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Fuel design data

The four main reactor types (PWR, VVER, BWR and heavy water) are represented in the tables. Not all fuel fabricators are included. The illustrations and photographs show representative designs for most of the manufacturers included in the tables.

ENUSA
17x17 MAEF+IFM+PG
Inconel holddown springs Stainless steel removable top nozzle

14x14 Lo-lopar
Inconel holddown spring Stainless steel removable top nozzle

Inconel top grid Zirlo guide thimbles & instrumentation tube Zirlo cladding fuel rods

Inconel top grid Improved Zircaloy-4 guide thimbles & instrumentation tube

Zirlo IFM grids

Improved Zircaloy-4 intermediate grids

Zirlo intermediate grids

Improved Zircaloy-4 fuel rods

Fuel rods with gadolinia absorber Inconel bottom grid

Inconel bottom grid Inconel protective grid Stainless steel debris lter bottom nozzle

Stainless steel debris lter bottom nozzle

European Fuel Group

17x17 MAEF 14ft
Inconel holddown springs 304 stainless steel guide pin Stainless steel removable top nozzle Zirlo guide thimbles Inconel top grid

15x15 Performance+
Inconel holddown springs Stainless steel top nozzle Zirlo guide thimbles Inconel top grid

17x17 MAEFIFM
Inconel holddown springs Stainless steel removable top nozzle Inconel top grid Zirlo instrumentation tube

Westinghouse CE
16x16

Westinghouse Sweden
17x17

Zirlo intermediate grids

Zirlo intermediate grids

Zirlo intermediate grids

Increased fuel pod plenum volume

Increased shoulder gap

Zirlo instrumentation tube

Zirlo instrumentation tube Zirlo IFM grids

Zirlo IFM grids Sidesupported mixing vane

Axial blankets

Advanced alloy cladding for in-reactor performance Advanced pellet design

Fuel rods

Fuel rods Fuel rods

Fuel rods with gadolinia absorber

Zirlo cladding

Zirlo cladding

Erbium burnable absorber I-spring rod support Guardian debrisresistant grid

Zirlo cladding

Fuel rods with gadolinia absorber

Fuel rods with gadolinia absorber Inconel bottom grid

Inconel bottom grid Inconel protective grid (optional) Stainless steel debris lter bottom nozzle

Inconel bottom grid Inconel protective grid (optional for all designs) Stainless steel debris lter bottom nozzle

Zirlo guide thimbles Stainless steel debris lter bottom nozzle

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ALLIANCE
Optimised holdown system Quick disconnect top nozzle

AFA 3G

Framatome ANP
Optimised holddown springs Top nozzle with reduced P

FOCUS
Optimised holddown forces

HTP
Optimised holddown forces

Low Gd design available

Low Gd design available

Fuel rods with M5 cladding

Mid span mixing grids FOCUS spacer: direct welding spacer to guide tube Enlarged structural grid with handling dimples

HTP spacer (all Zry) direct welding spacer to guide tube

Monometallic (M5) mixing grid M5 fuel rod advanced cladding

Robust guide tube, dashpot thimble with enlarged wall thickness

Robust guide tube, dash pot thimble with enlarged wall thickness

Monobloc guide thimble (M5)

Thick and enlarged guide thimble

Lowermost spacer: anti-fretting spacer with 8 lines fuel rod support

Seated fuel rods

Reinforced dash pot Trapper antidebris nozzle with reduced P

Debris lter: FUELGUARD or IDF (integrated debris lter)

Lowermost spacer: antifretting spacer with 8 lines fuel rod support

Trapper anti-debris nozzle

Debris lter: FUELGUARD or IDF (integrated debris lter)

Korea Nuclear Fuel Company

ACE7
Integral clamp top nozzle Low volume plenum spring

Nuclear Fuel Industries

14x14

Mitsubishi
17x17

PLUS 7

Reconstructable top nozzle Inconel grid for high burnup Removable top

Reduced rod bow top Inconel grid

Advanced cladding and guide tube material

Inconel718 spacer grid

High seismic and mixing vaned grid

Advanced fuel rod for high burnup

Floating

Mixing vaned mid grid (9)

Debris lter protective grid

Inconel bottom grid for high burnup Debris lter bottom nozzle High burnup FR

Seated fuel rods Inconel grid for high burnup Protective grid Debris ltering bottom nozzle

