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Performance Improvements of Nuclear Power Plants by the Application of Longer LP Last Stage Blades and Advanced Design Techniques

Mike Jones, Robert Crossland
Proc. ASME. POWER2014, Volume 1: Fuels and Combustion, Material Handling, Emissions; Steam Generators; Heat Exchangers and Cooling Systems; Turbines, Generators and Auxiliaries; Plant Operations and Maintenance; Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM); Plant Systems, Structures, Components and Materials Issues, V001T04A002, July 28–31, 2014
Paper No: POWER2014-32072
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2014-32072
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Topics: Blades, Engineering design processes, Nuclear power stations, Reliability, Steam turbines, Design, Erosion, Boiling water reactors, Exhaust systems, Lasers
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Design and Fabrication of an Experimental Facility for High-Pressure Pool Boiling

Nanxi Li, Amy Rachel Betz
Proc. ASME. POWER2014, Volume 2: Simple and Combined Cycles; Advanced Energy Systems and Renewables (Wind, Solar and Geothermal); Energy Water Nexus; Thermal Hydraulics and CFD; Nuclear Plant Design, Licensing and Construction; Performance Testing and Performance Test Codes; Student Paper Competition, V002T11A004, July 28–31, 2014
Paper No: POWER2014-32107
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2014-32107
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Topics: Design, High pressure (Physics), Manufacturing, Pool boiling, Boiling, Copper, Pressure, Refrigerants, Water, Atmospheric pressure
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Development of a Plate Heat Exchanger for High-Temperature and High-Pressure

Kiyoshi Ishihama, Seiichi Matsumura, Takahisa Funabiki, Yukiko Kushima, Junichi Nakamura, Kenji Kusunoki, Isamu Hiwatashi, Mana Iwaki
Proc. ASME. POWER2013, Volume 1: Fuels and Combustion, Material Handling, Emissions; Steam Generators; Heat Exchangers and Cooling Systems; Turbines, Generators and Auxiliaries; Plant Operations and Maintenance, V001T03A002, July 29–August 1, 2013
Paper No: POWER2013-98061
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2013-98061
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Topics: Heat exchangers, High pressure (Physics), High temperature, Pressure, Heat, Temperature, Boiling water reactors, Design, Radiation (Physics), Engineering prototypes
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Study on the Reliability Improvement of a Mechanical Seal for the Primary Loop Recirculation Pumps (PLR Pump)

Naoto Hikida, Hiroyuki Torigoe, Kikuo Nishiyama, Kenichi Sugiyama
Proc. ASME. POWER2013, Volume 2: Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM); Plant Systems, Structures, Components and Materials Issues; Simple and Combined Cycles; Advanced Energy Systems and Renewables (Wind, Solar and Geothermal); Energy Water Nexus; Thermal Hydraulics and CFD; Nuclear Plant Design, Licensing and Construction; Performance Testing and Performance Test Codes, V002T07A004, July 29–August 1, 2013
Paper No: POWER2013-98130
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2013-98130
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Topics: Pumps, Reliability, Ceramics, Boiling water reactors, Sealants, Abrasion, Deformation, Test facilities
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A New Paradigm: Cycling Operations at Nuclear Power Plants in the United States

Steven Lefton, Nikhil Kumar, Douglas Hilleman, Dwight Agan
Proc. ASME. POWER2013, Volume 2: Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM); Plant Systems, Structures, Components and Materials Issues; Simple and Combined Cycles; Advanced Energy Systems and Renewables (Wind, Solar and Geothermal); Energy Water Nexus; Thermal Hydraulics and CFD; Nuclear Plant Design, Licensing and Construction; Performance Testing and Performance Test Codes, V002T12A003, July 29–August 1, 2013
Paper No: POWER2013-98079
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2013-98079
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Topics: Nuclear power stations, Boiling water reactors, Damage, Stress, Cycles, Fatigue damage
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Comparative Study in the Stability Analysis Code of LAPUR5.2 and LAPUR6.0 for the Kuosheng NPP

Chang-Lung Hsieh, Guan-Yu Chen, Chunkuan Shih, Jong-Rong Wang, Hao-Tzu Lin
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 3: Thermal-Hydraulics; Turbines, Generators, and Auxiliaries, 87-91, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54183
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54183
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Topics: Nuclear power stations, Stability, Boiling water reactors, Fuels, Flow (Dynamics), Design, Porosity, Pressure drop, Safety, Cycles
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Self-Propelling Cooling Systems: Back-Fitting Passive Cooling Functions to Existing Nuclear Power Plants

