Yeah: R, P, L, K, C at the Savannah River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina. The feds owned it and duPont provided the brains.
First I found those shipping bolts in the main piping of the heavy water reactor, 105-C.
Then I nosed around a bit and I found several more in the 36 inch cooling water piping in the pipe tunnels. One was stretched.
So I wrote a memo and Marvin said it was great work. I referred to the need for evaluating the "... stresses in the affected pipe runs ... ."
Friday, November 25, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Fukushima: Hydrogen Detonation & Destructive Missiles
Click on the following and then click on download and you will have the report by the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO).
http://www.nei.org/resourcesandstats/documentlibrary/safetyandsecurity/reports/special-report-on-the-nuclear-accident-at-the-Fukushima-Daiichi-nuclear-power-station
After you download the INPO report, you may do a search on "missile" or "missiles" but you need not do that because you will have zero finds. However, next do a search on "debris" and you will have 35 hits. The hits include debris from the tsunami and also debris from the hydrogen detonations.
A search on "explosion" yields 51 hits, a search on "detonation" yields 0 hits.
A search on "hydrogen explosion" yields 8 hits.
The search on "debris" yields the following paragraph on page 13 of 104:
At 1536, an explosion occurred in the Unit 1 reactor building. This explosion was most likely caused by the buildup of hydrogen that had been generated in the Unit 1 reactor core and leaked into the reactor building. The explosion injured five workers, and debris from the explosion struck and damaged the cables and mobile generator that had been installed to provide power to the standby liquid control pumps. The debris also damaged the hoses that had been staged to inject seawater into Unit 1 and Unit 2. Fieldwork was suspended as workers were evacuated to the Emergency Response Center for accountability. Some of the debris was also highly contaminated, resulting in elevated dose rates and contamination levels around the site. As a result, workers were now required to wear additional protective clothing, and stay times in the field were limited. The explosion significantly altered the response to the event and contributed to complications in stabilizing the units.
Note that "... debris from the explosion struck and damaged ..." . It would be more precise to report that missiles from the hydrogen detonation struck and disabled robust equipment including the cables and a mobile generator that had been installed to provide power to the standby liquid control pumps.
A search on "hydrogen explosion" yields the following paragraph on page 36 0f 104:
A large hydrogen explosion occurred in the Unit 3 reactor building at 1101 on March 14. The explosion destroyed the secondary containment and injured 11 workers. The large amount of flying debris from the explosion damaged multiple portable generators and the temporary power supply cables. Damage to the fire engines and hoses from the debris resulted in a loss of seawater injection. Debris on the ground near the unit was extremely radioactive, preventing further use of the main condenser backwash valve pit as a source of water. With the exception of the control room operators, all work stopped and workers evacuated to the Emergency Response Center for accountability.
Again, it would be precise to substitute "hydrogen detonation" for "hydrogen explosion" and "energetic missiles from the hydrogen detonation" for "flying debris from the explosion." Energetic missiles will disable robust equipment including multiple portable generators and fire engines and hoses, flying debris may not.
http://www.nei.org/resourcesandstats/documentlibrary/safetyandsecurity/reports/special-report-on-the-nuclear-accident-at-the-Fukushima-Daiichi-nuclear-power-station
After you download the INPO report, you may do a search on "missile" or "missiles" but you need not do that because you will have zero finds. However, next do a search on "debris" and you will have 35 hits. The hits include debris from the tsunami and also debris from the hydrogen detonations.
A search on "explosion" yields 51 hits, a search on "detonation" yields 0 hits.
A search on "hydrogen explosion" yields 8 hits.
The search on "debris" yields the following paragraph on page 13 of 104:
At 1536, an explosion occurred in the Unit 1 reactor building. This explosion was most likely caused by the buildup of hydrogen that had been generated in the Unit 1 reactor core and leaked into the reactor building. The explosion injured five workers, and debris from the explosion struck and damaged the cables and mobile generator that had been installed to provide power to the standby liquid control pumps. The debris also damaged the hoses that had been staged to inject seawater into Unit 1 and Unit 2. Fieldwork was suspended as workers were evacuated to the Emergency Response Center for accountability. Some of the debris was also highly contaminated, resulting in elevated dose rates and contamination levels around the site. As a result, workers were now required to wear additional protective clothing, and stay times in the field were limited. The explosion significantly altered the response to the event and contributed to complications in stabilizing the units.
Note that "... debris from the explosion struck and damaged ..." . It would be more precise to report that missiles from the hydrogen detonation struck and disabled robust equipment including the cables and a mobile generator that had been installed to provide power to the standby liquid control pumps.