Anti-debris casting bottom

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PWR design data

Korea Nuclear Fuel (KNFC) OFA Assembly geometry No of rods per assembly Fuelled Unfuelled 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) Average linear fuel rating (kW/m) Peak linear fuel rating (kW/m) Maximum fuel temperature (C) Clad material Clad thickness (mm) Average clad temperature (C) Maximum clad temperature (C) Grid material Average discharge burnup (MWd/kgU) Maximum assembly burnup (MWd/kgU) Zirlo or Inc718 42 60 Zirlo or Inc718 55 75 Zirlo or Inc718 43 60 Zirlo or Inc718 55 72 Zirlo or Inc718 48 60 Zirlo or Inc718 55 75 55 55 55 55 Zirlo 0.617 Zirlo 0.572 Zirlo 0.64 Zirlo 0.572 Zirlo 0.572 Zirlo 0.572 179 171 4063 197 3868 10.16 10.49 8.748 95% 21.22 235 212 4063 197 3878 9.14 9.4 7.84 95% 17.62 236 53 4528 207 4094 9.7 9.9 8.26 95.25% 17.245 236 5 4528 207 4094 9.5 9.83 8.192 95% 17.68 264 254 4063 214 3879 9.5 9.83 8.192 95% 17.83 264 25 4063 214 3881 9.5 9.83 8.192 95% 17.85 4057 197 3866 10.72 12.6 9.29 97% 20.4 Imp.Zy4 0.62 Inc. 4057 214 3866 10.72 12.6 9.29 97% 20.3 Imp.Zy4 0.62 Inc. 4058 214 3856 9.5 11.5 8.19 97% 17.1 Imp.Zy4 0.57 Inc/Zy-4 4058 214 3856 9.5 11.5 8.19 97% 17.9 Imp.Zy4 0.57 Inc/Zy-4 14x14 ACE7 16x16 KSD 16x16 Plus7 16x16 FORTE 17x17 ACE7 17x17 14x145 179 15x156 204 17x176 264 17x177 264 Mitsubishi

PWR design data (continued)

Framatome ANP ALLIANCE Assembly geometry No of rods per assembly Fuelled Unfuelled 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) Average linear fuel rating (kW/m) Peak linear fuel rating (kW/m) Maximum fuel temperature (C) Clad material Clad thickness (mm) Average clad temperature (C) Maximum clad temperature (C) Grid material Average discharge burnup (MWd/kgU) Maximum assembly burnup (MWd/kgU) 4060 214 3859 9.5 13.46/10.2 8.19 10.4/10.52 20 42/46.9 2800 M515 0.57 400 M515 >70 4794.5 214 4492.3 9.5 13.46 8.19 10.4 17.9 42 2800 M515 0.57 400 M515 >70 17x17-12 17x17-14 264 264 208 17 4209 217 3916 10.9/10.613 11.5 9.4/9.813 10.52 20.5 60.9 280014 M515 0.635/0.613 * 420 * >58 264 25 4059 214 3865 9.5 10.2 8.19 10.52 17.8 46.9 280014 M515 0.57 * 404 * >67 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 >60 400 400 Zy4 + Inc 400 Zy4 + Inc 400 Zy4 + Inc 400 Zy4 + Inc 400 Zy4 + Inc 2899 197.2 2628.6 10.72 15.25 9.29 10.4 22 4216 280014 Zy4/M515 0.62 4057 214 3874 10.72 15.25 9.29 10.4 23.817 4216 280014 Zy4/M515 0.62 4827 229.5 4418 10.75 11.0 9.11 10.4 21.1 4216 280014 Zy4/M515 0.725 4060 214 3863.4 9.5 13.46 8.19 10.4 20 4216 280014 Zy4/M515 0.57 4795 214 4497.3 9.5 13.46 8.19 10.4 17.9 4216 280014 Zy4/M515 0.57 4827 229.5 4429 9.5 9.66 8.06 10.4 16.6 4216 280014 Zy4/M515 0.64 Mk-B 15x15 Mk-BW17 17x17-12 14x14 179 15x15 204 16x16 236 AFA 3G 17x17-12 264 17x17-14 264 18x18 300

