Impact of plant uprate on the balance-of-plant design of a PWR

Conference · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5660291

Banerjee, A K; Hanley, N E; McLellan, D E

Increasing the electric output by uprating nuclear plants in one of the cheapest options for increasing energy generation capacity. Because nuclear power plants and components generally have been designed for power output greater than licensed rating, uprating of a nuclear power plant is primarily an exercise in reviewing documents, reviewing system and component capacity, revising some calculations, and obtaining US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval. Other than setpoint changes, hardware modifications are seldom required. Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation; together with Westinghouse, has recently completed uprating of a station with two three-loop pressurized water reactors (PWRs). The two organizations are performing a feasibility study for uprating of a similar station owned by the same utility. The feasibility studies and review process are described.

• Research Organization: Stone and Webster Engineering Corp.
• OSTI ID: 5660291
• Report Number(s): CONF-851115-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 50
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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