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NRC restores expiration dates for renewed Turkey Point licenses
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced this week that it has restored the expiration dates of the Turkey Point nuclear power plant's units 3 and 4 subsequent license renewals (SLR) to July 19, 2052, and April 10, 2053, respectively.
D L Smart (EUR-UKAEA)
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 2 | September 1983 | Pages 316-325
Large Construction Projects | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22886
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JET is a large experimental Tokamak which has been constructed during the last 5 years by a European “Joint Undertaking” with the objective of studying the behaviour of plasma of a size and in conditions approaching those needed in a reactor. The experimental programme planned for 1983 — 1990, is based on a build-up of effective plasma heating to 10 MW of Neutral Beam plus 15 MW of R.F. power. Towards the end of this programme, D-T plasmas will be used, and the design and construction of the buildings and equipment incorporate suitable shielding and provision for remote-handling.