Zy4/M515 + Inc Zy4/M515 + Inc Zy4 + Inc

*Depends on plant requirements. **Depends on plant design. 1Comprises 16 guide thimbles and one instrumentation rod. 2Comprises 20 outer guides and one centre guide rod. 3Comprises four outer guides and one centre guide rod. 4Comprises 24 guide thimbles and one instrumentation rod. 5Two-loop. 6Three-loop. 7Four-loop. 8Usually >52 MWd/kgU; peak rod burnup is licensed up to 60MWd/kgU. 9Other lattice sizes available. 10For Westinghouse units. 11For Framatome ANP units. 12Fuel incorporating MOX and/or ORP can be supplied to individual requirements. 13Wet lattice design option. 14No melting criteria. 15Advanced alloy M5 is a Framatome ANP trademark. 16Depends on clad conditioning. 17Higher reactor power rate. 18No melting criteria. 19Different designs available. 20This design is available through ENUSA for Spanish customers. 21Peak rod burnup is licensed up to 60 MWd/kgU. 22ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas designs and manufactures PWR fuel to the Spanish plants.

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PWR design data (continued)

Westinghouse CE Westinghouse12 Westinghouse Sweden & European Fuel Group (EFG Westinghouse/ENUSA alliance) RFA900 17x17 264 25 3994 206 3733 11.18 11.58 9.68 10.3-10.58 20.44 46.92 * Zr4 0.660 * * Zr4 *8 * 4491 207 4112 9.70 9.91 8.26 10.3-10.58 17.72 42.65 * Zr4 0.635 * * Zr4 * * 4528 207 4112 9.70 9.91 8.27 10.3-10.58 17.91 42.98 * Zr4 0.635 * * Zr4 * * Zirlo Zirlo 0.57 4058 214 3881 9.5 9.83 8.19 4058 214 3865 9.5 9.83 8.19 10.53 17.9 59.0 * Zr4 0.57 * * Inc/Zr4 * * RFA1300 17x17 264 25 4795 214 4492 9.5 9.83 8.19 10.53 17.1 59.0 * Zr4 0.57 * * Inc/Zr4 * * * Zirlo 0.62 * * Inc/Zirlo * * * Zr4 0.57 * * Inc/Zr4 * * * Duplex/Zr4 0.725 * * Inc/Zr4 * * * Duplex/Zr4 0.64 * * Inc/Zr4 * * 45 5721 Inconel/impr Zr4 Inconel/Zirlo Performance + 15x15 204 21 4058 214 3874 10.72 11.2 9.29 17x17 264 25 4053 214 3852 9.5 9 8.19 10.5 17.8 16x16 236 20 4827 229.6 4399 10.75 10 9.11 10.5 20.7 18x18 300 24 4827 229.6 4402 9.5 9 8.05 10.5 16.7 System 80 Robust fuel assembly 14x14 176 16x16 236 16x16 236 17x179 264 ENUSA22 17x17 Lo-lopar MAEF+IFM+PG 14x14 179 171 2854 197 2583 10.72 11.13 9.29 10.53 16.70 up to 68.918 280018 Improved Zr4 0.62 17x17 264 254 4063 214 3886 9.5 9.83 8.19 10.53 18.93 up to 68.918 280018 Zirlo 0.57

PWR design data (continued)

