically for the standing wave effects.
The maximum and minimum pressures at the foot of the intake structure 30 feet below the mean sea level were calculated to be 3,960 and 2,220 psf, respectively. The net uplift pressure on the operating floor was found to be 930 psf. The stability of the structure was studied and found stable under these conditions. The louvers in front of the structure are protected by specially designed structural frames which are shown in Figure 2.5-24 and are capable of withstanding a maximum pressure of 1,120 psf due to pressure from a non-breaking wave.
The maximum water level inside the intake structure caused by the standing wave condition is calculated to reach elevation 26.5 feet MSL. The analysis was performed utilizing an unsteady state mathematical model that takes into account the profile of the incident wave, inleakage through the louvers and system headloss. One service water pump motor is protected.
Probable minimum low water level at the intake structure resulting from an occurrence of a probable maximum hurricane (PMH) oriented so as to cause maximum depression of the water surface (setdown) at the site is calculated to be minus 5.85 feet MSL as indicated in Section 2.4.11 of the Millstone Unit 3 Final Safety Analysis Report (Reference 2.5-1).
The design low water level of the circulating water pump is minus 3.5 feet MSL, and the service water pump level is minus 7.0 feet MSL. The fire water pumps are supplied from two 245,000 gallon storage tanks connected to the public water system of the town of Waterford. The probable minimum low water has no effect on the service water pump.
2.5.4.2.4 Flood Protection of Electrical Equipment
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within these buildings is expected to be negligible for the maximum given stillwater level to elevation 19.17 feet MSL and a 2.5 foot wave runup. All essential electrical MCCs, switchgear and panels located below elevation 22 feet MSL are in close proximity to stairways or other openings to lower floors to render accumulation of water at a given location impossible. Where this is not the case the equipment is mounted on a four inch raised pad.
Power and control cables, cable terminations and any electrical devices required for the trouble-free operation of the service water pumps in the intake structure are located above elevation 22 feet MSL where possible. Any of these located below this point are of tight construction.
Physical separation is provided between redundant essential electrical equipment and circuits required for safe shutdown.
Entry of cables connecting outdoor equipment to equipment within the flood protected areas is so designed to preclude leakage or overflow of flood water into these areas by provision of proper seals and/or by carrying cable raceways to elevation 22 feet MSL. Outdoor transformers and switchgear are protected to elevation 19.5 feet MSL.
2.5.4.2.5 Underground Tanks
There are no underground storage tanks to supply fuel at Millstone Unit 2.
2.5.4.3 Prevention from Icing
It is highly unlikely that the formation of ice would occur in front of the intake structure in such a manner as to obscure flow. The design of the intake structure, its entrance velocity, and rakes on the trash racks prevent ice formations from obscuring flow. Typical types of ice that could be present at the intake structure are: surface ice and frazil ice.
Surface ice is prevented from obscuring flow due to the submerged opening entrance to the intake structure. The entrance is located at an elevation of -10 to -27 ft MSL. In order to obscure flow, weather temperatures would have to be cold enough to freeze the external sea water in the area of the intake greater than 10 feet at MSL. This has not happened in the history of operation of Millstone Unit 2.
Frazil ice (needle-shaped ice crystals suspended in water) occurs in the presence of supercooling when turbulence is too great to allow surface ice to form. Frazil ice can build on surfaces, such as trash racks and walls, which have a temperature at or below freezing thereby obscuring flow into downstream components and systems such as the SW and CW Systems.
However, frazil ice only remains suspended and submerged in a fl ow of water if velocity is greater than 2 fps. At the entrance of the intake structure water velocity is significantly below this value. Since the water velocity is below the minimum velocity needed to keep frazil ice suspended and submerged, it will raise to the surface prior to contact with the trash racks.
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2.5.5 OCEANOGRAPHY
2.5.5.1 Water Temperature
(See Section 2.4.11.6 (Heat Sink Dependability Requirements) of Reference 2.5-1.)
2.5.5.2 Current Velocity and Volume Flow in Channel
(See Section 2.4.1.2 (Hydrosphere) of Reference 2.5-1.)
2.5.5.3 Effluent Dilution
(See Section 2.4.12 (Dispersion, Dilution, and Travel Times of Accidental Releases of Liquid Effluents in Surface Waters) of Reference 2.5-1.)
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5.6 REFERENCES
2.5-1 Millstone Unit 3, Final Safety Analysis Report, Section2.4-Hydrologic Engineering.
