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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|New and Advanced Reactors
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|1:30–3:10PM EDT|Cardozo
Session Chair:
Emre Tatli (Westinghouse)
Alternate Chair:
Ling Zou (ANL)
Session Organizer:
Rui Hu (ANL)
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Development of Numerical Analysis Method of Oxygen Concentration near Wall of Lead-Bismuth Eutectic Channel
1:30–1:50PM EDT
N. Kondo (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), S. Yamashita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), S. Uesawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), K. Nishihara (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), H. Yoshida (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
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lbh15: A Python Package Implementing Lead, Bismuth, and Lead-Bismuth Eutectic Thermophysical Properties for Fast Reactor Applications
1:50–2:10PM EDT
Daniele Panico (newcleo), Daniele Tomatis (newcleo)
IAEA's Coordinated Research Projects and Activities on Thermal Hydraulics of Fast Reactors
2:10–2:30PM EDT
Nikoleta Morelova (IAEA), Vladimir Kriventsev (IAEA), Tyler Sumner (ANL), Anton Moisseytsev (ANL), Florent Heidet (ANL), David W. Wootan (PNNL), A. M. Casella (PNNL), J. V. Nelson (PNNL), Ivan Di Piazza (ENEA), H. Hassan (ENEA), Pierdomenico Lorusso (ENEA), Daniele Martelli (ENEA)
Research on Fuel Element Positioning Structure and Heat Transfer Characteristics of the Lead-Bismuth Cooled Fast Reactor
2:30–2:50PM EDT
Linna Feng (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Chao Guo (NPIC), ZhengYu Qian (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Di Yun (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
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