Dominik von Lavante, Dietmar Kuhn, Ernst von Lavante
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 5: Fusion Engineering; Student Paper Competition; Design Basis and Beyond Design Basis Events; Simple and Combined Cycles, 663-672, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54382
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54382
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Topics: Cooling, Cooling systems, Fittings, Nuclear power stations, Temperature, Heat, Spent nuclear fuels, Pipes, Electricity (Physics), Emergencies
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Evaluation of a Method for Remote Detection of Fuel Relocation Outside the Original Core Volumes of Fukushima Reactor Units 1-3

Douglas W. Akers, Edwin A. Harvego
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 5: Fusion Engineering; Student Paper Competition; Design Basis and Beyond Design Basis Events; Simple and Combined Cycles, 687-693, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54528
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54528
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Topics: Fuels, Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan, 2011, Reactor vessels, Boiling water reactors, Radiation (Physics), Concretes, Sensitivity analysis, Background radiation, Containment, Cycles
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Experiments and Simulations on the Steady-State and Transient Behavior of Gas/Liquid Interfaces in Impulse Pipes for Hydrostatic Level Measurements

Stephan Schulz, Rainer Hampel
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 5: Fusion Engineering; Student Paper Competition; Design Basis and Beyond Design Basis Events; Simple and Combined Cycles, 301-308, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54592
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54592
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Topics: Engineering simulation, Hydrostatics, Impulse (Physics), Pipes, Simulation, Steady state, Transients (Dynamics), Boiling water reactors, Flow (Dynamics), Fluctuations (Physics)
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Field Experience of Water Jet Peening Application on BWR Reactor Internals With Cracked Surfaces

Ren Morinaka, Kunihiro Hasegawa, Masashi Fukaya, Yuji Matsui, Hisamitsu Hatoh, Noboru Saito, Fujio Yoshikubo, Akihiro Kanno
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 1: Plant Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Modifications, Life Cycle, and Balance of Plant; Component Reliability and Materials Issues; Steam Generator Technology Applications and Innovations; Advanced Reactors and Near-Term Deployment; Reactor Physics, Neutronics, and Transport Theory; Nuclear Education, Human Resources, and Public Acceptance, 241-250, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-55070
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-55070
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Topics: Boiling water reactors, Shot peening, Water, Fracture (Materials), Nuclear power, Crack propagation, JSME Standards, Nuclear power stations, Nuclear reactors, Stress corrosion cracking
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Underwater Laser Beam Welding for Nuclear Reactors

Masaki Yoda, Masataka Tamura, Takeshi Fukuda, Katsunori Shiihara, Kazuo Sudo, Takeshi Maehara, Yasuo Morishima, Hiromi Kato, Hiroya Ichikawa
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 1: Plant Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Modifications, Life Cycle, and Balance of Plant; Component Reliability and Materials Issues; Steam Generator Technology Applications and Innovations; Advanced Reactors and Near-Term Deployment; Reactor Physics, Neutronics, and Transport Theory; Nuclear Education, Human Resources, and Public Acceptance, 191-195, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54836
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54836
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Topics: Laser welding, Nuclear reactors, Welding, Welding equipment, Maintenance, Nozzles, Nuclear power stations, Pressurized water reactors, Temperature, Alloy steel
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Evaluation of Reactor Recirculation Pump Adjustable Speed Drive Cell Bypass Recovery Scenarios for the Exelon Nuclear Plants

James W. Morgan, Hossein Youssefnia, Mark Budelier, Hilary A. Neal, Eric R. Frantz, Thomas K. Lindqvist
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 1: Plant Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Modifications, Life Cycle, and Balance of Plant; Component Reliability and Materials Issues; Steam Generator Technology Applications and Innovations; Advanced Reactors and Near-Term Deployment; Reactor Physics, Neutronics, and Transport Theory; Nuclear Education, Human Resources, and Public Acceptance, 73-81, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54290
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54290
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Topics: Nuclear power stations, Pumps, Variable speed drives, Boiling water reactors, Design, Spin (Aerodynamics), Spinning (Textile), Stress, Transients (Dynamics), Circuits
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Main Steam Isolation Valves of BWR: Requirements and Boundary Conditions Based on Operating Experience and New Technology