A search on "hydrogen explosion" yields the following paragraph on page 36 0f 104:
A large hydrogen explosion occurred in the Unit 3 reactor building at 1101 on March 14. The explosion destroyed the secondary containment and injured 11 workers. The large amount of flying debris from the explosion damaged multiple portable generators and the temporary power supply cables. Damage to the fire engines and hoses from the debris resulted in a loss of seawater injection. Debris on the ground near the unit was extremely radioactive, preventing further use of the main condenser backwash valve pit as a source of water. With the exception of the control room operators, all work stopped and workers evacuated to the Emergency Response Center for accountability.
Again, it would be precise to substitute "hydrogen detonation" for "hydrogen explosion" and "energetic missiles from the hydrogen detonation" for "flying debris from the explosion." Energetic missiles will disable robust equipment including multiple portable generators and fire engines and hoses, flying debris may not.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
PRM-50-76: MAYDAY 2002 ML022240009
It is not difficult to petition the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. It is useless.
So, Click on the blue link to view the original PRM-50-76. The battling continues.
[PDF] Petition of Robert H. Leyse re: changes to 10 CFR Part 50 ...
Page 1. 20B6227740 JAN LEYSE DOCKET NUMBER DOCKETED PETITIONRULE USNRC Secre y((oFRS g3 May 8,2002 (3:15PM) ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0222/ML022240009.pdf - 2010-09-18
And here is NRC's defective Technical Analysis. Click on the following blue link to read that.
[PDF] Memo to Matthews/Black-Technical Safety Analysis of PRM ...
... OAR in ADAMS? (Y or N) Y ADAMS ACCESSION NO.: ML041210109TEMPLATE NO. ... C:\ORPCheckout\FileNET\ML041210109.wpd Page 3. ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0412/ML041210109.pdf - 2010-09-22
The above technical analysis is substantially flawed, and after a while I e-mailed the following to the Chairman NRC. Click on the blue link below and go to page 2.
[PDF] LTR-06-0529 - E-mail Robert H. Leyse re: PRM-50-76, A ...
I never heard back from the NRC, so I told my Senator Larry Craig to get after the NRC. The NRC responded to Senator Craig about 6 months later and that response was over four years ago. Senator Craig never told me about the NRC response, however, I ran across it on ADAMS a few weeks ago, ADAMS ML070540103. Click on the blue link below to view that.
[PDF] G20070046/LTR-07-0040 - Sen. Larry Craig Ltr. re Appendix ...
And today, November 16, 2011, I am adding to this set of documents. Below is an e-mail that I sent to Idaho Senator Risch, requesting that he get after the NRC to respond to my needs for assorted details relevant to PRM-50-76.
So today, January 14, 2012, I am again adding to this entry. NRC responded (unsatisfactorily)and the NRC response is below, a cover letter and the response follow.
You may also read an enlarged access to the following via ADAMS:
[PDF] G20110784/LTR-11-0597/EDATS: SECY-2011-0582 ...
Page 1. Enclosure Response to Constituent Questions from SenatorJames E. Risch Letter of November 3, 2011 1. The ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1133/ML11336A055.pdf - 2011-12-30
Among the deficiencies in the NRC response is the disclosure that the two NRU tests have also been discarded by the NRC. So, I wrote a straightforward letter to Senator Risch requesting further action on that: WHAT IS THE BASIS FOR THAT REJECTION? I'll have to again request action by the Senator.
So, Click on the blue link to view the original PRM-50-76. The battling continues.
[PDF] Petition of Robert H. Leyse re: changes to 10 CFR Part 50 ...
Page 1. 20B6227740 JAN LEYSE DOCKET NUMBER DOCKETED PETITIONRULE USNRC Secre y((oFRS g3 May 8,2002 (3:15PM) ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0222/ML022240009.pdf - 2010-09-18
And here is NRC's defective Technical Analysis. Click on the following blue link to read that.
[PDF] Memo to Matthews/Black-Technical Safety Analysis of PRM ...
... OAR in ADAMS? (Y or N) Y ADAMS ACCESSION NO.: ML041210109TEMPLATE NO. ... C:\ORPCheckout\FileNET\ML041210109.wpd Page 3. ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0412/ML041210109.pdf - 2010-09-22
The above technical analysis is substantially flawed, and after a while I e-mailed the following to the Chairman NRC. Click on the blue link below and go to page 2.
[PDF] LTR-06-0529 - E-mail Robert H. Leyse re: PRM-50-76, A ...
