Open AccessValue Addition Initiative For CANDU® Reactor Operation Performance
Author(s) -
V. Chugh,
R. Parmar,
Jan H. Schut,
J.R. Sherin,
Hui Xie,
D. Zobin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aecl nuclear review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1929-8056
pISSN - 1929-6371
DOI - 10.12943/anr.2013.00009
Subject(s) - header , boiler feedwater , calibration , margin (machine learning) , nuclear engineering , reliability engineering , environmental science , thermal power station , computer science , engineering , process engineering , waste management , mathematics , boiler (water heating) , machine learning , computer network , statistics
Recently, AMEC NSS initiated projects for CANDU ® station performance engineering with potentially high returns for the utilities. This paper discusses three initiatives. Firstly, optimization of instrument calibration interval from 1 to 3 years will reduce time commitments on the maintenance resources on top of financial savings ~$3,500 per instrument. Secondly, reactor thermal power uncertainty assessment shows the level of operation which is believed to have an over-conservative margin that can be used to increase power by up to 0.75%. Finally, as an alternative means for controlling Reactor Inlet Header Temperature (RIHT), physical modifications to the High Pressure (HP) feedwater heaters can be useful for partially recovering RIHT resulting in increased production by 10-12 MWe.
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