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The United States is now closer than it has been in over five decades to launching the first nuclear thermal rocket into space, thanks to DRACO—the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Orbit.
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Cracks have been observed in the welds of the shroud support access hole cover plates at Peach Bottom Unit 3 as well as at the Chinshan nuclear power plant. The cracks could potentially result in complete weld failure and, as a consequence, a coreflow bypass. Analysis of the postulated complete weld failure of the Chinshan nuclear power plant shroud support access hole cover plate is performed with RETRAN-02/MOD3. The results show that some confusing phenomena could be observed. The reactor operator should be aware of the phenomena to avoid the likelihood of misoperation. Also, a special procedure needs to be established to deal with this event.