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National nuclear power reactor and fuel cycle research and technology development.

DE2001757563

Publication Date	2000
Personal Author	Wade, D. C.
Page Count	7
Abstract	The commercial nuclear power industry in the U.S. has experienced a year of remarkable successes, as the industry emerges from the deregulation and restructuring which was mandated by the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The industry performance indicators, created and tracked by the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), were in almost every case already equal to or better (in 1999) than the aggressive industry goals that had been established for year 2000. Two examples: Unit Capability Factor averaged 88.7% compared to the 2000 goal of 87.0 and unplanned Capability Loss Factor was only 2.0% against the 2000 goal of 3.0%. In addition, the median refueling outage interval was 5-1/2 weeks and several outages were under 30 days duration.
Keywords	Nuclear power plants Fuel cycles Reactor safety Research Technology development Fuel cycle Iaea Nuclear power Sustainable development
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Argonne National Lab., IL.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Conference Proceedings
NTIS Issue Number	200123
Contract Number	W-31109-ENG-38

National nuclear power reactor and fuel cycle research and technology development.

National nuclear power reactor and fuel cycle research and technology development.
DE2001757563

Publication Date	2000
Personal Author	Wade, D. C.
Page Count	7
Abstract	The commercial nuclear power industry in the U.S. has experienced a year of remarkable successes, as the industry emerges from the deregulation and restructuring which was mandated by the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The industry performance indicators, created and tracked by the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), were in almost every case already equal to or better (in 1999) than the aggressive industry goals that had been established for year 2000. Two examples: Unit Capability Factor averaged 88.7% compared to the 2000 goal of 87.0 and unplanned Capability Loss Factor was only 2.0% against the 2000 goal of 3.0%. In addition, the median refueling outage interval was 5-1/2 weeks and several outages were under 30 days duration.
Keywords	Nuclear power plants Fuel cycles Reactor safety Research Technology development Fuel cycle Iaea Nuclear power Sustainable development
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Argonne National Lab., IL.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Conference Proceedings
NTIS Issue Number	200123
Contract Number	W-31109-ENG-38