The SoTeRiA Laboratory, in collaboration with Constellation Energy, Idaho National Laboratory, Southern Company, Electric Power Research Institute, and X-Energy, has recently been awarded a $1,000,000 grant by the Department of Energy for the treatment of component dependencies in nuclear reactors. The project titled “Simulation-informed Dependency Treatment to Enhance Operational Flexibility, Avoid
Production Loss, and Maintain Safety of Operating Plants and Advanced Reactors” aims to create methodology to identify and avoid negative impacts of common cause failure events within reactor systems.
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