Framatome ANP FOCUS-X5 14x14-(16+1) 196 179 17 3476 197.5 3210 10.75 11.0 9.11 10.45 ** Up to 4618 * 0.725 * * Up to 65 Up to 70 15x15-(20) 225 205 20 417919 215 386019 10.75 11.0 9.11 10.45 ** Up to 4618 * 0.725 * * Up to 65 Up to 70 16x16-(20) 256 236 20 4827 229.6 4395 10.75 11.0 9.11 10.45 ** Up to 4618 * 0.725 * * Up to 65 Up to 70 17x17-(24+1) 289 264 25 4058 214 3847 9.5 9.8 8.17 10.45 ** Up to 4618 * 0.61 * * Up to 65 Up to 70 18x18-(24) 324 300 24 4827 229.6 4395 9.5 9.8 8.05 10.45 ** Up to 4618 * 0.64 * * Up to 65 Up to 70 14x14-(16+1) 196 179 17 2900 197.2 2635 10.77 11.0 9.11 10.45 ** Up to 4618 * 0.725 * * Up to 65 Up to 70 15x15-(20+1) 225 204 21 4058 214 3854 10.75 11.0 9.11 10.45 ** Up to 4618 * 0.725 * * Up to 65 Up to 70 HTP-X5 16x16-(20) 256 236 20 4827 229.6 4405 10.75 11.0 9.11 10.45 ** Up to 4618 * 0.725 * * Up to 65 Up to 70 17x17-(24+1) 289 264 25 405719 214 385319 9.5519 9.3719 8.1719 10.4519 ** Up to 4618 * 0.6119 * * Up to 65 Up to 70 18x18-(24) 324 300 24 4827 229.6 4405 9.5 9.8 8.05 10.45 ** Up to 4618 * 0.64 * * Up to 65 Up to 70 95% 20.4 _ Imp.Zy-4 0.66 Inc 48 97% 20.4 NDA 0.66 Inc 55 95% 20.3 Imp.Zy-4 0.66 Inc 48 95% 17.1/17.9 Imp.Zy-4 0.57, 0.64 Inc/Zy-4 48 97% 17.1/17.9 NDA 0.57 Inc/Zy-4 55 4057 197 3856 10.72 4057 197 3866 10.72 4057 214 3856 10.72 4058 214 3852 9.5 4055 214 3862 9.5 14x145 179 14x145 179 15x156 204 17x176,7 264 17x176,7 264 Nuclear Fuel Industries

M515/Optimised Zry4/Modied Zry4/Duplex

Optimised Zry4/Modied Zry4/Duplex/M515

Optimised Zry4/Modied Zry4 + Inconel

Modied Zry4/M515/HPA-4 + Inconel (bottom grid)

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BWR design data

Framatome ANP ATRIUM 9B 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) Average linear fuel rating (kW/m) Peak linear fuel rating (kW/m) Clad material 8 4470* 1342 4074.5* 11.0 11.5 9.5 4470* 1342 4081.4* 10.05 10.5 8.67 4470* 1352 4081.4* 10.05 10.5 8.67 4470* 1342 4081.4* 10.28 10.5 8.87 9x9 72 72 ATRIUM 10A or B 10x10 91 83+8 PLFR1 ATRIUM 10P 10x10 91 79+12 PLFR1 ATRIUM 10XP 10x10 91 81+10 PLFR1 Westinghouse Sweden SVEA-96+7 4x(5x5-1) 96 96 SVEA-96 SVEA-96 Optima Optima 2 4x(5x5-1) 96 4x(5x5-1) 96 AEC (India) LEU 6x6 36 36 8 4481 138.6 4152.6 9.62 10 8.19 10.52 12.83 * Zy28 8 4420 139.6 3885.6 9.62/10.3 10 8.19/8.77 10.52 12.43 * Zy28 8 4420 139.6 3985.3 9.84 10 8.48 10.60 13.13 * Zy2 liner 110 3954 14.3 14.1 12.26 10.35 17.9 57.4 Zy28 110 3954 14.3 14.1 12.26 10.35 Zr2 Zr2 8 4245 MOX NFI 9x9B 6x6 36 35 1 8 4245 72 Water channel (3x3 rod positions) 8 44703 1343 40903 11.0 10 9.4 97%TD 163 44 Zy2 with Zr liner 0.70 Zy 21 45 55 9x9 Nuclear Fuel Industries

88+8PLFR1 84+12 PLFR1

Water channel (3x3 rod positions)

10.55 (liner) 10.55 (liner) 10.55 (liner) 10.6 (liner) 10.45 (no liner) 10.45 (no liner) 10.45 (no liner) 10.45 (no liner) 15.83 47.04 Zy25, LTP2, Fe enhanced Zr liner 0.665 Zy 43 55 14.33 47.04 Zy25, LTP2, Fe enhanced Zr liner 0.605 Zy 656 71 14.33 47.04 Zy25, LTP2, Fe enhanced Zr liner 0.605 Inc 656 706 15.83 46.04 LTP2/ Fe enhanced Zr liner 0.620 Inc 666 706

Clad thickness (mm) Grid material Average discharge burnup (MWd/kgU or HM) Maximum assembly burnup (MWd/kgU or HM)

