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U.K. consents to Hinkley Point B decommissioning
The U.K. government’s Office for Nuclear Regulation has granted EDF Energy formal consent to decommission the Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant in Somerset, England. The two-unit advanced gas-cooled reactor was permanently shut down in August 2022, and site owner EDF applied to ONR for decommissioning consent in August 2024.
S.R. Bokwa, F.B. Gravelle, W.J. Holtslander, R.E. Johnson, R.J. Keyes, J.M. Miller, C.M. Shultz
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 14 | Number 2 | September 1988 | Pages 943-946
Containment, Control, and Maintenance of Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A25257
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The Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories (CRNL) Tritium Laboratory is a multipurpose facility engaged in a wide range of tritium related programs. Some of the equipment and techniques developed to adapt to these wide-ranging programs are discussed. A description of the laboratory and our experience in operating it are also presented.
