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In quickest review, NRC approves 20-year renewal for Robinson
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the Robinson nuclear power plant’s operating license in record time, the agency announced last week.
The subsequent license renewal process for the Hartsville, S.C., facility was completed within 12 months, according to the NRC. The process has typically taken 18 months. This was the first license renewal review conducted under the directive of Executive Order 14300 to streamline processes like renewing operating licenses.
Michael W. Cappiello, William J. Rider, John R. Ireland
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 20 | Number 4 | December 1991 | Pages 648-651
Accelerator/Reactor Waste Transmutation | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A11946913
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Two target designs and one blanket design are discussed for the Los Alamos Accelerator Transmutation of Nuclear Waste concept. The blanket design presented includes heavy water moderator and piping systems used to contain fission products and actinide streams for transmutation to stable isotopes. A flowing liquid metal target offers the advantage of direct convection of the high heat generation and the possibility for a windowless design. Experiments will be required to test the target design and determine compatibility of the container material. Pumping and heat-transfer equipment will also require research and development. A solid target made of a combination of tungsten and lead offers the advantage of straightforward engineering design, but will require a window between the accelerator and the target.