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TABLE 2.5-3 ROOF SURFACE AREA AND NUMBER AND SIZE OF ROOF DRAINS Surface Area Number of Roof Subarea Number (square feet) Drains Size of Roof Drains 1 25980 29 4 inches 2 21890 8 4 inches 3 16098 4 4 inches 4 22085 12 4 inches Totals 86053 53 Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-24
TABLE 2.5-4 ALL CATCH BASINS FOR ELEVATION AREA DRAINING INTO AND RUNOFF FLOWING IN AND OUT OF A CATCH BASIN To p Total Runoff Outlet Catch Basin Elevation Drainage Runoff Capacity Number Feet (MSL) Area Acres CFS CFS a (CFS)
Catch Basin 13.5 0.26 2.44 2.44 2.86 Number1 Catch Basin 13.5 0.20 1.88 1.88 2.33 Number 2 Catch Basin 13.5 0.39 3.67 5.55 4.57 Number 3 Catch Basin 13.25 0.57 5.36 10.91 6.87 Number 4 Catch Basin 13.25 1.21 11.37 22.28 5.69 Number 10 Catch Basin 13.25 1.52 14.29 36.57 8.69 Number 5 Catch Basin 13.5 1.17 11.00 47.57 11.24 Number 6 Catch Basin 13.5 0.39 3.67 51.24 13.44 Number 7 Catch Basin 13.5 0.25 2.35 53.59 8.77 Number 8 Catch Basin 13.5 0.69 6.49 60.08 8.77 Number 9
- a. Includes runoff from upstream and any possible roof drain connection.
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FIGURE 2.5-7 PROFILES OF PLANT Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-32
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FIGURE 2.5-14 WAVE FORCE DIAGRAMS FOR THE THREE ZONES AND THEIR CORRESPONDING BOTTOM PROFILES NEAR THE WALLS Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-39
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FIGURE 2.5-16 FILTER SYSTEM AND THE GRADATION OF THE FILTER MATERIALS Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-41 Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-42
Withhold under 10 CFR 2.390 (d) (1)
FIGURE 2.5-18 FLOOD PROTECTION Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-43
FIGURE 2.5-19 GENERAL ROOF PLAN Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-44
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FIGURE 2.5-23 INTAKE STRUCTURE Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.5-48
FIGURE 2.5-24 LOUVER PROTECTION - INTAKE STRUCTURE Revision 4106/29/23 MPS-2 FSAR 2.6-1
2.6 SEISMOLOGY
Information regarding the seismology of the Millstone Site is presented in Section 2.5 of the Millstone 3 Final Safety Analysis Report (Reference 2.6-1). That information is incorporated herein by reference.
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6.1 REFERENCES
2.6-1 Millstone Unit 3, Final Safety Analysis Report, Section 2.5, Geology, Seismology, and Geotechnical Engineering.
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2.7 SUBSURFACE AND FOUNDATIONS
2.7.1 GENERAL
This summarizes the results, analysis and evaluation of the subsurface and foundation investigations. The field exploration and the laboratory testing conducted for Unit 2 were done under the supervision and direction of Bechtel Corporation. These studies included site and area reconnaissance, field supervision of the boring operations, a review of pertin ent literature, and the foundation analysis and evaluation. Graphic boring logs, laboratory test data, and a list of references cited were previously presented in the Millstone Unit 2 PSAR, Docket Number 50-336, subsequent submittal, or are referenced here. Additional information is also presented in Section 2.5.4.3 of the Millstone 3 Final Safety Analysis Report (Reference 2.7-1).
2.7.2 EXPLORATION
In addition to general area and site reconnaissance work, the site was examined through an extensive subsurface drilling program. Previous investigations (in conjunction with Unit 1) included a preliminary subsurface investigation made by Soil Testing, Inc., of Ansonia, Connecticut, in May, 1965, and a geological-geophysical survey conducted by Weston Geophysical Research, Inc., Weston, Massachusetts, in October 1965. These efforts were followed in 1966 by two series of additional borings by the C. L. Guild Drilling and Boring Company, Inc., of Braintree, Massachusetts.
Additional test borings test pits, geophysical refraction surveys, and a plate load test study were made to further define the actual soil, rock, and groundwater conditions (both on and offshore),
and to verify the previous interpretation of subsurface conditions within the Unit 2 area.
Gridler Foundation and Exploration Company, Clearwater, Florida, completed a preliminary offshore and onshore subsurface investigation during the period of June through August 1969.
Also, Weston Geophysical Engineers, Inc., Weston, Massachusetts, conducted an offshore geophysical survey during the same period.
Offshore borings were made by the American Drilling and Boring Company, East Providence, Rhode Island, during the month of July 1970 to obtain additional information in the vicinity of the Unit 2 intake structure (Reference 2.7-2).
