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Appendix C Planned FY 1986 Nuclear Research and Development Program of the U.S. Department of Energy 159
160 DOE CONTRACTS LIST FY 1986 LWR Safety & Technology 1. TITLE: ADVANCED REACTOR ASSESSMENT CONTRACTOR: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 1,800* SCOPE: Development of severe accident licensing methodology for advanced LWRs. 2. TITLE: EXTENDED BURNUP OF LWR FUEL CONTRACTOR: Several utility and fuel supplier contractors FY 86 BUDGET: 2,799 SCOPE: Development of advanced fuel designs possessing greater longevity, better economics, improved integrity, and reduced spent fuel waste generation. 3. TITLE: LOFT CONTRACTOR: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 9,225 SCOPE: Cleanup of LOFT facility. 4. TITLE: SOURCE TERM CONTRACTOR: Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 400 SCOPE: Aerosol behavior in reactor containments. 5. TITLE: PLANT LIFE EXTENSION CONTRACTOR: Sandia National Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 495 SCOPE: Removal of technical and institutional barriers to longer life and license of nuclear plant. * All dollar amounts in thousands
161 6. TITLE: TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CENTER CONTRACTOR: Sandia National Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 250 SCOPE: Management and planning of overall technology transfer activities in LWR area. 7. TITLE: ALHR ASSISTANCE CONTRACTOR: Sandia National Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: li SCOPE: Technical review and assistance in ALWR program. 8. TITLE: PLANT AVAILABILITY CONTRACTOR: Argonne National Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 250 SCOPE: Analysis of regulatory-imposed outages in the United States versus the Federal Republic of Germany. 9. TITLE: STEP CONTRACTOR: Argonne National Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 100 SCOPE: Post-test examination of the Source Term Experiment Program (STEP) tests. 10. TITLE: LOFT CONTRACTOR: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 275 SCOPE: Post-irradiation examination of final LOFT test fuel.
162 ll. TITLE: TMI CONTRACTOR: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 30,736 SCOPE: Development of technology to recover from severe accident; R&D program to obtain information to improve nuclear reactor safety and regulation. 12. TITLE: ADVANCED LWR CONTRACTOR: Six industrial contractors FY 86 BUDGET: 4,510 SCOPE: 15 tasks in support of EPRI Advanced LWR Program, covering small plant designs, large plant design verification, constructibility, and advanced I&C. 13. TITLE: ADVANCED LWR CONTRACTOR: Oak Ridge National Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 150 SCOPE: Review of advanced reactor designs and criteria. Regulatory Development 14. TITLE: RISK-BASED LICENSING CONTRACTOR: Sandia National Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 200 SCOPE: Risk-based review of licensing to help reform regulatory process. Plant Performance 15. TITLE: INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR POLICY AND PROGRAM CONTRACTOR: Argonne National Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 40 SCOPE: Support services to several bilateral cooperative arrangements.
163 16. TITLE: NUCLEAR/FOSSIL POWER PLANT ECONOMICS, COSTS CONTRACTOR: Oak Ridge National Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 720 SCOPE: Economic analysis, cost estimating methods, and updating of Energy Economic Data Base. 17. TITLE: ECONOMIC REGULATION CONTRACTOR: Oak Ridge National Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 200 SCOPE: Issues in economic regulation such as management practices, financial arrangements, accounting practices, capital recovery methods, prudency and institutional considerations. 18. TITLE: INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES CONTRACTOR: Oak Ridge National Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 200 SCOPE: Institutional, financial, and regulatory issues including impact of future nuclear plants on national economics, choice of base-load generation options, energy security, and U.S. nuclear supply infrastructure. 19. TITLE: CONSTRUCTIBILITY CONTRACTOR: Oak Ridge National Laboratory FY 86 BUDGET: 300 SCOPE: Institutional, financial, and regulatory issues including issues of nuclear plant construct it>ility and availability and operating and maintenance costs.