Otmar Promper, Egon Königstein
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 1: Plant Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Modifications, Life Cycle, and Balance of Plant; Component Reliability and Materials Issues; Steam Generator Technology Applications and Innovations; Advanced Reactors and Near-Term Deployment; Reactor Physics, Neutronics, and Transport Theory; Nuclear Education, Human Resources, and Public Acceptance, 145-153, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54578
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54578
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Topics: Boiling water reactors, Boundary-value problems, Steam, Valves, Leakage, Nuclear reactor coolants, Containment, Pressure, Radioactive substances, Safety
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Hydrogen Ingress Into Zirconium Alloys as a Life-Limiting Factor — Methods of In-Line Monitoring, Prediction and Control

M. B. Elmoselhi, K. Tashiro, A. C. Wallace
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 1: Plant Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Modifications, Life Cycle, and Balance of Plant; Component Reliability and Materials Issues; Steam Generator Technology Applications and Innovations; Advanced Reactors and Near-Term Deployment; Reactor Physics, Neutronics, and Transport Theory; Nuclear Education, Human Resources, and Public Acceptance, 301-307, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54143
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54143
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Topics: Hydrogen, Zirconium alloys, Alloys, Corrosion, Boiling water reactors, Cladding systems (Building), Coolants, Cracking (Materials), Diffusion (Physics), Fracture (Process)
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Validation Results of TRACG05 Against BWR and ABWR Start-Up Test Data

Hitoshi Ochi, Taichi Takii, Yoshiro Kudo, Rui Kagiyama, Takeshi Yamada, Kimiko Isono, Mitsuko Nishijima, Junichi Kaneko
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 3: Thermal-Hydraulics; Turbines, Generators, and Auxiliaries, 323-333, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54415
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54415
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Topics: Boiling water reactors, Uncertainty, Safety, Statistical analysis, Flow (Dynamics), Generators, Pumps, Sensitivity analysis, Stress, Transients (Dynamics)
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Validation of TRACE Code for Flashing-Induced Density Wave Oscillations in SIRIUS-N Facility, Which Simulates ESBWR

Masahiro Furuya, Yoshihisa Nishi, Nobuyuki Ueda
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 3: Thermal-Hydraulics; Turbines, Generators, and Auxiliaries, 713-719, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-55132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-55132
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Topics: Density, Flashing, Oscillations, Waves, Stability, Pressure, Subcooling, Boiling water reactors, Heat flux
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Measurement of Void Fraction in Dispersed Bubbly Flow With Constant Electric Current Method

Shin-ichiro Uesawa, Akiko Kaneko, Yutaka Abe
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 3: Thermal-Hydraulics; Turbines, Generators, and Auxiliaries, 419-429, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54510
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54510
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Topics: Bubbly flow, Electric current, Porosity, Polarization (Electricity), Polarization (Light), Polarization (Waves), Resolution (Optics), Bubbles, Electrodes, Flow (Dynamics)
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Validation of TRACG05 for Application to BWR AOO

Asuka Matsui, Masashi Tamitani, Yoshiro Kudo, Sho Takano, Tatsuya Iwamoto, Mitsuko Nishijima, Junichi Kaneko, Hitoshi Ochi, Taichi Takii, Hideo Soneda
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 3: Thermal-Hydraulics; Turbines, Generators, and Auxiliaries, 355-364, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54438
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54438
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Topics: Boiling water reactors, Safety, Uncertainty, Neutrons, Thermal hydraulics, Accidents, Databases, Delays, Design, Fluids
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Thermal Hydraulic Test of Advanced Fuel Bundle With Spectral Shift Rod (SSR) for BWR: Steady State and Transient Test Results and Analysis

Takao Kondo, Kazuaki Kitou, Masao Chaki, Yukiharu Ohga, Takeshi Makigami
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 3: Thermal-Hydraulics; Turbines, Generators, and Auxiliaries, 383-392, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54469
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54469
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Topics: Boiling water reactors, Fuels, Steady state, Transients (Dynamics), Water, Flow (Dynamics), Geometry, Light water reactors, Simulation analysis, Boiling
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Experiment of Adiabatic Two-Phase Flow in an Annulus Under Low-Frequency Vibration

Shao-Wen Chen, Caleb S. Brooks, Chris Macke, Takashi Hibiki, Mamoru Ishii, Michitsugu Mori
Proc. ASME. ICONE20-POWER2012, Volume 3: Thermal-Hydraulics; Turbines, Generators, and Auxiliaries, 467-476, July 30–August 3, 2012
Paper No: ICONE20-POWER2012-54566
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54566
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Topics: Annulus, Two-phase flow, Vibration, Flow (Dynamics), Porosity, Signals, Artificial neural networks, Boiling water reactors, Displacement, Dynamics (Mechanics)