ML20050P131
| ML20050P131 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/25/2020 |
| From: | NRC/OCM |
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w w w. e p r i. c o m Neil Wilmshurst Chief Nuclear Officer & Vice President, Nuclear February 25, 2020 Improved Safety and Economics with ATF and Higher Efficiency Fuels Commission Meeting - Overview of Accident Tolerant Fuel Activities
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Benefits of ATF ATF DE PL OYMENT Increased Safety Increased Fuel Reliability Increased Maneuverability Increased Flexibility
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ECONOMIC DRIVER The missing factor to implementation ATF DE PL OYMENT Increased Safety Increased Fuel Reliability Increased Maneuverability Increased Flexibility
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Transformative Benefits: Combining ATF & Higher Burnup/Higher Enrichment ATF HE +
HBU Better Fuel Utilization Improved Fuel Efficiency Operational Flexibility Reduced Reload Costs Reduced Waste Longer Cycle Lengths
+
DE PL OYMENT Increased Safety Increased Fuel Reliability Increased Maneuverability Increased Flexibility
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Combining ATF & Higher Burnup/Higher Enrichment DEPLOYMENT DE PL OYMENT
+ HE +
HBU ATF Fleet Sustainability
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EPRIs Role R&D Across the Entire Fuel Cycle to Inform and Accelerate Understanding Accident Tolerant Fuel Feasibility Studies Higher Burnup and Enrichment Feasibility Studies Technical Workshops
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DE PL OYMENT Accelerated Implementation through Cooperative Research Coated Cladding
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Cooperation + Collaboration + Coordination Key Message from April 2018 Commission Briefing NRC Review Design &
Manufacture Qualification Test Reactor Irradiations &
Initial R&D Testing on Non-Irradiated Samples Cooldown, Transportation to Hot Cell Facility, & Post Irradation Examination Testing Cooldown, Transportation to Hot Cell Facility, & Post Irradation Examination Testing Commercial Reactor Testing (Lead Test Rods/Assemblies)
Data Assessment & Development of Models to Test Data Correlations for NRC Submittals TRADITIONAL PARALLEL APPROACH ATF + HE + HBU COATED CLADDING DUPLICATE Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
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Holistic Technical & Regulatory Challenges Enrichment Fuel Fab Spent Dry CISF/
Safety &
ATF U235 Facility Transport Facility Transport Fuel Cladding Fuel Pool Storage Transport Repository Economic Concepts Levels Part 70/73/74/76 Part 71 Part 70/73/74 Part 71 Part 50 Part 50 Part 50 Part 72 Part 71 Part 72/60/63 Benefits Coated Zr /
5%
UO2
> 5%
5%
> 5%
5%
> 5%
Rx Performance Non-Zr Clad / UO2 Non Zr /
New Fuels PRESENTED IN 2018
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w w w. e p r i. c o m 10 Conclusion NEAR-TERM A T F HE+HBU R E S E A R C H COORDINATION CRITICAL to meet t i m e l i n e s AGGRESSIVE C A S E BUSI NESS for the
+
FUEL DESIGN R E S E A R C H MORE BENEFITS f
u t
u r
e MORE TRANSFORMATIVE BENEFITS SAFETY & ECONOMIC
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w w w. e p r i. c o m 11 TogetherShaping the Future of Electricity