164 Advanced Converter Development 20. TITLE: HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS REACTOR PROGRAM - FUELS & MATERIALS TESTING, DESIGN & LICENSING CONTRACTORS: GA Technologies (15,227) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (3,450) General Electric Co. (2,915) Bechtel (2,235) Stone & Webster (2,235) Combustion Engineering (1,835) Gas Cooled Reactor Associates (423) Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (380) FY 86 BUDGET: 28,700 SCOPE: Design and licensing activities, fuels and materials R&D/testing, and design code development. 21. TITLE: LIQUID METAL REACTOR - ADVANCED CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTORS: General Electric Co. (8,873) Rockwell International (5,731) Westinghouse (965) Oak Ridge (400) HEDL (375) Pacific Northwest Lab (231) Argonne National Lab (200) Los Alamos (184) ETEC (184) Idaho National Engineering Lab (184) Bechtel (151) Brown & Root (ll5) Sandia National Lab (34) FY 86 BUDGET: SAFR design, safety & licensing (5277) PRISM design, safety & licensing (8650) Long Life Core System Assessments (192) Licensing Interactions/Cost Reduction (935) Small Plants Applications Assessments (100) Evaluation & Assessments of PRISM & SAFR (1645) Support DOE-PNC Criticality Data Program (231) CRBRP/Monju Exchange & Provide Site Rep in Japan (597) Total Budget: 17,627
165 SCOPE: Design activities, safety and licensing analyses, and evaluations and assessments of PRISM and SAFR concepts. 22. TITLE: LIQUID METAL REACTOR - POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTORS: Rockwell International (980) Oak Ridge National Lab (750) ETEC (540) Argonne National Lab (330) BEDL (330) General Electric (260) Pacific Northwest Labs (235) Westinghouse (235) FY 86 BUDGET: Visual Inspection Technology for Objects in Sodium (330) Demonstrate High Temperature Design Methods (385) Shrouded Inducer Pool Pump Testing (845) PRISM Rotating Plud Design & Testing (106) RV Air Cooling Inspection Systems Design & Test (270) PRISM Control Rod Driveline Bellows Testing (30) PRISM t SAFR Component Design & Analyses (330) Nondestructive Testing of SG Tubes (106) Materials Test - LMR Stainless Steel Applications (48) IHX Hydraulic Model Design & Fabricate (135) Design, Fabricate t Test High Temp Flux Monitor (2ll) EM Pump Testing (160) Support DOE - PNC Criticality Data Program (235) Control Rod Drive Testing (100) Guard Vessel Stability Testing (134) Codes 4 Standards & QA Applications Assessment (77) Artificial Intelligence - Plant Operators Assist (1581 Total Budget: 3,660
166 SCOPE: Testing of shrouded inducer pool pump; design, fabrication, and testing of high temperature flux monitor; sodium visual inspection R&D; PRISM/SAFR component design and analyses; demonstrate high temperature design methods. 23. TITLE: LIQUID METAL REACTOR - NUCLEAR SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTORS: Argonne National Lab (3725) Oak Ridge National Lab (2388) General Electric (ll23) HEDL (764) ETEC (573) Pacific Northwest Labs (477) Rockwell International (286) Babcock & Wilcox (191) Westinghouse (95) FY 86 BUDGET: SAFR/PRISM/LSPB Shielding Designs & Analyses (289) RVACS/RACS Model Test & Analyses (144) RVACS Full Scale Testing (241) RVACS Emissivity Tests & Specs Preparation (34) RISKSP Computer Code Verification (161) PRISM/SAFR Core Design Analyses & Studies (1730) U-Pu-Zr Metallic Fuel System Qualification (380) Innovative Design Core Key Feature Tests (1644) Impact of Smaller Fuel Pins on SAFR Core Design (95) GSCRAP Seismic Code Validation (48) DOE-PNC Jasper Shielding Evaluations (483) Small Scaled DRACS Testing (429) Decay Heat Removal Model Testing (286) Support DOE-PNC Criticality Data Program (477) DOE-PNC Reliability Data Collection (231) Seismic Modeling for Advanced Concepts (351) PRISM Core Design (447) Core Designs-Multimodular Control System (1672) Actinide Measurements (US/UK Agreement) (96) Qualify Neutron Absorber Assemblies for LMRs (3841 Total Budget: 9,622
167 SCOPE: PRISM/SAFR Core design analyses; code designs-multimodular control system; innovative design core key features tests; Jasper shielding evaluations; criticality data development; small scale DRAGS testing; seismic modeling for advanced concepts; neutron absorber assemblies qualification. 24. TITLE: CIVILIAN REACTOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT - REACTOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT - POOL PLANT DESIGN AND EVALUATION/EPRI CONTRACTORS: Rockwell International (858) General Electric (643) Westinghouse (421) Bechtel (349) Brown & Root (161) GA Technologies (94) FY 86 BUDGET: 2526 SCOPE: Large pool plant design activities. 25. TITLE: CIVILIAN REACTOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT - SAFEGUARDS AND PROGRAM ASSURANCE - SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFEGUARDS SUPPORT CONTRACTORS: Argonne National Lab (4426) HEDL (751) FY 86 BUDGET: 5177 SCOPE: na 26. TITLE: CIVILIAN REACTOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT - SAFEGUARDS AND PROGRAM ASSURANCE - PROGRAM ASSURANCE PROJECT OFFICE OPERATIONS CONTRACTOR: Oak Ridge National Lab FY 86 BUDGET: 362 SCOPE: na 27. TITLE: CIVILIAN REACTOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT - REDUCED ENRICHMENT RESEARCH/TEST REACTOR - LEU FUEL DEMONSTRATION CONTRACTOR: Argonne National Lab FY 86 BUDGET: 4703
168 SCOPE: Low enriched uranium fuel demonstration. 28. TITLE: BREEDER REACTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - BREEDER COMPONENTS DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTORS: ETEC (2010) Argonne National Lab (1340) Oak Ridge National Lab (670) Babcock & Wilcox (620) HEDL (383) Rockwell International (287) Westinghouse (287) FY 86 BUDGET: Steam Generator Fabrication & Testing (287) Automation Noise Surveillance & Testing (144) EM Pump Coil/SG Booster Tube Modeling & Testing (1340) Double Wall Tube Steam Generator (WNCD) Fab (287) Helical Coil Tube Steam Generator Test Support (620) In-Situ Nondestructive Inspection of IHX (130) Nuclear Systems Materials Handbook (NSMH) Update (96) Qualification of 9 Cr-1 Mo Steel for LMRs (300) Risk Assessment SupportâSAFR/PRISM Designs (212) Steam Generator Test Installation (SCTI) Opns (2010) Tech Transfer-Universities & Small Businesses (1711 Total Budget: 5597 SCOPE: EM pump coil/SG booster tube modeling and testing; helical coil tube steam generator testing; 9 Cr-l-Mo steel qualification tests; SCTI operations.
