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Low Void Reactivity Fuel Licensing
Bruce Power has undertaken an industry-leading effort to implement AECL’s Low Void Reactivity Fuel (LVRF) bundle in the four reactors at Bruce B. Candesco has contributed, and continues to contribute, to many key areas of this complex and challenging project.
Candesco staff have held the positions of technical manager and integration manager to safety analysis in support of both the Demonstration Irradiation and safety case for full-core implementation of LVRF.
Candesco continues to provide licensing support, both strategic and managerial, for both the Demonstration Irradiation and the full-core implementation of LVRF in Bruce B.
Since early in the project, several Candesco staff have acted on behalf of the Bruce Power Fuel Design Authority (FDA) in the thorough, on-going technical review of the design qualification, manufacturing qualification, and station implementation of the LVRF bundle. This has involved constant interfacing and interaction with nuclear design experts, station engineering, station operations, manufacturing organizations, and the CNSC.
Candesco staff has supported the management of formal engineering change control on behalf of the Bruce Power FDA. This has involved the development of customised information technology tools and processes to track and manage the review of dozens of design documents and resolution of hundreds of technical issues.
Candesco provided both strategic and technical support for the implementation and licensing of entirely new thermalhydraulic and fuel channel analysis toolsets at Bruce Power in support of the full-core implementation of LVRF.
Candesco expertise has been used in independent peer reviews of key technical aspects of the project.
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