Design, fabrication and in-core management of advanced fuel assemblies for LWRs
For the operator of a nuclear power plant the most important requirements concerning fuel assembly supply are: reliability and flexibility, operational safety, and optimum economy. In order to achieve this the fuel assembly supplier has to harmonize the individual functions in his organization, i.e. RandD efforts, design and manufacturing as well as quality control and assurance measurements, in-core fuel management and fuel assembly services. In this sense a fuel assembly is rather a complex system than a simple product and is subject to a steady technical progress in order to achieve the targets just mentioned. This is underlined by the fact that where fuel assembly suppliers are in competition in the market the technical aspects are decisive for the supplier's success. The status of the technical progress regarding modern KWU fuel assemblies for LWRs summarized.
- Research Organization:
- Kraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft Heinrich Schoening, Hanau (Germany, F.R.)
- OSTI ID:
- 6361730
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-870905-
- Journal Information:
- Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 56:1; Conference: 6. Pacific Basin nuclear conference, Beijing, China, 7 Sep 1987
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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