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Forwards Responses to Questions from 950112 417th ACRS Meeting Re Capability of Isolation Condenser to Withstand Loadings Resulting from Tube Rupture & Issue of Mitigation of Consequences of Break in RWCU Line
ML20078R646
Person / Time
Site: 05200004
Issue date: 02/10/1995
From: Quinn J
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
To: Boehnert P
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
MFN-017-95, MFN-17-95, NUDOCS 9502230064
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Attn: Mr. Paul Boehnert ACRS Staff i

SUBJECT:

RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM THE 1/12/95 417TH A CRS MEETING Ref:

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February,1995 l

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The attachment to this letter provides GE responses to the three ACRS questions posed in the referenced correspondence. The question numbering scheme is the same as j

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RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM THE 1/12/95 417TH ACRS MEETING

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l (Q-1) Jay Carroll raised an issues concerning the capability ofthe isolation condenser to

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isolation valve (s) can close against the resultingflow.

l (R-1) Yes, the isolation valve design will be qualified by testing and analysis to l

demonstrate that it is capable of closing against full flow and differential pressure

'i due to a rupture of the isolation condenser. The qualification will be in accordance

-l with ANSI B16-41 " Functional Qualification Testing for Power Operated Active i

Valve Assemblies for Nuclear Power Plants", coupled with special effects testing l

and analysis for valve sizes too large to test under pipe break conditions due to

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test facility limitations.

i (Q-2) CarlMichelson raised the issue ofmitigation ofthe consequences ofa break in the R WCUline. He asked ifGEplans to add a " third (isolation) valve".

t (R-2) The response to Carl Michelson's concern was provided in GE Response 165-166 i

in GE/ACRS letter MFN No.149-94 dated November 23,1994. Among the I

issues we will review when the design review is restarted is the ABWR " Third (isolation) valve" issue with regard to the SBWR RWCU line.

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(Q-3) Jay Carroll had asked ofthe valve in the vessel drain line could be remotely

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closed, given a break in that line. Someone ofyour team thought it could, but said they would verify this, l

i (R-3) Yes, given a break in the vessel drain line, the isolation valve can be remotely j

closed. The appropriate SSAR figure is 21.5.4-2,' sheet 1, valve F004A, which can be remotely closed from the Control Room.

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