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Constellation seeks subsequent license renewal for Dresden
Constellation Energy has filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a subsequent license renewal for its Dresden nuclear power plant in Illinois. The extension would allow Dresden to run through 2051.
The filing begins a comprehensive, multiyear review by the NRC. Unit 2 is currently licensed to operate through 2029 and Unit 3 through 2031. The facility’s license was first renewed by the NRC in 2004.
V. V. Tikhonov, A. A. Yukhimchuk, R. K. Musyayev, A. I. Gurkin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 67 | Number 3 | April 2015 | Pages 612-614
Proceedings of TRITIUM 2013 | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-T92
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Currently the problem of theoretical calculation and experimental determination of the isotopic exchange rate in mixes of hydrogen isotopes is open. There are a few experimental data on exchange rate constants that are rather discrepant. Of interest are experimental data on isotopic exchange rate in a gaseous mix of hydrogen isotopes at high pressures (thousands atmospheres). Raman spectroscopy is a relevant method for obtaining objective data on isotopic exchange rate in a gaseous mix of hydrogen isotopes, since it allows one to determine a gaseous mix composition without sampling in a real time. The paper describes equipment which allows registration of Raman spectra for gases under pressure up to 400 MPa and experimental data determining the constants of isotopic exchange rate in a protium-deuterium mix at pressures up to 200 MPa.
