Framatome announced the completion of the second 18-month fuel cycle of its GAIA PROtect Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (EATF) technology at Georgia Power’s Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 2. Following 36 months of operations, inspections confirm the chromium-coated fuel rods maintain their original characteristics and the chromia-enhanced pellets operate as designed.
Framatome congratulates Constellation and Energy Harbor who recently won Top Innovative Practice (TIP) Awards from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and Bruce Power who won the Framatome Vendor Award for the company’s work in nuclear medicine. The three companies were recognized during NEI’s Nuclear Energy Assembly on June 21. The accolades highlight the shared commitment to innovation and excellence through strategic industry partnerships in the United States and Canada.
Framatome’s PROtect Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (EATF) program was selected as a finalist for the prestigious 23rd Global Energy Awards held in New York City, Dec. 10. Touted as the “Oscars” of the global energy industry, the Global Energy Awards bring leaders from around the world from all sectors of the energy industry to celebrate innovations and achievements in solving complex industry problems.
Framatome and the U.S. Department of Energy secure a new 4-year cooperative agreement valued at more than $150 million to continue the development of its PROtect enhanced accident tolerant fuel (EATF) technology. These technologies increase the safety performance of commercial nuclear reactors while providing operators more flexibility during normal operating conditions.
Framatome recently delivered the industry’s first nuclear 100% accident tolerant fuel assembly (ATF) to Exelon Generation’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby, Maryland. Developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Framatome’s PROtect program, this lead fuel assembly (LFA) containing 176 chromium-coated rods and chromia-enhanced pellets, was inserted as part of the plant’s recent spring refueling outage.