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DTE Energy studying uprate at Fermi-2, considers Fermi-3’s prospects
DTE Energy, the owner of Fermi nuclear power plant in Michigan, is considering an extended uprate for Unit 2 that would increase its 1,100-MW generation capacity by 150 MW.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Monday, June 14, 2021|3:15–5:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Lon E. Paulson
Session Organizers:
Tracy Stover (SRNL)
Deb Hill (NNL)
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Staff Producer:
Erica McGowan (ANS)
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Reactivity Impact of Reprocessing Impurities on HALEU Feed Stock
Scott Martin (North Carolina State Univ.), Tracy Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
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Heterogeneous Reactivity Effects of Low-Enriched Uranium Systems
Lon E. Paulson (GE Hitachi/Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas), Qi Ao (Boston Government Services)
Assessment of Hafnium Nuclear Data for Criticality Safety Applications
Véronique Dumont (Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire), Nicolas Leclaire (Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire), Isabelle Duhamel (Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire), Luiz Leal (Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire)
Incipient Reflux Mitigation: A Lesson Learned from Operations
Tracy Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), Brandon Eubanks (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
Time Dependent Neutron Multiplication Simulation in Aqueous Separations Upsets
Tracy Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
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