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MARVEL PDSA approval could serve as blueprint
MARVEL, the Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation project at Idaho National Laboratory, has had its preliminary documented safety analysis approved by the Department of Energy, marking a milestone in its development and serving as a potential outline for other microreactors in development.
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Advanced Modeling Applications
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST|1
Session Chair:
Cenk Guler (Westinghouse)
Alternate Chair:
Brenden Mervin (EPRI)
Track Organizer:
Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Staff Producer:
Joseph Coale (NC State Univ.)
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Applications of VERA for Improvement in NRC Methods
Matthew A. Jessee (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Andrew M. Ward (University of Michigan), Andrew Godfrey (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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The Future of VERA at EPRI and Potential Impacts on the Commercial Fleet
Brenden T. Mervin (Electric Power Research Institute), Erik V. Mader (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)), Robert S. Daum (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI))
VERA Applications and Commercial Deployment at Westinghouse
Vefa N. Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC), Zach McDaniel (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC), Zeses E. Karoutas (Westinghouse Electric Company), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC), Robert Brewster (Self)
Use of VERA to Improve Baffle/Reflector Data Generation for the Westinghouse Core Design Code System
Baocheng Zhang (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC), Aaron M. Graham (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Mangiarotti), Andrew Godfrey (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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