I never heard back from the NRC, so I told my Senator Larry Craig to get after the NRC. The NRC responded to Senator Craig about 6 months later and that response was over four years ago. Senator Craig never told me about the NRC response, however, I ran across it on ADAMS a few weeks ago, ADAMS ML070540103. Click on the blue link below to view that.
[PDF] G20070046/LTR-07-0040 - Sen. Larry Craig Ltr. re Appendix ...
And today, November 16, 2011, I am adding to this set of documents. Below is an e-mail that I sent to Idaho Senator Risch, requesting that he get after the NRC to respond to my needs for assorted details relevant to PRM-50-76.
So today, January 14, 2012, I am again adding to this entry. NRC responded (unsatisfactorily)and the NRC response is below, a cover letter and the response follow.
You may also read an enlarged access to the following via ADAMS:[PDF] G20110784/LTR-11-0597/EDATS: SECY-2011-0582 ...
Page 1. Enclosure Response to Constituent Questions from SenatorJames E. Risch Letter of November 3, 2011 1. The ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1133/ML11336A055.pdf - 2011-12-30
Among the deficiencies in the NRC response is the disclosure that the two NRU tests have also been discarded by the NRC. So, I wrote a straightforward letter to Senator Risch requesting further action on that: WHAT IS THE BASIS FOR THAT REJECTION? I'll have to again request action by the Senator.
Total Hydrogen: PRM-50-103
Click on the blue to study the well-documented facts.
Search Results
Results 1 - 1 of about 1 for ML11301A094. Search took 0.01 seconds.
[PDF] NRDC's Petition for Rulemaking PRM-50-103 from C. Jordan ...
Page 1. PRM-50-103 DOCKETED USNRC NRDC October 27, 2011 (8:53am) THE EARMIS BEST DEFENSE OFFICE OF SECRETARY ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1130/ML11301A094.pdf - 2011-11-07
Search Results
Results 1 - 1 of about 1 for ML11301A094. Search took 0.01 seconds.
[PDF] NRDC's Petition for Rulemaking PRM-50-103 from C. Jordan ...
Page 1. PRM-50-103 DOCKETED USNRC NRDC October 27, 2011 (8:53am) THE EARMIS BEST DEFENSE OFFICE OF SECRETARY ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1130/ML11301A094.pdf - 2011-11-07
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Zircaloy-water autocatalytic well below 2200 degrees F
Earlier entries include the following; read the red print.
Following are conclusions and recommendations from the Epstein report GEAP-3279. Note Item 3 under Conclusions, "The heat evolved from the zircaloy-water reaction at temperatures above 2000 degrees Fahrenheit is significant and produces an autocatalytic effect."
Here is another.
OECD LOFT-T-3804, "OECD LOFT Project, Quick-Look Report
...http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0719/ML071940358.pdf
Anyway, the following is page 30 of that report (also page 50 of 298) which you unfortunately cannot easily read because BLOGSPOT.COM again has screwed up it enlarging capability. However, the URL immediately above brings up the report and you can get page 50 of 298 although several earlier pages do not show up. Here is the key sentence, the last sentence in the second paragraph:"It can be concluded from examination of the recorded temperatures that the oxidation of zircaloy by steam becomes rapid at temperatures in excess of 1400 K (2060 degrees Fahrenheit)."
Following are conclusions and recommendations from the Epstein report GEAP-3279. Note Item 3 under Conclusions, "The heat evolved from the zircaloy-water reaction at temperatures above 2000 degrees Fahrenheit is significant and produces an autocatalytic effect."
Here is another.
OECD LOFT-T-3804, "OECD LOFT Project, Quick-Look Report
...http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0719/ML071940358.pdf
Anyway, the following is page 30 of that report (also page 50 of 298) which you unfortunately cannot easily read because BLOGSPOT.COM again has screwed up it enlarging capability. However, the URL immediately above brings up the report and you can get page 50 of 298 although several earlier pages do not show up. Here is the key sentence, the last sentence in the second paragraph:"It can be concluded from examination of the recorded temperatures that the oxidation of zircaloy by steam becomes rapid at temperatures in excess of 1400 K (2060 degrees Fahrenheit)."
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3: Marketing Dominates Licensing and Regulation
So, look at chapter 12 of the PSAR for each of those units.
Indian Point 2, ML100341270, 12/06/1965, entered in ADAMS 06/03/2010
and
Indian Point 3, ML093180473, 04/26/1967, entered in ADAMS 06/01/2010
It was nice of NRC to place those PSARs into ADAMS during early June 2010 and I wonder why NRC did that. Nevertheless it is revealing to compare the two documents.
