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US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has received approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to use its Advanced Doped Pellet Technology (ADOPT) fuel pellets in US pressurised water reactors (PWRs). The approval came after both NRC and the Advanced Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) verified that ADOPT fuel significantly enhances the safety and reliability of PWRs.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 17 March 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnrc-approval-for-westinghouse-adopt-accident-tolerant-fuel-10679689
Westinghouse Electric Company have announced a partnership with EDF to explore the functionalities of Westinghouse’s EnCore enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) technology. Westinghouse will study its EnCore fuel in an EDF reactor for potential deployment across the EDF nuclear fleet after 2030. This will be the largest R&D programme on enhanced fuel that Westinghouse has conducted in Europe to date.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 29 July 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-and-edf-co-operate-on-accident-tolerant-fuel-9883963
Experimental accident tolerant fuel (ATF) elements are being tested in the MIR research reactor at the Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (NIIAR) in Dimitrovgrad, Russian fuel company TVEL (part of Rosatom) said on 19 May. Scientists have completed new stages of research as part of the programme to develop Russian "tolerant" nuclear fuel ATF of a new generation of light water reactors including Russian VVERs and foreign-designed pressurised water reactors (PWRs).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsaccident-tolerant-fuel-tests-begin-in-russia-9722939
The AA Bochvar Research Institute of Inorganic Materials (VNIINM), a subsidiary of Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer TVEL, has successfully developed the technology and manufactured experimental fuel pellets from uranium disilicide for light water reactors. The move is part of a programme for the development of so-called accident-tolerant fuel (ATF).
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/TVEL-develops-accident-tolerant-fuel-pellets
Rosatom on 20 September began pilot operation of fuel elements of a new generation of Russian accident tolerant fuel (ATF) at unit 2 of the Rostov NPP.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-begins-pilot-operation-of-accident-tolerant-fuel-9111156
Each of the three combined TVS-2M fuel assemblies, designed for Russia’s VVER-1000 power reactors, contains 12 experimental fuel rods. Six of them have their cladding made of chromium-nickel alloy, and the other six have a standard zirconium alloy cladding with chromium coating.
The fuel was loaded into the 950-MW plant during a scheduled maintenance and refuelling and the plant has now returned to service.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/first-fuel-bundles-containing-atf-loaded-at-rostov-2-nuclear-plant-9-1-2021
Advanced fuel assemblies have begun an operational trial at Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant. Fuel manufacturer TVEL said if successful they would provide a higher level of performance and safety. "Fuel irradiation in a commercial reactor is an important step for the further commercialisation of this product," said Natalia Nikipelova, president of TVEL, adding: "It is symbolic that this milestone is achieved when TVEL celebrates its 25th anniversary."
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Trial-of-advanced-fuel-begins-at-Rostov
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL said on 3 August that it is to examine Westinghouse Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF). ORNL recently received several nuclear fuel test rods that were irradiated in a commercial reactor. The new advanced fuel concept is being developed by Westinghouse through DOE’s ATF programme. The industry-led effort is looking to commercialise new fuels within the decade to help improve the performance and economics of US reactors. ORNL will examine the irradiated fuel rods over the next year to support licensing efforts with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 06 August 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsoak-ridge-national-laboratory-to-examine-westinghouse-accident-tolerant-fuel-8969081
Irradiated lead test rods containing Westinghouse's EnCore advanced fuel technology have arrived at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) where they will undergo a year of testing to support regulatory licensing efforts. The fuel is being developed under the DOE's Accident Tolerant Fuel Program, an industry-led effort looking to commercialise new fuels within the decade.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 05 August 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse-ATF-makes-progress-towards-approval
The French company said 64 fuel assemblies manufactured at its fuel fabrication facility in Richland, Washington, were loaded into the reactor as part of a standard spring refuelling outage.
It did not name the plant where the fuel had been loaded. In April 2019, Framatome said the first Gaia assemblies had been loaded into the reactor core of Unit 2 at Georgia’s Vogtle nuclear power plant.
Lionel Gaiffe, senior executive vice-president, fuel business unit at Framatome, said Gaia is the company’s most advanced pressurised water reactor fuel design. The fuel has several advanced features that provide added safety and economic benefits to nuclear plant operators.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/first-reload-of-gaia-fuel-completed-at-us-pwr-7-2-2021