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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.
P. Fu, G. Gao, Z. Q. Song, S. Y. He, P. J. Qin, D. Li, L. J. Tang, W. L. S. Wang, Y. B. Wu, X. Y. Liang
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 54 | Number 4 | November 2008 | Pages 1003-1009
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST08-A1916
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The EAST superconducting tokamak is an advanced steady-state experimental device built at the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences between 2000 and 2006. This paper describes the poloidal field EAST power supply. The configuration and design of the power supply and its operation scenario are presented. A unit test and whole power supply test results are also discussed in detail.