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Procedures and equipment for shortening refueling outages in Babcock and Wilcox PWRs. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5920548
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New refueling equipment and procedures - plus a software package bid specification for outage management - can reduce refueling outages in Babcock and Wilcox PWRs. At Duke Power Company's Oconee nuclear station, a single modification in the fuel-handling system cut 5 days off the refueling schedule.

Research Organization:
Babcock and Wilcox Co., Lynchburg, VA (USA). Utility Power Generation Div.
OSTI ID:
5920548
Report Number(s):
EPRI-NP-3947; ON: TI85920606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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