0.63 Inc 41 45

0.63 Inc 48 60

0.605 Inc 586 606

0.87 Inc 21

0.87

* As customers requirements. 1PLFR = part length fuel rod. 2Channel inner width (mm). 3Figure varies depending on reactor design. 4Depends on plant licensing. 5Option: Fe-enhanced Zr liner. 6Maximum values licensed for delivered fuel. 7For Framatome ANP (ex-Siemens) and GE designed BWRs. 8Option: Zr-Sn Liner. 9Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), a joint venture of GE, Toshiba and Hitachi, supplies in the following assembly geometries: 10x10 lattice, GE12 and GE14; 9x9 lattices, GE13, GE11. In Europe, GNF is represented by GNF ENUSA Nuclear Fuel. Customers in Japan are served through its operating company GNF-Japan (formerly Japan Nuclear Fuel). GNF-Japan provides 9x9 fuel (called Step III) to the Japanese BWRs.

BWR design data (continued)

Global Nuclear Fuel9 GE 11 Lattice # Fuel rods # Part length rods Part length rod length Tie rods # Spacers Rod to rod pitch Water rods Discharge exposure Channel features Active fuel length Peak LHGR CPR 9x9 7 8 2286 mm 8 7 14.37 mm 2 large central 45 GWd/ MTU Interactive w trippers 3587.5 mm 14.4 kW/ft Base GE 12 10x10 92 14 2286 mm 8 8 12.95 mm 2 large central GE 14 10x10 92 14 2133.6 mm 8 8, new pitch 12.95 mm 2 large central

Framatome ANP
ATRIUM

Nuclear Fuel Industries

NFI 9x9B

GNF
GE 14

Westinghouse Sweden
SVEA-96 Optima 2

45-55 GWd/ 45-55 GWd/ MTU MTU Interactive w trippers 3689.1 mm 11.8 kW/ft +6% over GE 11 Interactive wo trippers 3689.1 mm 13.4 kW/ft +10% over GE 11

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VVER design data

Mashinostroitelny zavod VVER 440 VVER 440 VVER 440 Serial Advanced Serial U-Gd Fuel CFA2 VVER 1000A Assembly geometry No of rods per assembly Fuelled Unfuelled 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) Average linear fuel rating (kW/m) Peak linear fuel rating (kW/m) Maximum fuel temperature (C) Clad material Clad thickness (mm) Average clad temperature (C) Maximum clad temperature (C) Grid material Average discharge burnup (MWd/kgU) Maximum assembly burnup (MWd/kgU) Hex 127 126 1 3217 145 9.1 9-12 7.57 10.4-10.7 12.96 32.5 1500 Zr1%Nb 0.63 350 Zr1%Nb 42 >50 Hex 127 126 1 3217 145 9.1 9-11 7.57 10.4-10.7 12.96 32.5 1500 Zr1%Nb 0.63 350 Zr1%Nb 53 Hex 127 126 1 3200 144 2536 9.1 9-12 7.57 10.4-10.7 12.96 32.5 1500 Zr1%Nb 0.63 350 Zr1%Nb 50 Hex 331 312 19 4570 234.5 3837 9.1 9-12 7.57 10.4-10.7 16.7 44.8 1667 see note3 0.63 Zr1%Nb 55 60 360 Zr4 >40 >50 Zr4
Debris lter

Mashinostroitelny zavod
VVER 440
Westinghouse Vvantage 6 1000 Hex 331 312 19 4583 235 3889 9.14 9.4 7.64 95% 15 35 Zr4 0.55 Zy4 0.57
Shroud Spacer grid Spacer grid Angle Upper grid Headpiece Headpiece

VVER 1000A

440 Hex 127 126 1 3188 144 2520 8.9 9.15 7.63

2536/25461 2536/25461

Tailpiece with a debris lter

VVER 440 Serial and VVER 440 Serial U-Gd Fuel are removable for inspection purposes, whereas VVER 440 Advanced CFA is not. 1Fuel assembly design with removable fuel rods. 2Control fuel assembly (contains six Hf slices). 3Zr1%Nb, Zr1%Nb1.3%Sn0.3%Fe. Hex=Hexagonal.

