US-based nuclear company Westinghouse has announced a partnership with France’s state power company and nuclear operator EDF to explore EnCore accident tolerant fuel technology for potential deployment across the French nuclear fleet after 2030.
EnCore, developed by Westinghouse, is expected to improve safety and offer operational savings and efficiencies at nuclear power plants.
Westinghouse said it will supply EDF with lead test rod (LTR) assemblies from its fuel production facility in Västerås, Sweden, by 2023.
The initiative includes the licensing, qualification, manufacture, supply and operation of the LTRs one one of EDF’s 1,300-MW nuclear units in France. Westinghouse will carry out a post-irradiation study to verify the features of the fuel under operational conditions.
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