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Groundwater data pave the way for Environmental Management Disposal Facility at Oak Ridge
Results of a two-year study of groundwater levels at the site of the planned Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF) in Oak Ridge, Tenn., have been released, revealing that the levels fell at a slower-than-expected rate. The collection of data on groundwater levels during two wet seasons, conducted by the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and the contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge, formed the core of a groundwater field demonstration study which will help inform the final design of the EMDF landfill.
Baofu Lu, Eric Williams (TerraPower), Jerry Mauck (Technology Resources), Richard Wood (Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville), Edward L. Quinn (Technology Resources)
Proceedings | Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technolgies (NPIC&HMIT 2019) | Orlando, FL, February 9-14, 2019 | Pages 692-698
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the development of the Diversity and Defense-in-Depth (D3) strategy for the TerraPower Traveling Wave Reactor, TWR-300 Advanced Nuclear Power Plant. Previously, a D3 analysis was performed for the TWR-P Digital Control System (DCS) being designed by TerraPower for the TWR-P (prototype) reactor design. This paper provides an update on the D3 report specifically applicable to the TWR-300, which will be the first TWR Plant deployed. The Instrumentation and Control (I&C) design and configuration were based on standard digital control products. The control systems making up the DCS were selected because of their applicability to the functions required by TerraPower and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC). The recommended installation of a digital-based Plant Protection System (PPS) and other systems throughout the TWR-300 enhances safety in many areas when compared to the previous generation of analog-based instrumentation systems.