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U.K. releases new plans to speed nuclear deployment
In an effort to revamp its nuclear sector and enable the buildout of new projects, the U.K. has unveiled a sweeping set of changes to project deployment. These changes, which are set to come into effect by the end of next year, will restructure the country’s regulatory and environmental approval framework and directly support new growth through various workforce efforts.
Daewoong Choi, Bo-Young Han, Se Hwan Park, Ho-dong Kim, Geun-il Park, Jeong-Hoe Ku
Nuclear Technology | Volume 197 | Number 3 | March 2017 | Pages 320-328
Technical Note | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2016.1273701
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The performance and eligibility of the fiber optic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (FO-LIBS) instrument will be primarily evaluated at the Advanced Spent Fuel Conditioning Process Facility (ACPF), where spent nuclear fuel is processed in a high-temperature molten salt bath using electrochemical methods. The damage incurred by the optical fiber cable due to radiation should be addressed to ensure the reliability of FO-LIBS measurements. High-level and low-level gamma ray and neutron irradiation experiments were conducted to measure the effect of radiation on the optical transmission rate of the optical fiber cable. Conclusively, we determined the dependence of the transmission rate of the cable on the radiation dose rate as a function of the wavelength.