In this course, other designs are also discussed, such as the CE fuel assembly design, but not with the same level of detail.
The training course is comprehensive and covers a number of different areas:
- The historical evolution of Westinghouse fuel assembly design.
- The mechanical design of Westinghouse fuel assemblies, including fuel matrices from the RFA-2 and 17×17 OFA fuel designs from 14×14 to 17×17, as well as rod group control assemblies (RCCAs) and core components. such as thimble plugging devices and wet ring flammable absorbents (WABAs).
- The associated mechanical and thermohydraulic tests that are used to define fuel assembly properties such as loss coefficients and net crush values.
- Specific computer codes used for mechanical design analyses, including seismic design and fuel assembly LOCA design analyses.
- The shipping containers used to transport the fuel and major components to plants around the world.