Tailpiece

RBMK design data

Mashinostroitelny zavod RBMK-1000 RBMK-1500 UO2+Er UO2+Er UO2+Er UO2+Er (2.6% U235) (2.8% U235) (2.4% U235) (2.6% U235) Assembly geometry No of rods per assembly Fuelled Unfuelled 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) Average linear fuel rating (kW/m) Peak linear fuel rating (kW/m) Clad material Clad thickness (mm) Maximum clad temperature (C) Grid material Average discharge burnup (MWd/kgU) Maximum assembly burnup (MWd/kgU) Circular array 37 36 1 10014 79 3640 13.63 12-15 11.48 10.4-10.7 15.3 35.0 Zr1%Nb 0.85 350 Zr1%+Nb 25.8 29.6 Circular array 37 36 1 10014 79 3640 13.63 12-15 11.48 10.4-10.7 15.3 35.0 Zr1%Nb 0.85 350 Stainless steel 30 34.5 Circular array 37 36 1 10014 79 3640 13.63 12-15 11.48 10.4-10.7 20.5 42.5 Zr1%Nb 0.85 350 Stainless steel 20.5 23.5 Circular array 37 36 1 10014 79 3640 13.63 12-15 11.48 10.4-10.7 20.5 42.5 Zr1%Nb 0.85 350 Stainless steel 26 30
Bottom nozzle Zircaloy spacer grid

Westinghouse
Typical VVER-1000 fuel assembly (UO2 fuel)
Hold-down spring plunger Plenum spring

Removable top nozzle

Natural/ depleted/ ORP UO2 axial blanket

Plenum spring Enriched UO2 fuel pellets

Zircaloy shroud tube Enriched UO2 fuel pellets

UO2 + Gd2O3 neutron absorber, (in selected rods)

Fuel rod

Water rod Debris lter ow plate Removable top nozzle

Low pressure drop Zirc-4 mid grid with mixing vanes

Natural uranium axial blanket Zirc-4 cladding

Mashinostroitelny zavod
RBMK - 1000 / RBMK - 1500
Inconel bottom grid

Zirconium diboride integral fuel bundle asorber

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Heavy water reactor design data

AECL* Embalse 2837element element Assembly geometry No of rods per assembly Fuelled Unfuelled Overall assembly length (mm) Overall maximum assembly width (mm) Rod length (mm) Rod outside diameter (mm) Pellet length (mm) Pellet outside diameter (mm) Pellet density (g/cm3) U weight per bundle (kg) Zr weight per bundle (kg) Average linear fuel rating (kW/m) Peak linear fuel rating (kW/m) Maximum fuel temperature (C) Clad material Clad thickness (mm) Average clad temperature (C) Grid material Zy-4 0.4 Zy-4 0.4 Zy-4 Inner: 0.36 / Outer: 0.33 340 495 102 493 15 22 14 10.6 19.8 2.1 53 495 102 493 13 16 12 10.6 19.2 2.2 57 495 102 493 Inner: 13.5 / Outer: 11.5 Inner: 17.7 / Outer: 15.0 Inner: 12.6 / Outer: 10.7 10.6 18.6 2.2 49 495.3 102.57 492.9 13.08 13 12.15 10.6 19.0 24.6 57 2100 Zy-4 0.42 37 36 1 6028.5 107.8 5566.4 11.9 12 10.62 10.55 23.2 60 2200 Zy-4 0.55 10.55 23.2 60 2200 Zy-4 0.55 10.55 22.6 60 2200 Zy-4 0.55 36 1 6028.5 107.8 5566.4 11.9 12 6028.5 107.8 5566.4 11.9 12 6027.8 107.8 5566.4 12.9 14 11.57 10.55 23.2 60 2200 Zy-4 0.57 37 37 37 495.3 102.4 492.8 12.07 15.57 12.16 10.6 Zy-4 0.41 43 495.3 102.5 493.1 (outer), 492.9 (inner) 11.5 (outer), 13.5 (inner) 14.0 (outer), 15.9 (inner) 10.7 (outer), 12.7 (inner) 10.6 Zy-4 0.33 (outer), 0.36 (inner) 19/22 495.3 81.74 493.0 15.22/ 13.08 15.0/ 13.20 10.6 50.2/ 42.2 57.7/ 49.7 1800/ 1800 Zy-4 0.37 57 1800 Zy-4 0.39 37 495.3 102.74 493.44 13.095 16.5 12.221 10.6 19.3 2.32 Circular array Circular array 43element Circular array Circular array CNEA (Argentina) Atucha 1 Atucha 2 Natural Enriched U Enriched U U at 0.85% at 0.85% Circular array Circular array KNFC 37element CANFLEX NU Circular array Circular array Circular array AEC (India) SNN**

