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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.
R. W. Margevicius, L. J. Salzer, M. A. Salazar, L. R. Foreman
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 35 | Number 2 | March 1999 | Pages 106-114
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST99-A11963911
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A design and a method for the fabrication of a NIF-sized beryllium capsule have been developed. The approach involves machining two halves of the 2.2 mm target from a piece of bulk beryllium copper alloy, joining the two halves under atmosphere, and finish machining the outer dimensions after joining. This design allows for the filling of the capsule either during joining or afterward using either permeation or a drill-and-plug technique. The capsules produced so far have had excellent bond joint quality and were dimensionally very close to the specifications. Needing improvement are the surface finishes, both interior and exterior of the shell.