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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.”
Masao Hamada, Kunio Uehara, Kazuyoshi Muramatsu, Takanobu Kamei, Tetsuo Tamaoki, Mitsuaki Yamaoka, † Yukio Sonoda, Yuji Sano, Masuo Sato, Takayuki Sudo
Nuclear Technology | Volume 98 | Number 1 | April 1992 | Pages 1-13
Technical Paper | Fast Reactor Safety / Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34646
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Detection and location of failed fuel in a liquidmetal fast breeder reactor (LMFBR) are very important both for safety and availability. When a fuel failure is detected, it is desirable to identify the failed subassembly quickly to reduce plant shutdown time. The flux tilting method is expected to effectively identify the defective subassembly. The feasibility of the flux tilting method is investigated for an LMFBR with a 1000-MW(electric) homogeneous core. A numerical simulation is performed to estimate the viability of the flux tilting method, and a combination of the flux tilting method and the sipping method is found to be very effective in identifying the failed subassembly. A functional scheme for a computer-aided failed fuel detection and location system is discussed as part of a future online support system.
