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M230124: Slides/Supporting Presentation Material - B. Adams - Overview of Accident Tolerant Fuel Activities
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Issue date: 01/24/2023
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Accident Tolerant Fuel Industry Working Group NRC Commission Briefing January 24, 2023 Brad Adams, Southern Company

©2023 Nuclear Energy Institute

Industry Strategic Aspirations Develop and deploy fuel technologies that enhance accident tolerance and provide operational resiliency while enabling sustained economic performance through minimizing cost and improving efficiency Safely and economically enable 24-month cycle operation for the entire fleet of existing light water reactors:

  • Burnups up to ~75 GWd/MTU Achieve fuel licensing infrastructure to support burnup and enrichment extensions (LEU+) beyond legacy limits in the mid-2020s Commercialization and economies of scale of these advanced fuel technologies through sustainable volumes to meet the domestic and global demand

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Key U.S. ATF/LEU+/HBU Commercial Testing SNC Hatch: + +/- +/- Coated Cladding IronClad (GE/GNF) + +/- Enhanced UO2 Fuel SNC Vogtle:

+ High Density Fuel (Framatome) + High Burnup LUA, Coated Cladding

+ +/- + Enhanced UO2, LEU+,

Constellation Byron: + +/- Coated Cladding (Westinghouse) + Loadings

+ +/- + +/- Loadings & Removal Constellation Clinton: + +/- +/-

(GE/GNF) + +/-

Entergy ANO-1: + -

(Framatome)

Constellation Calvert Cliffs:

+

(Framatome) +

Constellation Limerick: +

(GE/GNF)

Xcel Monticello: + - -

(Framatome)

SNC Vogtle: +

(Westinghouse) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

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Regulatory Infrastructure Accident Increased Burnup Tolerant Fuel Enrichment Increases Industry appreciates NRCs attention and focus on developing a more effective ATF/LEU+/HBU licensing pathway A more streamlined and improved regulatory infrastructure is essential to provide greater clarity, efficiency, predictability, and stability A holistic modernized, technology neutral, and performance-based regulation could accelerate fuel licensing and support industrys strategic aspirations for ATF/LEU+/HBU

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ATF Deployment with Increased Enrichment and Burnup 24 Month Enhanced Refueling Fuel Cycles Performance IMPROVED ENHANCED PLANT $9.4 Billion Enhanced SAFETY &

in Industry Fuel ECONOMICS Fuel Savings SAFELY Reliability PERFORMANCE SUSTAIN 20% Less THE Improved Waste &

$3.5 Billion FLEET Operational HIGHER FUEL Savings Flexibility LESS EFFICIENCY Accelerate Fuel Cycle WASTE ATF Fuel Optimization Transition

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