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Response to NRC Request for Addl Info on Applicability of Methodology Used to Assess Accident X/Qs at Control Room Air Intakes for Nine Mile Point Unit 2.
ML18038A692
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Site: Nine Mile Point Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 09/05/1986
From: HALITSKY J, KRAMER M L
METEOROLOGICAL EVALUATION SERVICES, INC.
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EvierraaearnerieaaiiaaraaasararraraalstrtraIBclaaeerabatSICJRDICIS&SSU~i>~WCItl>aarmruasaeaaroanrsaraaraaaaaariaaarRESPONSETOTHENRCREQUESTFORADDITIONALINFORMATIONONAPPLICABILITYOFTHEMETHODOLOGYUSEDTOASSESSTHEACCIDENT/QsATTHECONTROLROOMAIRINTAKESFORNINEMILEPOINTUNIT2PreparedBy:Dr.JamesHalitsky122,NorthHighlandPlaceCroton-on-Hudson,NY'I0520andMarkL.KramerMeteorologicalEvaluationServices,Inc.165BroadwayAmityville,NY11701PreparedFor:NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationNineMilePointUnit2September5,19868b091204028b0905PDRMETEOROLOGICALEVALUATIONSERVICES,INC.165BROADWAY.AMITYVILLE~NEWYORK11701516-691-3395

'f September5,1986RESPONSETOTHENRCREQUESTFORADDITIONALINFORMATIONONAPPLICABILITYOFTHEMETHODOLOGYUSEDTOASSESSTHEACCIDENT/QsATTHECONTROLROOMAIRINTAKESFORNINEMILEPOINTUNIT2INTRODUCTIONOnAugust20,1986,atameetingofrepresentativesfromtheNuclearRegulatory'-Commission,NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation,Stone6WebsterEngineeringCorporationandMeteorologicalEvaluationServices,Inc.,theNRCre-questedadditionalinformationjustifyingthemethod-ologyusedtocalculateX/Qsatthecontrolroomairintakes,specificallyduetoaccidentalreleasesfromthecombinedradwasteandreactorbuildingventatNineMilePointUnit2.NRCacceptedthemethodology,butquestioneditsapplicabilitytothespecificreleasepoint-buildingconfigurationatNineMilePointUnit2.TheNRCsuggestedthatcomparisonsandjustificationbebasedonpreviousfieldst'udiesand/orfluidmodelinganalysesatotherplant(s).ThisreportrespondstotheNRCrequest.ASSESSMENTOFTHEANALYTICALTECHNIQUEFORPREDICTINGACCIDENTKISOPLETHSATNINEMILEPOINTUNIT2Fluiddynamicistsacceptthefact.thatthe'concentrationfieldcreatedbyasourcelocatednearabuildinginawindstreamwillscalelinearlywith1/(buildingheight)2,METEOROLOGICALEVALUATIONSERVICES,INC.'

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1/(windspeed)andsourcestrengthifthebuildingshape,windandeffluentvelocitydistributions,andsourcedistributio'nremainsimilaroverthescaleranges.Theconcentrationfieldmeasuredinawell-conductedwindtunneltestcanbeextrapolatedtofullscalepro-totypeconditionsdirectlybyapplicationoftheappro-priatescalingfactors.Itcanalsobedoneindirectlybyconvertingthemodelconcentrationfieldintoadi-mensionlessconcentrationcoefficient(Kc)fieldandthenredimensionalizingtothefull-scaleconcentrationfield.Oneusesdirectextrapolationwhenthemodelisanexactreplicaoftheprototype.TheKctechniqueapplieswhenthemodelisasimplestructurethatresem-blesbutdoesnotexactlyreplicatetheprototype.Hosker(1982)showsthattheuseofKcasabasicnon-tdimensionalconcentrationparameterisfullysupported.ModelKcisoplethsmustbeadjustedtoreflectdiffer-encesinbuildingshapeandsourcearrangementbeforeusewiththeprototype.Suchadjustmentscanbesignif-icantnearthemodelsurfacewhereflowanddispersionpatternsaresensitivetothebuildingcontours.However,atdistancescomparabletotheendofthecavityandbe-yond,Kcisoplethsformacommongeneralizedpatternwhichisnotsensitive,toirregularitiesinbuildingcontours.TheaccidentX/9valuesforNineMilePointUnit2,(Mangan,1986)werecalculatedbytheKctechniquebyadaptingwindtunnel-derivedKcisoplethsdownwindofamodeloftheEBR-IIcontainmentstructureatIdahoNationalEngineeringLaboratory(INEL),(Halitskyetal, METEOROLOGICALEVALUATIONSERVICES,INC.

