Water Reactors

BARON Daniel Dominique

1994 - Baron D., Couty J-C, " A Proposal for a Unified Fuel Thermal Conductivity Model available for UO2, (U, Pu) O2 and UO2-Gd2O3 PWR Fuel ", Paper 2.3, IAEA TCM on Water Reactor fuel Modelling at high Burn-up and its Experimental support, Windermere (UK) 19-23 September 1994 1994 - Garcia P., Piron...

Local Predictive Approach to the boiling crisis - EDF R&D

In the case of Pressurized Water Reactors (PWR) core, the occurrence of such a phenomena could result in fuel pin cladding failure, first radioactivity containment barrier....

Study of the retention of radionuclides (...)

Study of the retention of radionuclides by ion-exchange resins contained in the circuits of a Pressurized Water Reactor Frédéric GRESSIER Graduate School :...

Data assimilation for xenon dynamics (...)

SINETICS DepartmentSummaryXenon - 135 is a nuclear fission product which is known to be source of undesired roughly one day period density axial oscillations in pressurized water reactors....

NOEL Didier

For chemistry : chemical cleaning process for steam generator, decontamination processes for materials of the primary circuit of pressurized water reactor (PWR), studies on contamination mechanisms, advanced separation processes for nuclear fuel (fuel cycle Gen IV) Publications Journaux à comité de lecture...

EDF Group - Activities

Locate all EDF businesses worldwide Our businesses A 3D guide to all our businesses News 06/22 / 2012 Gazprom and EDF sign a Cooperation Agreement on gas power generation in Europe 06/05/2012 China : the construction of the EPR reactor Unit 1 at Taishan takes a major step forward with the installation...

The EPR at Flamanville : construction of the nuclear block starts on schedule

The EPR is a 3rd generation nuclear reactor with a capacity of 1,650 MW. It will continue the technological development of the current pressurised water reactors, bringing together all the recent advances to offer greater flexibility of use and the guarantee of safe and competitive electricity production...

Building the 1st EPR (European Pressurised water Reactor) in France at Flamanville

Building the 1st EPR (European Pressurised water Reactor) in France at Flamanville 02/06/2009 Vue d'ensemble du chantier....

1974-1989 : history of the EDF Group

This initiative marked the beginning of France's energy independence, In 1977, the first generation unit at Fessenheim (the pressurized water reactor) became operational....

EPR project (European Pressurised water Reactor) at Flamanville 3

EPR project (European Pressurised water Reactor) at Flamanville 3 EDF 03/01/2007 In less than 20 years, EDF has built up an unparalleled nuclear power generation capacity which helps to safeguard the country's energy supply :...

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