Segmentation of the reactor internals at the Yankee Nuclear Power Station

Conference · Sun Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:103740

Child, C L ^[1]

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1. Yankee Atomic Electric Co., Bolton, MA (United States)

The Yankee Nuclear Power Station (YNPS) first achieved criticality on August 19, 1960. Located in Rowe, Massachusetts, Yankee was the third commercial power plant licensed in the US. During its lifetime, this 185 MWe plant had a capacity factor of 74%--over ten points higher than the US nuclear industry average at that time. On February 26, 1992, faced with escalating costs and a general decline in power demands in the Northeast, the Yankee Atomic Electric Company announced the permanent shut down of Yankee Rowe. Even after shutdown, the Yankee tradition of pioneering and innovation has continued. Prompted by South Carolina`s decision to extend access to the Barnwell, South Carolina, waste management facility through June 1994 to out-of compact states, Yankee initiated an innovative program to remove reactor internals, steam generators, and the pressurizer. Yankee realized that removal of these components could be completed safely using existing programs and procedures. The project would save the ratepayers several millions of dollars compared to deferring removal until after the year 2000. Yankee management approved execution of the Component Removal Program in March, 1993.

• OSTI ID: 103740
• Report Number(s): CONF-950414--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING
REACTOR DISMANTLING
REACTOR VESSELS
REMOVAL
ROWE YANKEE REACTOR
SHUTDOWN