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The two reactors at Dominion Energy’s Surry plant are among the oldest in the U.S. nuclear fleet. Yet when the plant celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023, staff could raise a toast to the future. Surry was one of the first plants to file a subsequent license renewal (SLR) application, and in May 2021, it became official: the plant was licensed to operate for a full 80 years, extending its reactors’ lifespans into 2052 and 2053.
T.J. Wade, A.S. Kaye, J. Jacquinot
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | November 1986 | Pages 1398-1403
Machine Upgrades and Next-Generation Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24924
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Design and procurement of the ICRF heating plant for JET began in 1982 on the basis that ten 3 MW generator-antennae units would ultimately provide the 15 MW of effective ICRF heating required in the JET programme. Three of these generator-antennae systems are already operational on JET; 6 MW of RF power has been coupled to the plasma with coupling efficiencies of between 50% and 90% depending on the antennae configuration. Taking advantage of experience gained and recent developments in RF tetrodes, JET is currently revising the antennae design, upgrading the generator RF outputs and now intends to install eight 4 MW generator-antennae units with consequential savings in cost and space in the JET vessel.
