Nuclear Power Technology Development

Technical Meeting on Fuel Design and Licensing of Mixed Cores
for Water Cooled Reactors

12 - 14 December 2011

IAEA Headquarters

Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria

(Last updated: 2011-12-21)

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Working Documents

Agenda
[Last updated: 2011-12-09]
Information Sheet
Abstracts of the Papers presented at Technical Meeting
[Last updated: 2011-12-09]

Presentations

Goals of the meeting
M. Harper, IAEA
Safety analysis of mixed cores in PWRs in France
Presentation and Paper
S. Lombard, IRSN, France
Fuel Assembly Design and Licensing Aspects of Mixed Cores in PWRs
Presentation and Paper
D. Märtens, TUEV-Nord, Germany
Cause investigation of high burnup fuel leakage and evaluation of fretting wear
Presentation and Paper
K. Nunokawa, MNFC, Japan
Survey of Vattenfall's Experience with Mixed Cores in Ringhals PWRs
Presentation and Paper
M. Stepniewski, Vattenfall, Sweden
Safety and Licensing Aspects of Mixed Cores in Switzerland
H. Kröhnert, ENSI, Switzerland
Sampling Based Nuclear Data Uncertainty Analysis in Mixed LWR Calculations
W. Zwermann, GRS, Germany
A Study of the MOX Power Peak Anomaly by Monte Carlo Method and its Comparison with the Results of SUPERB-TRITAPS Code System for TAPS BWR
Presentation and Paper
R. Karthikeyan, BARC, India
Experimental and analytical study on MOX fuel behavior under RIA-simulating conditions in the NSRR
Presentation and Paper
Y. Udagawa, JAEA, Japan
Transition of ANPP Unit 2 reactor to application of vibration-resistant profiled nuclear fuel of U235 average 3.82% enrichment
Presentation and Paper
A. Galstyan, NFC, Armenia
Design and Performance of South Ukraine NPP Mixed Cores with Westinghouse Fuel
V. Baidulin, STE, Ukraine
Experience in Licensing and Operation of WWER-1000 Mixed Cores
Presentation and Paper
A. Dolgov, JSC TVEL, Russia
Fuel Design Considerations for Mixed Cores Experience at the Argentine CAN-1 PHWR
Presentation and Paper
L. Alvarez, CNEA, Argentina
Canadian Licensing Procedure and Experience with Mixed Cores for CANDU Reactors
J. Kowalski, CNSC, Canada
Indian Experience on Licensing of Mixed Cores for Water Cooled Reactors
Presentation and Paper
R. Malhotra, AERB, India
Mixed Cores in Belgium: Licensing Aspects
Presentation and Paper
N. Hollasky, Bel V, Belgium
The Belgian Approach to In-core Fuel Management with Mixed Fuel Assemblies
Presentation and Paper
H. Druenne, Tractebel, Belgium
Safety-related Framework Conditions as Efficient Means for the Licensing Process of Mixed Cores
M. Remstedt, TUEV-Nord, Germany
Consequences and Experiences of Transition from the Neutronic Design of the First Core to an Advanced Fuel Management in PWRs
Presentation and Paper
K.-M. Haendel, TUEV-Nord, Germany
Experiences of Licensing and Operation of Mixed Cores in Hungary
J. Zsoldos, HAEA, Hungary
Nuclear fuel licensing in the Slovak Republic
J. Rovný, UJD SR, Slovakia
Bohunice V-2 power plant mixed core licensing and operation experiences
O. Grežďo, NPP Bohunice, Slovakia
Experience of Design and Licensing of Mixed Cores at Sizewell B NPP
Presentation and Paper
P. Bryce, EDF, UK
UK Regulatory Approach
I. Wilson, ONR HSE, UK
Technical Review of New Fuel Application and Mixed Core Operation at Ukrainian NPPs
Presentation and Paper
I. Ovdiienko, SSTC, Ukraine
Licensing Procedure and Experience in USA for Mixed Cores
Presentation and Paper
M. Panicker, USNRC, USA