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Constellation considers advanced nuclear in Maryland
Constellation is considering adding 2,000 MW of nuclear energy at Calvert Cliffs, located on Chesapeake Bay near Lusby, Md., which would effectively double the site’s output, according to the company’s near- and long-term project proposals submitted to the Marland Public Service Commission this week.
Frederick M. Mann
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 6 | Number 2 | September 1984 | Pages 273-287
Technical Paper | First-Wall Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23158
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The activation of 27 elements (Li, Be, B, C, N, O, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, and Pb) was calculated for a 2-yr exposure at the STARFIRE first-wall position. Based on a reasonable extension of current U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations for near-surface land disposal, restrictions on nitrogen, aluminum, nickel, copper, niobium, molybdenum, and lead concentrations in first-wall materials may be required.