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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Virginia utility considers SMRs
Dominion Energy Virginia has issued a request for proposals from leading nuclear companies to study the feasibility of putting a small modular reactor at its North Anna nuclear power plant.
While the utility says it is not a commitment to build an SMR at the site, the RFP is “an important first step in evaluating the technology and the North Anna site to support Dominion Energy customers’ future energy needs consistent with the company’s most recent Integrated Resource Plan.”
Hiroo Igarashi, Michio Nitto, Fumio Mizumiwa, Katumi Ohsumi
Nuclear Technology | Volume 102 | Number 3 | June 1993 | Pages 287-296
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT93-A17027
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
With the recent increase in the number of operating nuclear plants, the need for automatic collection of water chemistry control data, computer processing, and data assessment and diagnosis are increasing. To fulfill these needs, a water chemistry general management system is being developed. As part of this program, an automatic metal analyzer has been developed, andfunctional verification tests have been conducted at an operating boiling water reactor plant. It is very difficult to automatically sample metal impurities in cooling water since they are usually analyzed after being collected in a filter. With this automatic analyzer, however, metal impurities can be analyzed continuously by ion-exchange chromatography after being heated and dissolved. The measurement results confirm that analysis of iron, nickel, copper, cobalt, etc., is possible at a minimum detection limit of 0.01 ppb. It is possible by this means to construct an in-line automatic analysis system for a nuclear reactor primary system. Used in combination with a water chemistry diagnosis system, this will improve the measures for preventive maintenance employed in nuclear power plants.