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India’s PFBR attains criticality at last
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed it “a proud moment for India” when on April 6 the 500-MWe, sodium-cooled Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved initial criticality. This milestone, which comes some 22 years after the continually delayed PFBR project began, marks India’s entrance into the second stage of its three-stage nuclear program, which has the ultimate goal of supporting the country’s nuclear power program with its significant thorium reserves.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|4:30–6:15PM EDT
Session Chair:
Ahmad Al Rashdan (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Mary Tong (ANS)
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An Exact Method for Maintenance Schedule Optimization in Nuclear Power Plants
Jamie Coble (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Ethan Deakins (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Tim Gallacher (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Anahita Khojandi (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), James Ostrowski (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Diego Mandelli (INL)
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Dynamic Scheduler for Nuclear Power Plant Outages
Ozan Sert (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.), Rahil Dungrani (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.), Mitali Shah (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.), Subhash C. Sarin (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.)
Impact of Schedule Risk Indices and Visualizations for Re-allocating Resources for Emergent Work
Anirudh More (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.), Nathan Lau (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.), Shilo Anders (Vanderbilt Univ.)
Advantages of Using Computer-Based Procedures During Outages
Javier Barroso (Tecnatom), Javier Gil (Tecnatom), Mateo Ramos (Tecnatom)
Maintenance Needs and Power Losses Identification Through Heat Rate Monitoring Systems
Javier González (Tecnatom), Mariano Martín (Tecnatom), Javier Barroso (Tecnatom)
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