The American Drilling and Boring Company concluded the subsurface exploration work in November 1970, with a series of onsite borings for transmission tower structures (Reference 2.7-3).
A geotechnical representative from Bechtel Corporation was continuously in the field during the Unit 2 drilling operations to provide technical review, inspection, direction, and to advise the drilling contractor of the boring locations and alterations made as the data was received. Frequent field visits were made by supervisory personnel from Bechtel Corporation to review boring progress and modify the boring program.
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Soil test borings were generally done using rotary drilling methods and a drilling mud fluid to maintain hydrostatic balance in the boring. Penetration tests were made at regular intervals. The number of hammer blows required to drive the sampler one foot wa s recorded and is designated the penetration resistance. The boring procedure and penetration resistance were taken in accordance with ASTM Specification D 1586-67. The penetration resistance is a simple in-place shear test, and as such is an index of soil strength, consistency and density.
The soil samples obtained in the field were examined by the Bechtel geotechnical representative.
Selected samples were shipped directly from the field to the testing laboratory. The jar samples from the split-spoon penetration tests were returned to the Bechtel Corporation Washington Area Engineering Office and the classifications were verified.
The drilling program was supplemented by test pit excavations at selected locations. The test pits provided an additional opportunity for examination of the principal soil types and observations of ground water behavior.
2.7.3 SITE CONDITIONS
2.7.3.1 Area Geology
(See Sections 2.5.1 and 2.5.4 of Reference 2.7-1.)
2.7.3.2 Soil Conditions
(See Section 2.5.4 of Reference 2.7-1.)
2.7.4 LABORATORY TESTING
The laboratory testing program provided foundation engineering data and physical characteristics data necessary to design foundations resting on soil. The testing was conducted in accordance with currently accepted procedures (References 2.7-4 through 2.7-7).
The testing program generally was confined to the determination of the soil parameters of remolded (fill) soil. The laboratory program included grain size and specific gravity tests to determine particle size and distribution.
Atterberg limit tests to determine soil plasticity characteristics, static triaxial shear tests to aid in the evaluation of fill foundation bearing capacity and elastic settlement properties, compaction tests, and numerous moisture-density, void ratio and relative density determinations.
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2.7.5 FOUNDATIONS
2.7.5.1 Structural Data
The following is a summary of the major structural components of the plant, foundation type, foundations elevation, supporting material, and foundation static contact pressure for settlement evaluation which represents conservative estimates of long term static loadings:
Structure and Foundation Supporting Foundation Maximum Static Ty p e Material Elevation (feet) Pressure (psf)
Reactor Building Mat Unweathered rock (-)33 7,500 Turbine Pedestal Mat Unweathered rock (-)5 to (-)18 3,600 Turbine Buildings Columns Unweathered rock (-)2 to (-)22 25,000 Auxiliary Building Mat (west of Unweathered rock (-)50 20,000 column line M-7)
Warehouse Area of Auxiliary Controlled select 2 foot 6 inches to 8 2,400 Building Mat (east of column compacted fill foot 6 inches line M-7)
Enclosure Building Caissons Unweathered rock (-)18 to (-)26 130,000 Intake Structure Mat Unweathered rock (-)30 15,660 Refueling Water Storage Tank Controlled select 11 3,000 compacted fill Condensate Storage Tank Glacial till 11 3,000 Condensate Surge Tank Glacial till 11 3,000
2.7.5.2 Foundation Evaluation
The soils and bedrock at this site were suited for construction of the plant without adverse settlements. The bedrock provides excellent support for structures, under both static and dynamic conditions. Applied foundation bedrock contact pressures are all well below the allowable bearing pressure of 200,000 psf.
The in situ glacial till material is uniformly very dense in consistency, with an allowable bearing capacity in excess of 10,000 psf. The applied contact pressures, which are approximately one-quarter of the allowable bearing pressure, resulted in negligible settlement.
The compacted backfill material was a select, processed free draining, offsite borrow material.
The soil is a well-graded fine to coarse sand with some gravel. A typical grain size distribution would be:
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Sieve Accumulative (% passing) 2 inch 100.0 1.5 inch 99.0 1 inch 91.2 0.75 inch 84.3 0.5 inch 77.1 3/8 inch 71.9 Number 4 60.1 Number 10 51.7 Number 40 29.4 Number 100 11.8 Number 200 6.6
Optimum Standard Proctor dry density (ASTM D-698) for the material was approximately 132 pounds per cubic foot. Optimum Modified Proctor dry density (ASTM D-1557) was approximately 137 pounds per cubic foot.