169 29. TITLE: BREEDER REACTOR DEVELOPMENT - FUEL PERFORMANCE AND SUPPLY CONTRACTORS: HEDL (13653) Argonne National Lab (7,784) LOB Alamos (769) Westinghouse (192) General Electric (96) FY 86 BUDGET: Secure Automated Fuel (SAF) Fab Line Installation (8651) Oxide Fuel Fab & Testing-SMA with Japan (866) Qualify Mixed Oxide Fuel System (4131) Update Long Lifetime Fuel (LIFE-4) (192) IFR Safety Experiments & Analysis (3896) IFR Fuel Performance Demonstration (3888) Hot Cells Closeout - PIE (769) Fuel & Blanket Assembly Performance (96) ANS Fuels Meeting (51 Total Budget: 22,494 SCOPE: Secure Automated Fuel fabrication line installation; oxide fuel fabrication and testing; mixed oxide fuel system qualification tests; IFR fuel performance demonstration, safety experiments, and analysis. 30. TITLE : BREEDER REACTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - REACTOR CORE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTORS: Argonne National Lab (2540) HEDL (2227) Westinghouse (1435) Rockwell International (195) FY 86 BUDGET: Control Driveline Expansion Device Design 6 Test (169) AI Application to Control Systems (241) Optimize PRISM/SAFR Metal Fuel Core Designs (448) Safe Core Features Analyses (502) Assessment of Device-Free Safe LMRs (385) Evaluation of Licensing Strategies for Adv LMRs (ll5) Fault Tolerant Control System Verification (120) High Burnup Oxide Fuel Design (352)
170 SCOPE: Complete US/FRG/French Na Fires Data Exchange (26) Installation and Testing of the SAF Line (890) Core Design & Safety Methods Documentation (1491) Power Plant Surveillance and Diagnostics (120) Assess Robotics Applications for IFR Fuel Cycle (120) Self Actuated Shutdown System (SASS) Fab t Test (433) Core Assembly Seismic Analysis & Evaluation (86) Install & Test Smart Instrumentation (899) Total Budget: 6397 Core design and safety methods documentation; safe core features analyses; optimization studies of PRISM/SAFR fuel core designs; installation and testing of "smart" instrumentation channels; self-actuated shutdown system fabrication and testing. 31. TITLE: BREEDER REACTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - BREEDER FUEL CYCLE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTORS: Oak Ridge National Lab (12,800) Argonne National Lab (1614) HEDL (625) GA Technologies (500) Los Alamos (40) Sandia (40) FY 86 BUDGET: Breeder Casks Design Options Report (45) Fuel Cycle & Plutonium Supply Analysis (240) Fuel Cycle Integration Efforts (340) Integrated Equipment Test (IET) Facility Opns (12,800) Isotope Correlation Technique for Safeguards (80) Breeder Spent Fuel Handling - Closeout (40) Design Options for Fuel Cycle Facilities (40) Proof-of-Breeding Analytical Support (1534) HTGR Spent Fuel Treatment Options Analyses (500) Total Budget: 15,619
171 SCOPEi LWR proof-of-breeding analytical support; HTGR spent fuel treatment options analyses; integrated cold testing and remote maintenance demonstrations; laboratory and hot cell experiments on fuel dissolution, feed clarification, and solvent extraction. 32. TITLE: UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROGRAM CONTRACTORS: Not yet designated. FY 86 BUDGET: 6600 (Estimated)
