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Author: Westinghouse Electric Company

Product Feature – PRIME Fuel Package

February 3, 2021 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: Nuclear Fuel

Westinghouse’s PRIME™ advanced fuel features help utilities to improve fuel performance, enhance fuel reliability, enable better fuel cycle economics and provide additional margin at uprated conditions and higher burnup.

Successful Implementation of First-Of-A-Kind Bottom Nozzles

February 3, 2021 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

Installations offer unrivaled debris protection in commercial nuclear fuel.

Powering the Future: 3D-Printed Fuel Components

February 3, 2021 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: Nuclear Fuel, Technology & Innovation

Advanced manufacturing technologies provide design freedom and reductions of cost and lead-time.

The Next Generation of Fuel Rod Cladding

January 20, 2021 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: Nuclear Fuel

AXIOM™ cladding provides utilities with enhanced features to improve fuel performance.

Product Feature – Advanced Doped Pellet Technology (ADOPT™)

January 20, 2021 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

ADOPT™ fuel is our advanced doped pellet developed to improve fuel cycle economics and accident tolerance. The innovative pellet design increases burn efficiency and corrosion resistance for near-term performance enhancements, while also supporting achieving higher fuel burnups through increased enrichments.