Station blackout rule implementation at Dresden and Quad Cities

Conference · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1989 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6780647

Boxer, Z J

The station blackout rule, 10CFR50.63, was issued in 1988 and required all licensees to show adequate capability to cope with a loss of all alternating-current (ac) power. This presentation discusses Commonwealth Edison's approach to demonstrating compliance with the rule at the Dresden and Quad Cities stations. The Dresden and Quad Cities nuclear stations were completed in the early 1970s and have similar designs. Each of the stations has two General Electric boiling water reactor units. The emergency ac power sources at each station consist of three diesel generators; one diesel generator is dedicated to each unit, while the third is a shared swing diesel.

• OSTI ID: 6780647
• Report Number(s): CONF-901101--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 62; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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