THE FIRST CORE REPLACEMENT PM-3A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA.

Replacement of the first core at the PM-3A Nuclear Power Plant began on 21 November 1964, and was completed on 26 December 1964, with the plant reassembled for acceptance testing. The total elapsed time was 35 days. The report discusses the entire refueling operation including unexpected plant modif...

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Main Author: Arrowsmith,Peter D.
Other Authors: NUCLEAR UTILITY SERVICES INC WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
Nuclear Power Plants and Fission Reactor Eng
Nuclear Fission Reactors(power)
*ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
*NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
*REACTOR CORES
REFUELING
PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS
REACTOR FUELS
HANDLING
HAZARDS
REACTOR SHUTDOWN
CONTROL RODS
PM-3A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
McMurdo Station
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0658233
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0658233
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Summary:Replacement of the first core at the PM-3A Nuclear Power Plant began on 21 November 1964, and was completed on 26 December 1964, with the plant reassembled for acceptance testing. The total elapsed time was 35 days. The report discusses the entire refueling operation including unexpected plant modifications which were necessary during this first refueling. Application of the lessons learned and experience gained from this core replacement together with adequate crew training should provide positive assurance of safe and efficient future fuelings of both PM-3A and PM-1. Based on the actual times for fueling operations, it is estimated that a future fueling could be accomplished in 8 days. (Author)

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