Technical progress report Shippingport Atomic Power Station (PWR) for the period July 26, 1981 to January 25, 1982

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5340964

Davis, A C

The Shippingport Atomic Power Station was operated with the Light Water Breeder Reactor (LWBR) core primarily at high power levels (base load) until December 11, 1981, when a planned semiannual shutdown for testing and maintenance began. Station startup commenced January 17, 1982. High power operation was achieved on January 18, 1982, and continued through the end of the report period, when the LWBR core had achieved 24,689 EFPH. Several brief reductions in power and three brief station shutdowns occurred during this period. Maximum allowable thermal power continued to be 80% of 236.6 MW thermal with reactor coolant flow at 100%, coolant pressure at 1600 psig and average temperature at 521/sup 0/F. It has been decided that LWBR core power operation at the Shippingport Atomic Power Station will be terminated October 1, 1982.

• Research Organization: Bettis Atomic Power Lab., West Mifflin, PA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC11-76PN00014
• OSTI ID: 5340964
• Report Number(s): WAPD-MRP-157; ON: DE82013734
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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