What can independent core analysis mean for utilities?
As utilities try to find new ways to reduce operational costs and preserve the existing fleet, the ability to change fuel vendors based on price and performance has become increasingly important. One option is investing in licenses for independent software and methods that allow utilities to choose the advanced-technology fuel best suited for their cores and that permit the loading of mixed cores with fuel from different vendors. The increased fuel vendor competition could reduce fuel capital procurement costs by about 5 percent.