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A Journey to Reliable Fuel

A Journey to Reliable Fuel. Nicole Holmes, Vice President GE Hitachi Nuclear Fuels & Services Sales. The early days …. Fuel reliability … 1970’s *. Hydriding and Pellet Clad Interaction Reload quantity impacts Extended outages. Reacting to large industry events. * GE/GNF BWR fuel.

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A Journey to Reliable Fuel

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  1. A Journey to Reliable Fuel Nicole Holmes, Vice President GE Hitachi Nuclear Fuels & Services Sales

  2. The early days …

  3. Fuel reliability … 1970’s* • Hydriding and Pellet Clad Interaction • Reload quantity impacts • Extended outages Reacting to large industry events * GE/GNF BWR fuel

  4. Fuel reliability … 1980 - 2004* • CRUD Induced Localized Corrosion events • Barrier Fuel introduction • Manufacturing changes Order of magnitude improvement * GE/GNF BWR fuel

  5. Moving forward …

  6. Defense in Depth was born … Holistic, collaborative, experience-based

  7. U.S. industry challenge … • Institute of Nuclear Power Operations’ “Leaker Free by 2010” initiative launched • Senior level management engaged • Fuel Reliability groups initiated • Fleet operating experience (OE) shared

  8. Fuel reliability … recent U.S. fleet* • Significant improvement in debris resistance • Zero-leaker fuel reliability in most US plants • Improved leaker management Focus on debris prevention and filtering * GNF BWR fuel

  9. A 40 year journey … * GE/GNF BWR fuel

  10. The road ahead…

  11. The drive to perfection … • Next Generation Fuel GNF3 • GNF Ziron • Duty-resistant Additive fuel • Bow-resistant NSF channels • Advanced software & methods • Shadow corrosion resistant design • Feedwater Debris Strainer … weighing the right next steps in a cost-challenged industry

  12. Staying the course … • FOCUS … industry initiative • Maintain diligent focus on leaker-free operation • Pay attention to the details • ALIGNMENT … one team … one goal • Collaboration … open communication • Know the value & the cost of fuel reliability • Make the right tradeoffs • EXPERTISE … not a commodity • Drive evolutionary not revolutionary changes • Leverage experiences to anticipate and prevent

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