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Swiss nuclear power and the case for long-term operation
Designed for 40 years but built to last far longer, Switzerland’s nuclear power plants have all entered long-term operation. Yet age alone says little about safety or performance. Through continuous upgrades, strict regulatory oversight, and extensive aging management, the country’s reactors are being prepared for decades of continued operation, in line with international practice.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPSD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Georgetown East
Session Chair:
Jeffrey A. Favorite
Alternate Chair:
Irina I. Popova
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Advanced Variance Reduction Application for Boiling Water Reactor Dose Analysis
10:00–10:20AM EST
Marc Harron (MPR Assoc.), Ryanne A. Kennedy (MPR Assoc.), Andrew Cooper (Silver Fir Software)
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Accuracy of the Standard Deviation Estimated with Correlated Sampling Using Batch Statistics
10:20–10:40AM EST
Jeffrey A. Favorite (LANL), Michael Squire (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
Neutronics Models for Evaluating Shielding in the SPARC Fusion Facility
10:40–11:00AM EST
Joshua T. Jones (MPR Assoc.), James M. Burke (MPR Assoc.), Andrew Cooper (Silver Fir Software), Andrea A. Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (MPR Assoc.)
VERA Extensions for Advanced LWR Excore Radiation Transport Applications
11:00–11:20AM EST
Andrew Godfrey (Veracity Nuclear), Benjamin Collins (Veracity Nuclear), Micah Best (TAMU)
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