DESIGN DATA | FUEL REVIEW BWR design data
Framatome ATRIUM
Assembly geometry
No. of rods per assembly – Fuelled
– Unfuelled – Tie rods
Overall assembly length [mm] Overall assembly width [mm] Rod length [mm]
Rod outside diameter [mm] Pellet length [mm]
Pellet outside diameter [mm] Pellet density [(g/cm3
or TD%]
10A or 10B 10x10
91 83+8PLFR1 Water channel
(3x3 rod positions) Load chain
via water channel 4470 1342
4081.4* 10.05 10.5 8.67
10.5 10XP
10x10 91
81+10PLFR Water channel
(3x3 rod positions) Load chain
via water channel 4470 1342
4081.4* 10.28 10.5 8.88
10.62
10XM 10x10
91 79+12PLFR Water channel
(3x3 rod positions) Load chain
via water channel 4470 1342
4081.4* 10.28 10.5 8.88
10.62 11
11x11 112
92+20PLFR Water channel
(3x3 rod positions) Load chain
134.22
4083.4* 9.4 9.8 8.11
10.62
GE 14 10x10
92 78+14 PLFR Global Nuclear Fuel3
GNF2 10x10
92 78+14 PLFR
GNF3 10x10
96 80+16 PLFR 2 large central 2 large central 1 large central
via water channel 888 4470
- -
- - - -
-
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- - - -
-
Avg. linear fuel rating [kW/m] ---- - Peak linear fuel rating [kW/m] ---- 44
Clad material
Clad thickness [mm] Grid material
Zry-2 with or without Fe-enhanced Zr liner
0.605 Zry
Zry-2 with or without Fe-enhanced Zr liner
0.62 Alloy 718
Zry-2 with or without Fe-enhanced Zr liner
0.62 Alloy 718
Zry-2 with or without Fe-enhanced Zr liner
0.57 Alloy 718
Zy2 with Zr liner
- Zy
Avg. burnup [MWd/kgU or HM] ---- - Max. burnup [MWd/kgU or HM] ---- - 255
Total fuel assembly mass [kg] 265 264 265
Number of assemblies supplied ---- - Number of reactors supplied ---- -
BWR design data (continued)
Nuclear Fuel Industries
Assembly geometry
No. of rods per assembly – Fuelled
– Unfuelled
NFI 9x9B 9x9
- 72 Water channel (3x3 rod positions)
Overall assembly length [mm] Overall assembly width [mm] Rod length [mm]
Rod outside diameter [mm] Pellet length [mm]
Pellet outside diameter [mm] Pellet density [(g/cm3
or TD%]
Avg. linear fuel rating [kW/m] Peak linear fuel rating [kW/m] Clad material
Clad thickness [mm] Grid material
Avg. burnup [MWd/kgU or HM] Max. burnup [MWd/kgU or HM] Total fuel assembly mass [kg] Number of assemblies supplied
Optima2 4x(5x5-1)
96
84+12 PLFR -
– Tie rods 88 44704
1344
40904 11 10
9.4
97% -
44
Zy2 with Zr liner 0.7 Zy 45 55 - -
4481 138.6
4146.3 9.84 10
8.48 10.6
20.04 47.05
HiFi™ liner 0.605
Inconel 706 726 291
10,500 Number of reactors supplied -20 BWR footnotes: *As customers’ requirements. 1 PLFR=part length fuel rod. 2 GNF-Japan provides 9x9 fuel (called Step III) to Japanese BWRs. 4 Westinghouse SVEA-96
Optima3TM 4x(5x5-1)
96
84+12 PLFR -
8
4481 138.6
4183.5 9.84 10
8.48 10.6
20.04 47.05
HiFi™ liner 0.605
Inconel 706 726 291
1200 9
Channel inner width (mm). 3 Figure varies depending on reactor design. 5 TRITON11®
11x11 109
via water rods 888 - - - - - -
91+18 PLFR 3 water rods Load chain
4245 110
3954 14.3 14.1
- -
- HiFi™ liner -
Inconel - -
12.26 10.35 17.9
48.5 Zr2
0.89 IncX750
4245 114
3954 14.3 14.1
12.26 10.35 17.9
48.5 Zr2
0.76 IncX750
LEU 6x6
36 36
-
LEU-7 7x7
49 49
-
MOX 6x6
36 35
1
4245 110
3954 12.2 11.9
10.44 10.35 14
35.6 Zr2
0.89 IncX750
212121 303030
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Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) supplies the following assembly geometries: 10x10 lattice. Depends on plant licensing. 6
Maximum values licensed for delivered fuel.
- -
DAE (India)
- -
47.2
Zy2 with Zr liner
- -
Inconel - - - - -
- -
-
Zy2 with Zr liner
-
Inconel - - - - -
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