In the case of Unit 2, the 1965 document, a word search on "zirconium water reaction" yields 18 hits. However, in the case of Unit 3, the 1967 document, that word search yields 2 hits and one of those is in the title of the Baker-Just reference. In 1965 the marketing gang missed the negative implications of "zirconium water reaction," but by 17 months later they caught up with that.
And here is and entirely separate set of facts that is interesting and revealing, but precisely what does it reveal? If you enter GAEP-3279 at the very front of the NRC’s web page and hit the search bar, you get this:
Search Results
Results 1 - 4 of about 4 for GEAP-3279. Search took 0.05 seconds.
[PDF] 1.0 Site and Environment., 1.1 Summary of Conclusions.
... (1) Baker, L., ANL 6548 (2) Epstein, LF, Metal-Water Reactions, VIIIGEAP-3279 (3) Lustman, B., Zirconium-Water Reactions WAPD-137 ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1000/ML100040297.pdf - 2010-09-24
[
PDF] ANL-6548, "Studies of Metal-Water Reactions at High ...
Page 1. 6 5 4 :~ ANL-6548 i1 cF z ! .-- * 4 JL x).L * .- .. itlm1 STUDIES OFMETAL-WATER REACTIONS AT HIGH TEMPERATURES III. ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0505/ML050550198.pdf - 2010-09-23
[PDF] Chapter 12 to Indian Point,Unit 2 PSAR, "Safety Evaluation."
... (1) Baker, L., ANL 6548 (2) Epstein, LF, Metal-Water Reactions, VIIIGEAP-3279 (3) Lustman, B., Zirconium-Water Reactions WAPD-137 ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1003/ML100341270.pdf - 2010-09-25
[PDF] Chapter 12 to Indian Point,Unit 3 PSAR, "Safety Evaluation."
Page 1. CHAPTER 12 SAFETY EVALUATION 12.1 CORE ANDCOOLANT BOUNDARY PROTECTION ANALYSIS 12.1 ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0934/ML093480173.pdf - 2010-12-02
However, it you go to an ADAMS simple search you get this:
ANL-6548, "Studies of Metal-Water Reactions at High Temperatures, III: Experimental and Theoretical Studies of the Zirconium-Water Reaction."
ML050550198
05/30/1962 12:00:00 AM
tjb2
89
Publicly Available
Argonne National Lab (ANL)
4,025 Kb
03/04/05
08:57:22 AM
Chapter 12 to Indian Point,Unit 2 PSAR, "Safety Evaluation."
ML100341270
12/06/1965 12:00:00 AM
Retrofit
05000247
60
Publicly Available
Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc
3,072 Kb
06/03/2010 03:14:10 PM
1.0 Site and Environment., 1.1 Summary of Conclusions.
ML100040297
06/01/1966 12:00:00 AM
wjd1
05000247
477
Publicly Available
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
21,862 Kb
06/02/2010 10:47:52 AM
Chapter 12 to Indian Point,Unit 3 PSAR, "Safety Evaluation."
ML093480173
04/26/1967 12:00:00 AM
Retrofit
05000286
82
Publicly Available
Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc
3,506 Kb
06/01/2010 03:23:56 PM
In each case you get the same four references (ML numbers), but there are differences in the data. For ML050550198, entry dates are 2010-09-23 and 03/04/2005. For ML100341270, entry dates are 2010-09-25 and 06/03/2010. For ML093480173, entry dates are 2010-12-02 and 06/01/2010. For ML100040297, entry dates are 2010-09-24 and 06/02/2010.
What may be useful is that in the first set of four references, the blog user may bring up each document by clicking on the blue URL, that is not allowed in the second set.
Indian Point 2, ML100341270, 12/06/1965, entered in ADAMS 06/03/2010
and
Indian Point 3, ML093180473, 04/26/1967, entered in ADAMS 06/01/2010
It was nice of NRC to place those PSARs into ADAMS during early June 2010 and I wonder why NRC did that. Nevertheless it is revealing to compare the two documents.
In the case of Unit 2, the 1965 document, a word search on "zirconium water reaction" yields 18 hits. However, in the case of Unit 3, the 1967 document, that word search yields 2 hits and one of those is in the title of the Baker-Just reference. In 1965 the marketing gang missed the negative implications of "zirconium water reaction," but by 17 months later they caught up with that.
And here is and entirely separate set of facts that is interesting and revealing, but precisely what does it reveal? If you enter GAEP-3279 at the very front of the NRC’s web page and hit the search bar, you get this:
Search Results
Results 1 - 4 of about 4 for GEAP-3279. Search took 0.05 seconds.
