Hideo Soneda
Nuclear Plant Engineering Dept., Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
Yutaka Iwata
Nuclear Plant Engineering Dept., Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
Mitsuo Ebisuya
Engineering Services Center, Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co., Ltd.
Hitachi has developed and introduced highly economical cores and Step I, II and III fuel in cooperation with Global Nuclear Fuel - Japan Co., Ltd., and has encouraged a step-by-step improvement in burnup while also ensuring better fuel reliability and performance. Based on the belief that making effective use of plutonium is important in terms of resource efficiency, Hitachi has also developed a full MOX-ABWR core (an improved type of boiling water reactor in which MOX fuel can be used throughout the entire core). In order to improve plant economics further and save on resources through power uprating and the adoption of long-term operation cycle, Hitachi will continue to work on introducing and developing cores and fuel that facilitate these objectives.
Nuclear Plant Engineering Department, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
STEPIII fuel, GNF2 fuel, high exposure, power uprate, long fuel cycle operation
