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Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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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|Sponsored by Thermal Hydraulics
Saturday, April 16, 2022|9:45–11:15AM CDT|Innovation Room
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Determination of Aspect Ratio Influence on Flow and Heat Transfer Behavior in Twisted Elliptical Tubes for Molten Salt Applications
Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Dillon R. Shaver (ANL)
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Role of Fuel-Moderator Geometry on Transition to Natural Convection Driven Air Ingress in High Temperature Helium Loop
Isaiah D. Wicoff (Kansas State), Hitesh Bindra (Kansas State)
Design and Preliminary Understanding of Flow In Pebble Bed Reactors using Positron Emission Particle Tracking
Adam Mafi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Cody S. Wiggins (ORNL), Arturo Cabral (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jerel W. Houston (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of High Pressure on Bubble Depature Diameter
Evelyn R. Washburn (Virginia Tech), Bruno P. Serrao (Virginia Tech), Juliana P. Duarte (Virginia Tech)