The following allowable bearing pressures were assigned to structural fill areas utilizing the select backfill:
Fill Compaction (Minimum) Type of Backfill and Allowable Bearing Capacity 90% Standard Proctor General, nonstructure supporting, fill areas and plant (ASTM D-698; AASHO T-99) parking lot 95% Standard Proctor Structural backfill areas supporting facilities with contact pressures of 3000 psf or less 95% Modified Proctor Structural backfill areas supporting facilities with contact (ASTM D-1557; AASHO T-180) pressure of 4000 psf or less
These criteria covered the majority of the backfill conditions. Unique c onditions of footing size and load were evaluated on an individual basis. Plate load tests and triaxial shear data indicate that the allowable select backfill bearing pressures are conservative. Excavation and backfill requirements are shown in Figures 2.7-1 and 2.7-2 respectively.
Due to the free draining characteristic of the backfill material, settlement was elastic rather than time depended or hydrodynamic settlement, and essentially complete following construction.
Settlement of foundations on select backfill was small.
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The major structures founded on select backfill material are the warehouse portion of the auxiliary building. Settlement analyses, based on plate load and triaxial test data, showed ultimate settlement would be less than one-half inch. Settlement joints between the warehouse portion and the remainder of the auxiliary building were provided to accommodate this settlement.
2.7.6 LIQUEFACTION
If a loose saturated sandy soil is subjected to ground vibrations, as during an earthquake, it tends to compact and decrease in volume. If the soil cannot drain during the rapid load fluctuations imposed by an earthquake, there is a buildup in pore pressure until it is equal to the overburden pressure. The effective stress then becomes zero, the soil looses its strength, and develops a quick or liquefied condition. If this condition is of general extent and the pressure is not otherwise relieved, it can cause a flow or bearing capacity failure.
The phenomenon of liquefaction is generally not applicable to this site as critical structures are founded on bedrock.
For evaluation of the liquefaction potential of those soils supporting foundation loads, the glacial till and select granular backfill, data from standard penetration tests in the glacial till and in-place density tests in the fill were examined.
Standard penetration tests (ASTM D-1586-67) in the glacial till ranged from a minimum of 58 blows per foot with an average value in excess of 100 blows per foot. All compacted fill supporting foundation slabs were compacted to at least 95 percent Standard Proctor which is approximately equal to 80 percent relative density (Reference 2.7-8). Therefore, the soils at the site are not susceptible to liquefaction during the design basis earthquake. Additional information is also presented in Section 2.5.4.8 of Reference 2.7-1.
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7.7 REFERENCES
2.7-1 Millstone Unit 3, Final Safety Analysis Report, Section2.5, Geology, Seismology, and Geotechnical Engineering.
2.7-2 Offshore Subsurface Investigation at Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 2, Report prepared by Bechtel Corporation for the Millstone Point Company, September 1970.
2.7-3 Switchyard and Transmission Tower Foundations, Reported prepared by Bechtel Corporation for the Millstone Point Company, et al., April 1971.
2.7-4 Procedure for Testing Soils, American Society for Testing and Materials, Fourth Edition, Philadelphia, 1964.
2.7-5 Akroyd, T. N. W., Laboratory Testing in Soil Engineering, Geotechnical Monograph Number 1, Soil Mechanics Standard, London, 1964.
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2.7-6 Bishop, A. W., and Henkel, D. J., The Measurement of Soil Properties in the Triaxial Test, Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., Second Edition, London, 1964.
2.7-7 Lambe, T. W., Soil Testing for Engineers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1951.
2.7-8 Lee, K. L., and Singh, A., Relative Density and Relative Compaction, Journal of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, New York, 1971.
2.7.9 GENERAL REFERENCES
Seed, H. B. and Wilson, S. D., The Turnagain Heights Landslide, Anchorage, Alaska, Journal of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, ASCE, Paper No. 5320, New York, 1967.
Hansen, W. R., et. al., The Alaska Earthquake March 27, 1964: Field Investigations and Reconstruction Effort, U.S. Department of Interior, Geological Survey Professional Paper 541, Washington, D.C., 1966.
Duke, C. M. and Leeds, D. J., Response of Soils, Foundations, and Earth Structures, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Special Issue - An Engineering Report on the Chilean Earthquakes of May 1960, Vol. 53, No. 2, February 1963.
Kerr, William C., Dynamic Response of a Particulate Soil System, Department of Civil Engineering, March 1964.
Jacobsen, L. L., Motion of a Soil Subject to a Simple Harmonic Ground Vibration, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Volume 20, 1930.
