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A Study on Improvement of Test Method of Nuclear Power Plant ESF ACS by applying Regulatory Guide 1.52 (Rev.3)  

Lee, Sook-Kyung (KEPCO Research Institute)
Kim, Kwang-Sin (KEPCO Research Institute)
Sohn, Soon-Hwan (KEPCO Research Institute)
Song, Kyu-Min (KEPCO Research Institute)
Lee, Kae-Woo (KEPCO Research Institute)
Park, Jeong-Seo (KHNP)
Cho, Byoung-Ho (KHNP)
Yoo, Byeang-Jea (KPS)
Hong, Soon-Joon (FNC Tech. Co. Ltd.)
Kang, Sun-Haeng (KFTL)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.8, no.4, 2010 , pp. 311-318 More about this Journal
Abstract
U. S. NRC Regulation Guide 1.52 regulating ESF ACS in nuclear power plants has been revised to revision 3. To apply reduction of operability test time, allowance of alternative challenge agents for in-place leak test of HEPA filters, and upgrade of Methyl Iodide penetration acceptance criterion in activated carbon performance test suggested in Reg. Guide 1.52(Rev.3) on Yonggwang units 5 and 6 ESF ACSes, technical feasibility study was carried out with on-site experiments as well as experiments with a lab-scale model. It was confirmed that the moisture in the system returned to the level before the test in 1 or 4 days even though the moisture was removed during the operability test lasting more than 10 hours. Therefore, it is appropriate to perform monthly operability test in 15 minutes just long enough to check the operability of equipment. To change challenge material for in-place HEPA filter leak test, size of aerosol, production rate, and leak detection capability were compared for DOP and PAO. It was concluded that PAO can be substituted for DOP in nuclear power plants. The upgrade of Methyl Iodide penetration acceptance criterion from 0.175 % to 0.5 % in active carbon filter bed deeper than 4 inches was to conform to the change of activated carbon performance test method to ASTM D3803(1989). It was confirmed that Methyl Iodide penetration acceptance criterion of 0.5 % under $30^{\circ}C$, relative humidity 95 % condition was conservatively good enough for testing performance of active carbon insitu. The licence change of Yonggwang units 5 and 6 has been completed based on this study.
Keywords
Engineered Safety Feature; Atmosphere Cleanup System; Operability test; PAO; Activated Carbon; Methyl Iodide;
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