ML20050P131
| ML20050P131 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/25/2020 |
| From: | NRC/OCM |
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Improved Safety and Economics with ATF and Higher Efficiency Fuels Commission Meeting - Overview of Accident Tolerant Fuel Activities Neil Wilmshurst Chief Nuclear Officer & Vice President, Nuclear February 25, 2020 www.epri.com © 2020 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
Benefits of ATF Increased Safety Increased Fuel Reliability Increased Maneuverability Increased Flexibility DEPLOYMENT ATF 2 www.epri.com © 2020 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
The missing factor to implementation Increased Safety Increased Fuel Reliability Increased Maneuverability Increased Flexibility DEPLOYMENT ATF ECONOMIC DRIVER 3 www.epri.com © 2020 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
Transformative Benefits: Combining ATF & Higher Burnup/Higher Enrichment Increased Safety Increased Fuel Reliability Increased Maneuverability +
Increased Flexibility DEPLOYMENT ATF HE +
HBU Better Fuel Utilization Improved Fuel Efficiency Operational Flexibility Reduced Reload Costs Reduced Waste Longer Cycle Lengths 4 www.epri.com © 2020 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
Combining ATF & Higher Burnup/Higher Enrichment DEPLOYMENT DEPLOYMENT ATF + HBU HE +
Fleet Sustainability 5 www.epri.com © 2020 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
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 6 www.epri.com © 2020 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
Accelerated Implementation through Cooperative Research Coated Cladding DEPLOYMENT 7 www.epri.com © 2020 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
Cooperation + Collaboration + Coordination Key Message from April 2018 Commission Briefing Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 TRADITIONAL Cooldown, Transportation to Hot Cell Data Assessment & Development of Facility, & Post Irradation Models to Test Data Correlations for Design & Test Reactor Irradiations &
Examination Testing NRC Submittals Manufacture Initial R&D Testing on NRC Review Cooldown, Transportation to Hot Cell Qualification Non-Irradiated Samples Commercial Reactor Testing Facility, & Post Irradation (Lead Test Rods/Assemblies)
Examination Testing COATED CLADDING ATF + HE + HBU PARALLEL APPROACH DUPLICATE 8 www.epri.com © 2020 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
Holistic Technical & Regulatory Challenges Enrichment Fuel Fab Rx Performance 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%
Non-Zr 5%
Clad / UO2 > 5%
Non Zr / 5%
New Fuels > 5%
PRESENTED IN 2018 9 www.epri.com © 2020 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
Conclusion NEAR-TERM SAFETY & ECONOMIC A T F+ BENEFITS HE+HBU AG GR ES S IVE RESEARCH timelines to meet COORDINATION BUSINESS for the CRITICAL CASE MORE FUEL DESIGN MORE TRANSFORMATIVE f u t u r e 10 RESEARCH www.epri.com © 2020 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
BENEFITS
TogetherShaping the Future of Electricity 11 www.epri.com © 2020 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.