No GE Is Building a Reactor Fuel Instead of a Training Facility

Authors

  • LI Jialiang, MEDINA MARCHENA

Keywords:

General Electric Company; training device; reactor fuel; refueling; trainees; operating conditions; field maintenance; auxiliary devices; nuclear engineering; construction;

Abstract

International Nuclear Engineering" reported that the nuclear power group of the American General Electric Company in California is building a refueling training device at the headquarters, worth several million US dollars. This auxiliary device will provide nuclear technicians and field maintenance engineers with a "real" operating condition for training refueling and maintenance operations. It is the first installation of this type in the United States. Routine refueling and maintenance tasks will be practiced during intensive training sessions, with trainees quickly accumulating

Published

2022-04-14

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