Housner, G. W., Geotechnical Problems of Destructive Earthquakes, Geotechnique, London.
Whitman, R. V., Analysis of Foundation Vibrations, Department of Civil Engineering, Boston, 1962.
Housner, G. W., Behavior of Structures During Earthquakes, Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division, Proceeding Papers 2220 with discussions 2455, 2532, and 2632, ASCE, New York, 1959 and 1960.
Housner, G. W., Vibrations of Structures Induced by Seismic Waves, Part I, Earthquakes, Volume III, Handbook of Shock and Vibration, Edited by C. M. Harris and C. E. Crede, McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1961.
Idriss, I. M. and Seed, H. B., Response of Earth Banks during Earthquakes, Journal of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, ASCE, Paper 5232, New York, 1967.
Newmark, N. M., Design Criteria for Nuclear Reactors Subjected to Earthquake Hazards, Urbana, Illinois, 1967.
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Nuclear Reactors and Earthquakes, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, Division of Technical Information, Publication TID-7024, Washington, D.C., 1963.
Symposium of Earthquake Engineering, Proceedings, Vancouver, B.C., 1965.
Lee, K. L., and Seed, H. B., Cyclic Stress Conditions Causing Liquefaction of Sand, Journal of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, ASCE, Paper 5058, New York, 1967.
Seed, H. B., and Idriss, I. M., Analysis of Soil Liquefaction: Niigata Earthquake, Journal of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, ASCE, Paper 5233, New York, 1967.
Lee, K. L., and Seed, H. B., Dynamic Strength of Anisotropical ly Consolidated Sand, Journal of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, ASCE, New York, 1967.
Seed, H. B., and Lee, K. L., Liquefaction of Saturated Sands during Cyclic Loading, Journal of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, ASCE, Paper 4972, New York, 1966.
Seed, H. B., and Idriss, I. M., Influence of Soil Conditions on Ground Motions during Earthquakes, Journal of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, ASCE, Paper 6347, New York, 1969.
Peacock, W. H. and Seed, H. B., Sand Liquefaction under Cyclic Loading Simple Shear Conditions, Journal of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, ASCE, Paper 5957, New York, 1968.
Gibbs, H. J. and Holtz, W. G., Research on Determining the Density of Sands by Spoon Penetration Testing, Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Volume I, London, 1956.
Weston Geophysical Engineers, Inc., Report to Bechtel Corporation, Seismic Velocity Measurements of Compacted Fill Material, Millstone Nuclear Project, Unit No. 2, December 1971.
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FIGURE 2.7-1 EXCAVATION PLAN
NOTE:
- 1. Elevations shown are based on MSL datum elevation 0.00 feet.
- 2. Unless otherwise noted, slopes are 1-1/2:1 in earth and 1:3 in rock.
- 3. Locations and elevations of excavation limits in containment and lower auxiliary building allow 6 inches between outside face of concrete walls or bottom of slabs and rock to allow for placing concrete forms or mud mat for waterproofing membrane. The coordinates location limits of excavation in other areas are approximate and may have required some local excavation when construction began.
- 4. Construction slopes are protected against surface drainage and excessive erosion.
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2.8 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM
A site oriented multifaceted environmental monitoring program was begun at the Millstone site in 1968 several years prior to the startup of Unit 1. This period provided the base line data necessary to identify and evaluate any changes in the indicator organisms which might occur due to the operation of the nuclear plant or from any other cause. The program now in effect will continue to experience modifications as additional information is gained.
The development of the existing program, the base line data it has obtained and the results are fully described in annual reports entitled Monitoring the Marine Environment of Long Island Sound at Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Waterford, Connecticut, submitted to the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT-DEP) in fulfillment of the National Pollutants Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements.
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2.9 ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION MONITORING PROGRAM
2.9.1 GENERAL
A study of environmental radiation levels was started during April 1967. This program was started before any of the units were or became operational on the site. It provided a baseline from which any changes in radiation, due to station operation or other causes, can be detected and evaluated.
2.9.2 SURVEY PROGRAM
The preoperational radiological monitoring program for Mills tone Unit Number 2 was the same as that for Millstone Unit Number 1. This program which began in April 1967 ended when Unit Number 1 became operational in July 1970. The program and the results obtained are described in detail in Section 5.2.1 of Millstone Unit Number 2 Environmental Report Operating License Stage (EROLS).
The Operational Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program is described in detail in the Radiological Effluent Monitoring and Offsite Dose Calcul ation Manual (REMODCM) and in each Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report as submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This program is designed to detect potential radiological consequences of station operation.