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Evaluation of Pressure-Temperature Limits forNormal RPV Startup and Shutdown
Ron Gamble
NRC Public Meeting, Rockville MDAugust 28, 2012
Conclusions
" Review of several plant operating pressure and temperaturetime histories indicate that startup and shutdown sequences donot coincide with the ASME XI Appendix G pressure-temperature (P/T) limit curves.
" Protective devices provide additional assurance that normaloperation does not occur on or near the Appendix G P/T limits.
" The through-wall cracking frequency (TWCF) for low-temperature overpressure (LTOP) event pressures up to theAppendix G limits for normal reactor startup and shutdown areless than 1 E-7 per operating year.
" The conventional and risk-informed (RI)-Appendix G allowableP/T limits provide adequate margins against RPV failure for therange of postulated flaws important to reactor safety, including0.03t surface breaking flaws.
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ASME Section XI, Appendix G PIT Limits
" Relationship between P/T Limits and P/T OperatingConditions
- The operational pressure and the Appendix G allowable pressurelimits coincide, e.g., BWR pressure test.
- The operational pressure is lower than Appendix G allowablepressure, e.g, normal plant startup and shutdown.
" Events such as normal startup and shutdown proceedaccording to procedure and some abnormal occurrence(operator error or equipment malfunction) is required toreach the Appendix G P/T limits.
" In this instance, the Appendix G P/T limits are avoidancelimits, and the frequency with which the Appendix G P/Tlimits are reached is much less than 1.
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PWR Events
" Service experience indicates that the only major challengeto PWR Appendix G P/T limits is from overpressure eventsat low temperature (LTOP) where the system pressureexceeds the pressure conditions associated with normalplant startup and shutdown.
" Experience shows that LTOP events almost always occurduring reactor startup. The temperature range where theseevents occur is between 100 and 2001F.
" The current frequency for LTOP events has been estimatedas 10-2/operating year. (resolution of Generic Safety Issue94: NUREG-0933,)
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Example Assessments of PWR Normal Operating andLTOP Events
Startup- Definition of a representative PWR normal startup sequence (i.e.,
heatup [H/U])- Deterministic and probabilistic analyses of a representative normal
PWR startup sequence
- Deterministic and probabilistic analyses of a previous LTOP eventduring startup
• Shutdown- Definition of a representative PWR normal shutdown sequence
(i.e., cooldown transient [C/D])
- Deterministic and probabilistic analyses of a representative PWRshutdown sequence
- Deterministic and probabilistic analyses of a postulated LTOPevent during shutdown
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" Fluence at limiting axial weld = 4.83E19 n/cm 2 (60 EFPY)
" Cu = 0.213, Ni = 1.110, P = 0.19, Mn = 1.32 wt%
" Initial RTNDT = -560F" RTNDT at CBMI at 60 EFPY = 2660F" Analysis includes weld residual stress
" Cladding stress free temperature = 4880 F
" Cladding thickness = 0.25-inch
" Through clad circumferential flaw with total depth equal 0.2625-inch
* Total wall thickness (including cladding) = 8.75-inch
* Vessel inside radius = 86-inch
* Analyses performed with FAVOR 09.1 (includes weld residual stress)
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Representative PWR Plant Startup Sequence
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3% t = 0.2625" circumferential surface flawCladding t = 0.25"Aspect ratio = 6
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Example Assessment of a PWR LTOP Event DuringStartup
LTOP event during normal plant startup.- IN 82-17, June 11, 1982
- Event occurred during startup after a refueling outage
- The reactor was shutdown and the RCS was water solid
- Event initiated at 11 0°F following start of the RC pumps, thepressure exceeded the normal operating pressure in the lowtemperature region (310 psi), the overpressure mitigation systemfailed to operate, the Appendix G pressure limit of 480 psi wasexceeded, and the pressure reached 750 psi before operator actionterminated the event.
- This illustration will assume the pressure reached the RI-Appendix Glimit of 1,214 psi. before the event was terminated.
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P/T Curves for Normal Startup, Appendix GLimits, Operational Constraints and LTOP Event
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LTOP Set-Points
- -LTOP Enable Temperature
- Startup Curve
- Pump Curve
-June 1982 LTOP Event
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Representative PWR Plant Shutdown Sequence
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P/T Curves for Normal Shutdown, Appendix GLimits and Operational Constraints
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3% t = 0.2625" circumferential surface flawCladding t = 0.25"Aspect ratio = 6
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Example Assessment of a Postulated PWR LTOPEvent During Shutdown
LTOP event during normal plant shutdown.- Although LTOP events typically don't occur during shutdown an
example is provided for illustration purposes.
- The LTOP event is postulated to occur at 1000 F, which correspondsto the temperature at which the system is near the end of coldshutdown, and the Appendix G allowable pressure is 1,170 psi.
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- PWR Shutdown Curve
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Evaluation of PWR Plant Shutdown withPressure Transient
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transient to 1.17 ksi at 1OOF, then continue cooldown to 80F3% t = 0.2625" circumferential surface flaw
Cladding t = 0.25"Aspect ratio - 65
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Conclusions
" Review of several plant operating pressure and temperaturetime histories indicate that startup and shutdown sequences donot occur on the Appendix G P/T limits.
" Protective devices provide additional assurance that normaloperation does not occur on or near the Appendix G P/T limits.
" The TWCF for LTOP event pressures up to the Appendix Glimits for normal reactor startup and shutdown are less than 1 E-7 per operating year.
* The conventional and RI-Appendix G allowable P/T limitsprovide adequate margins against RPV failure for the range ofpostulated flaws important to reactor safety, including 0.03tsurface breaking flaws.
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Mark BurzynskiRolls-Royce
'Civil Nuclear Business, Instrumentation & Controls5959 Shallowford Road, Suite 511Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421
SUBJECT: AUDIT REPORT REGARDING THE ROLLS-ROYCE "SPINLINE 3 DIGITALSAFETY INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL PLATFORM" TOPICALREPORT (TAC NO. ME3600)
Dear Mr. Burzynski:
By letters dated July, 1, 2009, December 23, 2009, January 8, 2010, and February 2, 2010(Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Nos.ML092160017, ML093570361, ML100120087 and ML100330793, respectively), Rolls Roycesubmitted licensing topical report (LTR) "SPINLINE 3 Digital Safety I&C [Instrumentation andControl] Platform" and supporting documentation in accordance with Interim Staff Guidance(ISG) Document-06 to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff for review.
The NRC Instrumentation and Controls Branch (EICB) conducted a regulatory audit onJune 11 - 15, 2012, at the Rolls-Royce facility in Grenoble, France. The audit results willprovide additional support for the safety evaluation of the LTR being conducted by the NRCstaff. The audit report is enclosed.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-4053 or by e-mail atJonathan. Rowley(5-nrc..qov.
Jonathan Rowley, Project ManagerLicensing Processes BranchDivision of Policy and RulemakingOffice of Nuclear Reactor Regulations
Project No. 773
Enclosure: Audit Report