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Framatome signs contracts with Sizewell C
French nuclear developer Framatome is slated to deliver key equipment for Sizewell C Ltd.’s two large reactors planned for the United Kingdom’s Suffolk coast.
The agreement, reportedly worth multiple billions of euros, was announced this week and will involve Framatome from the design phase until commissioning. The company also agreed to a long-term fuel supply deal. Framatome is 80.5 percent owned by France’s EDF and 19.5 percent owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fuel Materials and Chemistry
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair:
Kyle Gamble (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Michael Cooper (LANL)
Track Organizer:
Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Staff Producer:
Vincent Novellino (NC State Univ.)
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BISON Capability, Validation and Demonstration for LOCA Analysis
Richard L. Williamson (Idaho National Laboratory), Jason Hales (Idaho National Laboratory), Steve Novascone (Idaho National Laboratory), Kyle A. Gamble (Idaho National Laboratory), Russell Gardner (Kairos Power), Giovanni Pastore (University of Tennessee at Knoxville)
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BISON Capability, Validation, and Demonstration for Reactivity-Initiated Accidents
J. Rashid (Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.), R. L. Williamson (Idaho National Laboratory), G. Pastore (Idaho National Laboratory), W. Liu (Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.), Charles P. Folsom (Idaho National Laboratory)
Modeling Transient Fission Gas Behavior with BISON
L. Luzzi (Politecnico di Milano), D. Pizzocri (Politecnico di Milano), T. Barani (Politecnico di Milano), R.L. Williamson (Idaho National Laboratory), C.P. Folsom (Idaho National Laboratory), Giovanni Pastore (Idaho National Laboratory)
BISON analysis of Accident Tolerant Fuel clad concepts during normal operation and LOCA conditions
Brian D. Wirth (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Ryan T. Sweet (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
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