Press Release
Shipment of New Fuel Received at Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station Reactor No. 3 (Notice)
June 17, 2010
Chubu Electric Power Co.,Inc.
Chubu Electric's Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station, Reactor No. 3 (boiling water reactor, rated electric output 1,100 MW) has received a new fuel shipment, as per the details provided below.
Details
1. Period of transport
June 16, 2010 (Wed)
2. Route of shipment
Nuclear Fuel Industries, Ltd.(Tokai Village, Naka District, Ibaraki Prefecture)- Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station
3. Quantity shipped
New fuel assemblies (Uranium fuel): 192 (9 × 9 fuel rod arrays (Type B))(in 96 shipping containers)
4. Mode of transport
Land transport (13 trucks)
Attachment
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9 × 9 fuel rod arrays
Depending on the manufacturer, 9 × 9 fuel is produced as type "A" or "B." The design and form of Types A and B are different, but their fuel performance is identical.
Specifications for the type B fuel (for use in Reactor No. 3) transported in this shipment are as follows:
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9 × 9 fuel (B type) |
|---|---|
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Fuel rod arrangement |
9 rows and 9 columns |
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Number of fuel rods |
72 |
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Maximum burnup (Calorific value per ton of uranium) |
55 GWd/t |
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Average enrichment (Ratio of uranium 235 to total mass of uranium in fuel assemblies) |
Approx. 3.8 wt% |
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Number of water channels |
1 (rectangular pipe-type) (equivalent to 9 fuel rods) |
Overview of shipping containers used for recent shipment
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Type (Number shipped) |
NT-IV-type container (36 units) |
NT-XII-type container (60 units) |
|---|---|---|
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Owner of shipping containers |
Nuclear Fuel Industries, Ltd. |
Nuclear Fuel Industries, Ltd. |
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Material |
Mild steel |
Stainless steel |
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Weight of shipping containers* |
Approx. 1,100 kg |
Approx. 940 kg |
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Length |
Approx. 530 cm |
Approx. 527 cm |
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Width |
Approx. 83 cm |
Approx. 73 cm |
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Height |
Approx. 82 cm |
Approx. 80 cm |
* Weight without fuel assemblies
The shipping containers were designed to withstand even the severe conditions stipulated by national technical standards, including dropping from a height of 9 meters or being exposed to a temperature of 800°C for 30 minutes.
New fuel transportation record
Up to the present, Chubu Electric has transported a total of 14,699 assemblies of new fuel in 100 shipments, including this shipment, for Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station, Reactor Nos. 1 - 5. Unit Number of shipments Number of units transported Reactor No. 1 28 2,390 Reactor No. 2 29 3,659 Reactor No. 3 25 4,136 Reactor No. 4 16 3,072 Reactor No. 5 7 1,442 Total 105 (100)*1 14,699
(Breakdown)
*1: The total number of times fuel has been transported to Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station is 100 (the figure in parentheses) because some shipments were made for two reactors simultaneously (for Nos. 1 and 2, Nos. 1 and 3, Nos. 1 and 4 (two times), and Nos. 2 and 5).