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First test cycle successfully completed at Hatch plant

Some of the ATF lead test rods supplied by Global Nuclear Fuel have been removed from the reactor for evaluation.

March 16, 2020, 12:03PMNuclear News

The lead test rods for the world’s first installed accident tolerant fuel (ATF) have completed a full cycle at Unit 1 of the Hatch nuclear power plant in Baxley, Ga. Southern Nuclear Operating Company operates the two-unit plant.

During a planned spring 2020 maintenance and refueling outage at Unit 1, operators transferred a sampling of the lead test rods from the reactor to the spent fuel pool. An initial inspection of the fuel in comparison to standard zirconium rods has been completed.

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First test cycle successfully completed at Hatch plant

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