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NRC approves V.C. Summer’s second license renewal
Dominion Energy’s V.C. Summer nuclear power plant, in Jenkinsville, S.C., has been authorized to operate for 80 years, until August 2062, following the renewal of its operating license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a second time.
P Chuilon, A C Bell, J L Hemmerich
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 2 | March 1992 | Pages 359-364
Safety; Measurement and Accountability; Operation and Maintenance; Application | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29771
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The JET Active Gas Handling System is designed for processing of the exhausts from the JET Torus and its ancillaries to enable tritium to be recycled through the machine. The design concept was established in mid 1987 and site installation is essentially complete. This paper describes the measures and solutions which were adopted for achieving construction standards and gaining approval for operation of such plant.
