Westinghouse independent safety review of Savannah River production reactors

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5197420· OSTI ID:5197420

Leggett, W D; McShane, W J ^[1]; Liparulo, N J; McAdoo, J D; Strawbridge, L E ^[2]; Toto, G ^[3]; Fauske, H K ^[4]; Call, D W ^[5]

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1. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
2. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA). Nuclear and Advanced Technology Div.
3. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA). Nuclear Services Div.
4. Fauske and Associates, Inc., Burr Ridge, IL (USA)
5. Westinghouse Savannah R

Westinghouse Electric Corporation has performed a safety assessment of the Savannah River production reactors (K,L, and P) as requested by the US Department of Energy. This assessment was performed between November 1, 1988, and April 1, 1989, under the transition contract for the Westinghouse Savannah River Company's preparations to succeed E.I. du Pont de Nemours Company as the US Department of Energy contractor for the Savannah River Project. The reviewers were drawn from several Westinghouse nuclear energy organizations, embody a combination of commercial and government reactor experience, and have backgrounds covering the range of technologies relevant to assessing nuclear safety. The report presents the rationale from which the overall judgment was drawn and the basis for the committee's opinion on the phased restart strategy proposed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours Company, Westinghouse, and the US Department of Energy-Savannah River. The committee concluded that it could recommend restart of one reactor at partial power upon completion of a list of recommended upgrades both to systems and their supporting analyses and after demonstration that the organization had assimilated the massive changes it will have undergone.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (NE) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 5197420
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP--89-84; M90004782
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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