CONVERSION OF INDIAN POINT UNITS 2 & 3 TO A

CLOSED-LOOP COOLING WATER CONFIGURATION

Attachment 5

Attachment 5

Electrical Distribution Model Output Reports

Section 1: ETAP Results Evaluation

Section 2: One Line Diagrams

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Purpose:
This attachment is provided to model the anticipated electrical distribution
system required to support the conversion of Indian Point Units 2 and 3 to a
closed loop condenser cooling water configuration using ETAP 7.0.0C
electrical analysis software. This analysis will account for the expected
electrical parasitic losses due to the new components required for the proposed
cooling towers. The following documents are included in this attachment (for
Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3):
 138kV One Line Distribution with short-circuit contributions
 One Line Distribution for 6.9kV and below with expected parasitic
loads
 ETAP Load Flow results for Full-Load Hybrid Operation and Wet
Load Operation
 ETAP Short Circuit results showing fault contributions from each bus

Methodology:
Analytical evaluations for the anticipated distribution system required to power
the proposed cooling towers were done by the use of ETAP 7.0.0C. The ETAP
model that was used in the 2003 study was converted from ETAP version
4.0.4C to the latest version, 7.0.0C. The converted model was used as the basis
for this analysis and modified to incorporate the changes included in this study.
For the model incorporated in this study, the grid impedance could not be
obtained from transmission analysis of the Buchanan 138kV line and therefore
the grid impedance from the previous study will be used as shown in Table 1.
Short-Circuit and Load Flow analyses were performed to project the plant
available short-circuit contributions and estimate the power demand using load
flow and voltage drop case runs for the proposed towers. The evaluations are
presented as ETAP output reports with the following configurations:
Load Flow
 Load Flow and Voltage Drop of the tower fan and circulating water
pumps at full-load representative of the Hybrid Operation of Wet
Fans, Dry Fans, and Booster Pumps. This configuration is the most
conservative case as it incorporates all loads running
simultaneously. Results for this configuration are shown in the
Load Flow reports under the “Full Load” case run.
 Load Flow and Voltage Drop of the tower fan and circulating water
pump loads at the reduced load representative of wet cycle fans and
circulating water pumps only. Results for this configuration are
shown in the Load Flow reports under the “Wet Load” case run.
Short Circuit
 Short Circuit contributions for the Buchanan-138kV Bus are based
on the grid short-circuit ratings from 2003 along with the
contribution from the loads downstream of the 138/6.9kV
transformers. The short-circuit ETAP results for the Buchanan-

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138kV bus are shown on page 73 of the ETAP Short-Circuit output

report and are included in the One Line Distribution shown on page
4 of this analysis.
 Short-Circuit contributions with each bus faulted for Unit 2 and
Unit 3 proposed cooling tower loads (6.9kV and lower). This
configuration also shows contributions from parasitic loads
(booster pumps, wet fans, and dry fans) as well.
Table 1: Short-Circuit ratings for Buchanan 138kV utility
   MVAsc  X/R  kAsc 
3‐Phase  3998 31.25 16.726
1‐Phase  1132 11.84 4.736

Assumptions:
The software model was developed and run using the following assumed
parameters:

 Motors, cables, and transformer characteristics were sized based upon

preliminary vendor information of tower configuration and required
horsepower. Subsequent analytical parameters were assumed based
upon the standard or typical values available in the software database
for the input size of each component.
 The 138kV Buchanan Substation parameters including grid voltage,
short-circuit rating, and impedance is taken from the previous study
done in 2003. It is anticipated that the grid impedance did not change
from 2003 to 2009 and it is expected to improve, therefore the grid
ratings used in this analysis are conservative and acceptable for this
study.
 The fans for dry cycle cooling were either assumed to be on at full load
(350HP) during nominal conditions, or off during wet cycle only
conditions. Reduction in parasitic load due to the variable speed dry
cycle fan motors is not considered directly in this analysis, rather, it is
accounted for in the percent of the time the tower is assumed to be in
either full load or wet cycle only conditions.

Results:
The voltage drop and load flow output reports show that both cases (Wet Load
and Full Load) are within the positive and negative 10% range for the rated bus
voltages per the recommendations of IEEE 241-1990. This includes the alerts
shown for the Full Load and Wet Load configurations which show bus voltages
above and below the bus rated values.
The short-circuit analysis results for all faulted buses is shown starting on page
73 of the Short-Circuit output in Section 4. The one-line diagram on page 4
shows the fault contribution for the 138kV Buchanan line down to the 6.9kV

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buses and Unit 2 and 3 tower loads distribution. Reviewing the one line
diagrams, the current load on the faulted buses by IPEC is 16.73 kA. The
additional loads added by conversion to closed-loop cooling would increase this
load by 1.75kA, or approximately 10%. Per discussions with site personnel, the
faulted bus has a capacity on the order of 60kA, supplying significant margin
against a short-circuit event. Due to the magnitude of this margin, and due to
the relatively small increase of load, no modifications to the switchyard would
be expected by conversion of IPEC to closed-loop cooling; however, additional
electrical distribution analysis would be required in the detailed design phase to
completely ensure adequate margin is present.

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