[PDF] 1.0 Site and Environment., 1.1 Summary of Conclusions.
... (1) Baker, L., ANL 6548 (2) Epstein, LF, Metal-Water Reactions, VIIIGEAP-3279 (3) Lustman, B., Zirconium-Water Reactions WAPD-137 ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1000/ML100040297.pdf - 2010-09-24
[
PDF] ANL-6548, "Studies of Metal-Water Reactions at High ...
Page 1. 6 5 4 :~ ANL-6548 i1 cF z ! .-- * 4 JL x).L * .- .. itlm1 STUDIES OFMETAL-WATER REACTIONS AT HIGH TEMPERATURES III. ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0505/ML050550198.pdf - 2010-09-23
[PDF] Chapter 12 to Indian Point,Unit 2 PSAR, "Safety Evaluation."
... (1) Baker, L., ANL 6548 (2) Epstein, LF, Metal-Water Reactions, VIIIGEAP-3279 (3) Lustman, B., Zirconium-Water Reactions WAPD-137 ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1003/ML100341270.pdf - 2010-09-25
[PDF] Chapter 12 to Indian Point,Unit 3 PSAR, "Safety Evaluation."
Page 1. CHAPTER 12 SAFETY EVALUATION 12.1 CORE ANDCOOLANT BOUNDARY PROTECTION ANALYSIS 12.1 ... pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0934/ML093480173.pdf - 2010-12-02
However, it you go to an ADAMS simple search you get this:
ANL-6548, "Studies of Metal-Water Reactions at High Temperatures, III: Experimental and Theoretical Studies of the Zirconium-Water Reaction."
ML050550198
05/30/1962 12:00:00 AM
tjb2
89
Publicly Available
Argonne National Lab (ANL)
4,025 Kb
03/04/05
08:57:22 AM
Chapter 12 to Indian Point,Unit 2 PSAR, "Safety Evaluation."
ML100341270
12/06/1965 12:00:00 AM
Retrofit
05000247
60
Publicly Available
Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc
3,072 Kb
06/03/2010 03:14:10 PM
1.0 Site and Environment., 1.1 Summary of Conclusions.
ML100040297
06/01/1966 12:00:00 AM
wjd1
05000247
477
Publicly Available
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
21,862 Kb
06/02/2010 10:47:52 AM
Chapter 12 to Indian Point,Unit 3 PSAR, "Safety Evaluation."
ML093480173
04/26/1967 12:00:00 AM
Retrofit
05000286
82
Publicly Available
Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc
3,506 Kb
06/01/2010 03:23:56 PM
In each case you get the same four references (ML numbers), but there are differences in the data. For ML050550198, entry dates are 2010-09-23 and 03/04/2005. For ML100341270, entry dates are 2010-09-25 and 06/03/2010. For ML093480173, entry dates are 2010-12-02 and 06/01/2010. For ML100040297, entry dates are 2010-09-24 and 06/02/2010.
What may be useful is that in the first set of four references, the blog user may bring up each document by clicking on the blue URL, that is not allowed in the second set.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Indian Point 2, Chapter 12, 12/06/1965
IP-2
Chapter 12 to Indian Point,Unit 2 PSAR, "Safety Evaluation."
Below is one page and references. Too bad, BLOGSPOT has screwed up its enlarging capabilities, however, you may view the following on page 6 of 60 if you open the above URL.
OK, today is November 3, 2011, and I will be adding to this. Below are items from the GEAP-3279 (Epstein) reference that is cited in the INDIAN POINT Chapter 12.
Following are conclusions and recommendations from the Epstein report GEAP-3279. Note Item 3 under Conclusions, "The heat evolved from the zircaloy-water reaction at temperatures above 2000 degrees Fahrenheit is significant and produces an autocatalytic effect."
Chapter 12 to Indian Point,Unit 2 PSAR, "Safety Evaluation."
Below is one page and references. Too bad, BLOGSPOT has screwed up its enlarging capabilities, however, you may view the following on page 6 of 60 if you open the above URL.
OK, today is November 3, 2011, and I will be adding to this. Below are items from the GEAP-3279 (Epstein) reference that is cited in the INDIAN POINT Chapter 12.
Following are conclusions and recommendations from the Epstein report GEAP-3279. Note Item 3 under Conclusions, "The heat evolved from the zircaloy-water reaction at temperatures above 2000 degrees Fahrenheit is significant and produces an autocatalytic effect."
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