Confirmatory Survey Results for Portions of the Materials and Equipment from Units 1 and 2 at the Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Eureka, California
- Oak Ridge Inst. for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
The Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) operated the Humboldt Bay Power Plant (HBPP) Unit 3 nuclear reactor near Eureka, California under Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) provisional license number DPR-7. HBPP Unit 3 achieved initial criticality in February 1963 and began commercial operations in August 1963. Unit 3 was a natural circulation boiling water reactor with a direct-cycle design. This design eliminated the need for heat transfer loops and large containment structures. Also, the pressure suppression containment design permitted below-ground construction. Stainless steel fuel claddings were used from startup until cladding failures resulted in plant system contamination—zircaloy-clad fuel was used exclusively starting in 1965 eliminating cladding-related contamination. A number of spills and gaseous releases were reported during operations resulting in a range of mitigative activities (see ESI 2008 for details).
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge Inst. for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM); US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-06OR23100; F1008
- OSTI ID:
- 1017048
- Report Number(s):
- 11-IEAV-0885; 2029-SR-01-0; TRN: US201113%%371
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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