Characterization of Westinghouse 17 X 17 Optimized Fuel Assemblies for Verification of Extended Burnup at J.M. Farley Unit 1

摘要

An Optimized Fuel Assembly (OFA), developed by Westinghouse improves the utilization of fuel cycle resources and thereby enhances fuel cycle economics. The OFA provides these significant improvements by extending burnups of the fuel. The purpose of this report is to describe the component characteristics of the OFAs as they were documented before the assemblies were installed in the reactor core. (ERA citation 12:028547)