PRELIMINARY HAZARDS SUMMARY REPORT FOR THE CONSOLIDATED EDISON INDIAN POINT REACTOR, CORE B

Technical Report · Thu Oct 31 04:00:00 EST 1963

OSTI ID:4700450

The power capability of Core B is the same as for Core A, 585 Mw(t). The core consists of slightly enriched uranium dioxide pellets clad in stainless steel tubes which form a lattice, roughly cylindrical in shape, with an overall active height of 101.5 in. and an equivalent diameter of 67.15 in. Demineralized light water flows upward through the lattice acting as both moderator and coolant. The core contains 120 fuel assemblies, divided into three concentric regions. Twenty-one control rods are provided for reactivity control. Additional reactivity control is provided by the use of soluble poison. Considering the consequences of a full range of credible accidents, results of the Core B analyses indicate that there is no significant hazard to the general public, plant personnel, or the facility itself as a result of operating the second core within the limits proposed. (N.W.R.)

• Research Organization: Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.; and Westinghouse Electric Corp. Atomic Power Dept., Pittsburgh
• NSA Number: NSA-17-026864
• OSTI ID: 4700450
• Report Number(s): NP-12869
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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ACCIDENTS
CETR
CONFIGURATION
CONTROL ELEMENTS
FUEL CANS
OPERATION
PELLETS
PERSONNEL
POISONING
POWER PLANTS
REACTIVITY
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
REACTORS
SOLUTIONS
STAINLESS STEELS
TUBES
URANIUM DIOXIDE
WATER COOLANT
WATER MODERATOR