Taipower's operational experience

Taiwan Power Company currently operates four BWRs and two PWRs at three different sites. Chinshan NPS is a twin 636 MWe General Electric BWR-4 reactors with Mark I containment and Kuosheng NPS is a twin 985 MWe General Electric BWR-6 reactors with Mark III contaiqment. They are both located at northern sea coast of Taiwan. Maanshan NPS, sited in the southern tip of Taiwan, has two Westinghouse PWR units with 951 MWe output each. After a series of betterments, the water qualities of Chinshan, Kuosheng and Maashan MPSs are now controlled in satisfactory condition. The betterments made in the Chinshan NPS are: dreasing the elbow's quantity and adoption of the smaller piping and control valves for easy flow control of URC; material improvement for RWCU pump mechanical seal for favorable RWCU operation; and con-demin resin ratio alteration. HWC is now planned to be adopted to minimize the IGSCC. The betterments made in the Huosheng NPS include: resin transfer improvement for con-demin; resin type alteration; non-regenerative adoption; and RWCU V/V checking and reparing, and improvement for precoat medium and procedure. Those made in the Maashan NPS are: betterment concerning the problem of dissolved oxygen, betterment for the TOC of make up system, and strengthening of the internal structure of condensate polisher, and operating concept's settlement. (Nogami, K.)