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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.
J. Sinnis, A. Brooks, T. Brown, J. Citrolo, M. Cole, S. Davis, B. Felker, M. Gouge, P. Heitzenroeder, D. Hill, E. Hoffman, B. Nelson, C. Neumeyer, C. Kessel, D. Knutson, D. Kungl, D.B. Montgomery, G.H. Neilson, D. Lang, M. Rennich, J. Schmidt, L. Sevier, D. Slack, J. Spitzer, K. St. Onge, P. Titus, K. Young
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 1266-1270
Steady-State and Long-Pulse Machine Studies | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11963122
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The President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has suggested that a device with a mission of ignition and moderate burn time could address the physics of burning plasmas at a lesser cost than ITER1 with its more comprehensive physics and technology mission. The Department of Energy commissioned a study to explore this PCAST suggestion.
