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Technical Session|Water-Cooled Reactor Operations and Accident Analysis
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Embassy
Session Chair:
Chul-Hwa Song (KAERI)
Alternate Chair:
Subash Sharma (UM Lowell)
Session Organizer:
Cesare Frepoli
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NRC's Methodology to Estimate Fuel Dispersal During a Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Andrew Bielen (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), James Corson (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Joseph Staudenmeier (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Methodology and Analysis to Demonstrate Avoidance of Dispersal During a LOCA in Ringhals PWRs
3:50–4:10PM EDT
J. Holmström (Ringhals), M. Holmgren (Ringhals), M. Söderström (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), P. Gabrielsson (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), A. Surén (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)
Reactivity-Initiated Accident Analysis of a High Burnup PWR with a 24-Month Fuel Cycle
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Mason Fox (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jianwei Hu (ORNL), Ugur Mertyurek (ORNL)
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Evaluation of High-Burnup Fuel Coolability During a Control Rod Withdrawal
4:30–4:50PM EDT
Isabelle Lindsay (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Mason Fox (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nathan Capps (ORNL)
CIFF: Analysis Model of Fuel Failure Risks Caused by CRUD Deposition
4:50–5:10PM EDT
Shiwei Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Xiaojing Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.), Hui He (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.)
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