Westinghouse's Additive Manufacturing Innovation Improves Safety, Efficiency in Operating Nuclear Reactors
June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, June 27 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release on June 26, 2024:
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This industry-first milestone increases bottom nozzle debris resistance from 65% to 96%
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In an industry first, Westinghouse Electric Company used additive manufacturing (AM) to fabricate bottom nozzles that improve debris capture and fuel endurance within its fuel assemblies. The nozzles were integrated into four Lea . . .
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This industry-first milestone increases bottom nozzle debris resistance from 65% to 96%
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In an industry first, Westinghouse Electric Company used additive manufacturing (AM) to fabricate bottom nozzles that improve debris capture and fuel endurance within its fuel assemblies. The nozzles were integrated into four Lea . . .