Innovation in Fuel Reliability and Spent Fuel Cask Loading

摘要

Dominion Engineering, Inc. (DEI) has developed a number of innovative and cost effective tools and services designed to improve fuel reliability and spent fuel cask loading operations. This includes BNDE? fuel cleaning, which effectively removes debris from all reload fuel bundles without significantly impacting outage schedule. Smart-Sip? fuel sipping, a related activity, provides much higher fidelity leak detection capability than traditional vacuum canister sipping equipment, ensuring tight leaks are reliably identified and dispositioned during refueling outages and prior to spent fuel cask loading operations. Related industry experience is discussed further below.