320 -

340 -

330 Zy-4

335

335 Zy-4 (rigid spacer)

335

340 Zy-4 +1 Inconel

330 -

Average discharge burnup (MWd/kgU)

5.9

11.3

11.5

7.5

7.5

7.3

6.7/6.2

*Nominal dimensions are provided for reference use only. **Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica (Romania)

KNFC AECL (Candu)

5 2 4 1

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Fuel suppliers/designers
Mukesh Tayal Fuel Design Branch Reactor Core Technology Division, CANDU Technology Development, AECL 2251 Speakman Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5K 1B2 Tel: +1 905 823 9060 ext 4652 Fax: +1 905 822 0567 e-mail: tayalm@aecl.ca Seppo Korhonen Westinghouse Sweden Westinghouse Electric Atom Mail Center, Gideonsbergsgatan 2, Sweden, SE-721 63 Tel: +46 21 347171 Fax: 46 21 347886 e-mail: seppo.korhonen@se.westinghouse.com Ron Knott Westinghouse Electric Company 5801 Bluff Road, Columbia, SC 29209, USA Tel: +1 803 647 3695 Fax: 1 803 776 0863 e-mail: knottrp@westinghouse.com Alberto Casadei Westinghouse European Fuel Business & European Fuel Group Santiago Rusiol, 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain Tel: +34 91 347 4254 Fax: +34 91 347 4215 e-mail: casadeal@westinghouse.com Roberto Gonzlez Villegas ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas S.A. Santiago Rusiol, 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain Tel: +34 91 347 42 86 Fax: +34 91 347 42 15 e-mail: rgv@enusa.es Carmen Alonso Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas Castle Hayne Rd, M/C-A33, Wilmington, NC 28401-0780, USA Tel: +1 910 675 5884 Fax: +1 910 362 5884 e-mail: carmen.alonso@gnf.com Jaime Segarra GNF ENUSA Nuclear Fuel, S.A. (GENUSA) Juan Bravo, 3-C - 4th Floor, 28006 Madrid, Spain Tel: +34 91 587 0501 e-mail: jaime.segarra@gene.ge.com Hironori Echigoya Global Nuclear Fuel - Japan 3-1, Uchikawa 2-chome Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 238-0836, Japan Tel: +81 468 33 9353 e-mail: hironori.echigoya@gnf.com Pierre Mollard Framatome ANP Nuclear Fuel 10, Rue Juliette Rcamier, F-69456 Lyon Cedex 06, France Tel: +33 4 72 74 81 54 Fax: +33 4 72 74 83 36 e-mail: pierre.mollard@framatome-anp.com R B Grover Director, Strategic Planning Group Department of Atomic Energy Government of India Anushakti Bhavan, CSM Marg, Mumbai-400 001, India Tel: +91 22 204 3041 Fax: +91 22 204 8476 email: rbgrover@dae.gov.in Octavian Budan Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica Polona, 65 Street, Bucharest, Romania Tel: +40 21 203 8225 Fax: +40 21 211 9400 e-mail: obudan@nuclearelectrica.ro Ji-Hyuck Bang (contact for KNFC) Korea Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd. PO Box 14, Yu-Song, Daejeon 305-600, Korea Tel: +82 (0) 42 868 1105 Fax: +82 (0) 42 868 1138 e-mail: jhbang@knfc.co.kr I Petrov Mashinostroitelny zavod 12 Karl Marx Street , Electrostal, Moscow Region, Russia, 144001 Tel: +7 095 702 9901 Fax: +7 095 702 9221 e-mail: elmsz@elemash.ru Kenichi Kitagawa Nuclear Fuel Industries Meijiseimei Building, 7th oor, 14-10, 3-chome, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073, Japan Tel: +81 3 5440 1263 Fax: +81 3 5440 1264 e-mail: k-kitagw@n.co.jp Hiroshi Sasaki (contact for Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel) Nuclear Fuel Marketing, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 16-5, Konan 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8215, Japan Tel: +81 3 6716 4924 Fax: +81 3 6716 5857 e-mail: hi_sasaki@mhi.co.jp Jos Ernesto Gregui Comisin Nacional de Energa Atmica Avda del Libertador 8250, 1429 Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel: +54 11 4704 1217 Fax: +54 11 4704 1165 e-mail: gregui@cnea.gov.ar

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