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Education and training to support Canadian nuclear workforce development
Along with several other nations, Canada has committed to net-zero emissions by 2050. Part of this plan is tripling nuclear generating capacity. As of 2025, the country has four operating nuclear generating stations with a total of 17 reactors, 16 of which are in the province of Ontario. The Independent Electricity System Operator has recommended that an additional 17,800 MWe of nuclear power be added to Ontario’s grid.
Yan Han, Karen K. Fujikawa, Inessa E. Berman, Sanjaybir Bakshi, David A. Suddaby (Westinghouse)
Proceedings | 2018 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2018) | Charlotte, NC, April 8-11, 2018 | Pages 60-66
U.S. NRC Regulatory Guide 1.20 requires plants to evaluate their steam dryers prior to implementation of extended power uprate (EPU). A high cycle fatigue analysis performed for the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) steam dryers showed that at four locations modifications to the OEM dryers were required to maintain safety margins at EPU conditions. Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC) performed the analyses of the steam dryer modifications. The scope and objective of this paper is to present the high cycle fatigue analysis that was performed to assess the structural integrity of the steam dryers with modifications subjected to acoustic loads.
