Simulating BWR and PWR reactor operating & chemistry conditions to aid customers in addressing fuel performance challenges and developing related innovative technology
Assessing Industry
Challenges
Challenges
Assessing Industry Challenges
Understanding Fuel Performance
Crud induced power shifts
Localized corrosion
Activity transport
Advanced Fuel Development
Application of Cold Spray
Corrosion during normal & accident conditions
Fuel pellet & cladding coolant interactions
Reactor Coolant Pump Performance
Accident conditions
Out of spec leakage
Lifetime testing
Test Loop Design
& Setup
& Setup
Test Loop Design & Setup
Crud Coolant Simulation for BWR & PWR fuel grid span
Advanced thermohydraulic loops to evaluate heat transfer rates, corrosion and studies of deposit chemistry & structure
These loops evaluate cladding changes on DNB
Steam Reactions with Cladding & Fuel & System Materials
Ultra-High Temperature (UHT) evaluates steam cladding reactions up to 2000oC
Mass Spec Gas Analyzer elucidates chemistry of steam cladding reactions
Online measurement of mechanical properties and emissivity
RCP Component Performance
Testing of entire RCP primary seal packages
O-ring lifetime testing
Shut down seal testing
Simulation
& Modeling
& Modeling
Simulation, Data Reduction & Modeling
PWR Primary System Performance at Normal Operating Conditions
Prediction of crud and boron buildup on PWR Cores
Corrosion & heat transfer modeling
PWR/BWR LOCA Simulation
High temperature steam reactions
Chemical reaction leading to core deposition and blocking
Reactor Coolant Pump Performance
Modeling
Modeling
Estimation of polymer seal lifetime
Investigation of seal degradation mechanisms
Recommended Solutions
& Verification
& Verification
Recommended Solutions & Verification
Establishing Industry Guidelines
Crud and corrosion guidelines
Zinc injection guidelines
Primary & secondary water chemistry guidelines
Westinghouse Code & Methodology Development
Full spectrum LOCA methodology development
Time-in-DNB margin gain
New Products, Solutions & Services
Coated cladding
High temperature heat pipes
Analysis of foreign materials and contaminants and impact on plant operations
1920 and up
1440 and up
1280 and up
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