l0 1963)Attachment1.Inalaterpublication,Halitsky('1977)Attachment2,convincinglydemonstratesthevalidityoftheEBR-IIKcisoplethsobtainedbymodeltestinginFigure15,wheremodelandfull-scaletestvaluesofKcagreeintheoverlappingdistancerange.WehavechosentheEBR-IIisoplethsasthebasicpatternbecausetheyprovidethemostcompleteavailabledata.setforabuildinghavingaroundedsurfaceandsourcesatseverallocations.ThelowerpartsofboththeEBR-IIandNineMilePointUnit2containmentstructuresareverticalcylinders.Whenthetwostructuresaresuper-posedwithacommondiameter,theNineMilePointUnit2cylinderistaller.Thetworoofsar'edifferent,beingahemisphericaldomeforEBR-IIandflatforNineMilePointUnit2.Thereleasepointisatacomparablyhighelevationinboth,beingatthetopofthedomeatEBR-IIandabovethecylinderwallatNineMilePointUnit2.Bothsourcesaresmall,havelowmomentumandzerobuoyancy.TheabovecomparisonindicatesthattheKcisoplethpatternproducedbytheEBR-IIcontainmentstructurewithtopreleasepointshouldbequitesimilar,bothinshapeandmagnitude,.tothatofNineMilePointUnit2neartheendof,andbeyond,thebuildingcavity.Theisoplethsatthetop'ofthecavitynearthecontainmentsurfacewillbedifferentduetothedifferentroofcontours,buttheisoplethsatthebottomofthecavitywheretheintakesarelocatedshouldbesimilarsincetheyareinthecavityreverseflowwhichoriginatesattheendofthecavity'.(Theendofthecavityisabout400feet,andtheintakesareabout250feet,fromthecontainmentcenter.)METEOROLOGICALEVALUATIONSERVICES,INC.

lIP~l0HV Changesinflowanddispersionpatternscausedbythepresenceofstructuressurroundingthecontainmentbuildingmaybepronouncedatshortdistancesfromthesourceifflowblockagebyotherstructuresdivertsthestillcompactplume.However,blockagedoesnotexistatNineMilePointUnit2sincenearbystructuresareappreciablysmallerthanthecontainmentstructure.WhenblockageisabsenttheKctechniquehasbeendemonstratedtoprovidegoodestimates.Asanexample,Halitsky(1985)Attachment3,providesacomparisonofKcvaluesfortheGrandGulfNuclearPlant,aspredictedbythesametechniquesasusedintheNineMilePointUnit'2analysisandasobservedinawind.tunneltestoftheexactconfiguration.Whereblockagewasnot'factor,themaximumpredictedKcvaluesatthecontrolroomairintakesforaventre-leasewereapre-testestimateof2.3ascomparedwithanobservedwindtunnelvalueof2.6.DuetothefactthatblockagewillbelessofafactoratNineMilePointUnit2thanwasthecaseatGrandGulf,theKctechniquecanbeappliedwithgreaterreliabilityatNineMilePointUnit2.Atlargerdistances,thepresenceofadditionalbuild-ingssimplyspreadstheplumewithoutsignificantlyreducingconcentrationsexceptinabuildingwakewheremixingwilloccur.III.CONCLUSIONInsummary,webelievethatuseoftheKctechniqueatNineMilePointUnit2providessufficientlyaccurateestimatesofKcatthecontrolroomairintakes.METEOROLOGICALEVALUATIONSERVICES,INC.

LI REFERENCESHalitsky,J.1963,J.Golden,P.HalpernandP.Wu:WindTunnelTestsofGasDiffusionfromaLeakintheShellofaNuclearPowerReactorandfromaNearbyStack.NewYorkUniversityEnvironmentalMeteorology,CollegeofEngineeringResearchDivision,UniversityHeights,NewYork,NewYork,PreparedforEnvironmentalMeteorologicalResearchProject,United,StatesWeatherBureau,Washington,DC,ContractNo.Cwb-10321,Aprilli1963Halitsky,J.1977:WakeandDispersionModelsForTheEBR-IIBuildingComplex.AtmoshericEnvironmentVol.11,pp.577-596.jHalitsky,J.1985:ConcentrationCoefficientsinAtmosphericDispersionCalculations.ASHRAETransactions1985'ol.91,Part'2.Hosker,R.P.Jr.,1982:MethodsforEstimating.WakeFlowand~~~~~~~EffluentDispersionNearSimpleBlock-likeBuildings.NUREG/CR-2521,ERL-ARL-108,NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationAirResourcesAtmosphericTurbulenceandDiffusionLaboratory.PreparedforU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission.LetterFromC.V.Mangan,NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationToMs.ElinorG.Adensam,Director,BWRProjectDirectorateNo.3,U.S.NuclearRegulatory.Commission,Washington,DC20555,datedAugust7,1986.METEOROLOGICALEVALUATIONSERVICES,INC.

ATTACHMENTS1.Halitsky,J.1963,J.Golden,P.HalpernandP.Wu:WindTunnelTestsofGasDiffusionfromaLeakintheShellofaNuclearPowerReactorandfromaNearbyStack.NewYorkUniversityEnvironmentalMeteorology,CollegeofEngineeringResearchDivision,UniversityHeights,NewYork,NewYork,PreparedforEnvironmentalMeteorologicalResearchProject,UnitedStatesWeatherBureau,Washington,DC,ContractNo.Cwb-10321,April1,19632.Halitsky,J.1977:WakeandDispersionModelsForTheEBR-IIBuildingComplex.AtmoshericEnvironmentVol.11,pp.577-596.3.Halitsky,J.1985:ConcentrationCoefficientsinAtmospheric~~DispersionCalculations.ASHRAETransactions1985,Vol.91,Part2.METEOROLOGICALEVALUATIONSERVICES,INC.

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