ML20211L080

Presentations for July 30, 2020 Higher Burnup Workshop - NEI Presentation

ML20211L080
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Issue date:	07/28/2020
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Industry Perspective NRC Higher Burnup Workshop July 30th, 2020

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Key ATF Fuel Milestones SNC Hatch:

+ +/- Coated Cladding IronClad (GE/GNF)

+ +/- Enhanced UO2 Fuel SNC Vogtle: + +/- +/- High Density Fuel

+ Loadings (Framatome) +/- Loadings & Removal

+ +/- +/-

Entergy ANO-1:

(Framatome) + +/- +/-

+ +/- +/-

Exelon Byron:

(Westinghouse) + +/- +/-

+ +/- +/-

Exelon Clinton: + +/-

(GE/GNF)

+ +/-

Exelon Calvert Cliffs: + +/-

(Framatome)

+ +/-

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

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Accelerating ATF Deployment with Increased Enrichment and Burnup 24 Month Enhanced Refueling Fuel Cycles Performance

$9.4 Billion Enhanced in Industry Fuel IMPROVED Fuel Savings SAFELY Reliability ENHANCED PLANT SUSTAIN SAFETY ECONOMICS 20% Less THE Improved Waste & Operational

$3.5 Billion FLEET Flexibility Savings Accelerate Fuel Cycle ATF Fuel Optimization Transition

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CW-859 Data (ORNL) 4 www.epri.com © 2019 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.

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• Utilities and Vendors are engaged in discussions to accelerate the licensing of batch loads of ATF with increased enrichment and higher burnup

• Demonstrate Licensing Pathway

• Challenges Remain Deployment Strategy Today Future Coated Cladding Fuel Type Non-ATF only Doped Pellets Enrichment

<5% >5%

(wt.%)

Burnup ~66-68 62 (GWD/MTU) ~75

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