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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.
H. Louis, A. Demiris, K.S. Budil, P.L. Miller, T.A. Peyser, P.E. Stry, D.A. Wojtowicz, P.E. Dimotakis
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 28 | Number 5 | December 1995 | Pages 1833-1837
Technical Paper | Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets | doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A30421
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Millimeter-scale shock tubes with precision-machined submillimeter features have been developed for hydrodynamic instability experiments conducted on the Nova laser facility. We will describe two specific designs: a silica aerogel tracer disk and an aluminum-doped epoxy tracer strip, both embedded in the shock-tube target. These unique features facilitate radiographic imaging of key phenomena of interest. We describe in detail the construction and characterization of the miniature targets, including the fabrication and emplacement of the radiographic tracers. A sample of the experimental data is presented.