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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.
M. Porton, J. Aktaa, C. Bachmann, P. Fernandez, M. Kalsey, T. Lebarbe, C. Petesch, W. Timmis
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July-August 2014 | Pages 18-27
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-781
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The verification of the structural components of demonstration fusion power plants requires design criteria developed specifically for those components and the unique conditions at which they are operated. Therefore the creation of a body of structural design criteria appropriate for demonstration fusion power plants is an important activity, with particular attention required for the in-vessel components of the divertor and blanket. For posited failure modes associated with the candidate in-vessel components for the current European Demonstration Power Plant design (EU DEMO), this paper highlights the gaps identified in the leading suites of relevant structural design criteria (ASME BPVC Division III, AFCEN RCC-MRx, ITER SDC-IC). Opportunities for innovative development are then explored for these gaps. Finally, a development path for structural design criteria against the needs of EU DEMO is discussed.
