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Fuel loading process begins at Palisades
The Palisades nuclear power plant has drawn closer to restart, as plant staff began the process of loading fuel into the reactor vessel on Sunday morning.
The commencement of fuel loading places the Covert, Mich., facility in Mode 6—or the refueling stage—under the plant’s technical specifications, plant owner and operator Holtec International said in a news release. The Palisades reactor core consists of 204 fuel assemblies that include new fuel and partially used fuel from the plant’s most recent operating cycles. According to Holtec, the fuel loading is being conducted in accordance with plant procedures and technical specifications.
Technical Session|Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Gunston East/West
Session Chair:
Kyoung-Ho Kang (TBD)
Alternate Chair:
Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel)
Session Organizer:
Joshua Kaizer (USNRC)
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Uncertainty Propagation and Sensitivity Analysis for a Better Understanding of the Flow Excursion Instability with the System Code CATHARE
3:30–3:50PM EDT
A. Ghione (CEA)
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Advances in Transient Thermal-Hydraulics in Water Cooled Nuclear Reactors: Main Outcomes of the OECD/NEA Specialist Meeting
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Francesco D`Auria (Univ. Pisa), Fulvio Mascari (ENEA), Stephen M. Bajorek (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Christophe Herer (IRSN), Miguel Sanchez Perea (CSN), Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel ENGIE), Martina Adorni (OECD NEA)
Advances in the Analysis and Management of Accidents and Future Challenges: The OECD/NEA WGAMA
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Hideo Nakamura (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Ahmed Bentaib (IRSN), Martina Adorni (OECD NEA)
Knowledge Representation to Support EMDAP Implementation in Advanced Reactor Licensing Applications
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Paridhi Athe (NCSU), Nam Dinh (NCSU), Abhinav Gupta (NCSU)
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FFTBM Assessment of Reverse Natural Circulation Transient in PKL Test Facility
4:50–5:10PM EDT
Q. Cai (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), F. D'Auria (Univ. Pisa), K. Umminger (Consultant), J. Shan (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
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