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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.
V. Krasilnikov, L. Bertalot, R. Barnsley, M. Walsh
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 71 | Number 2 | February 2017 | Pages 196-200
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST16-108
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For a long time, nuclear fusion has been anticipated to become a future power source. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) tokamak is designed to demonstrate the feasibility of applying the deuterium-tritium fusion reaction to human power needs. The measurements of ITER�s fusion neutron flux parameters can provide information on total fusion power and fusion power density as well as other plasma parameters. This paper gives an overview of the technical constraints in terms of the radiological, thermal, and electromagnetic loads for ITER neutron detectors. These constraints have been studied and summarized with measurement requirements. The areas of high risk have been highlighted to encourage research and development of neutron detectors for the urgent needs of ITER.