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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.
W. F. Savage, I. Spiewak
Nuclear Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | April 1978 | Pages 19-24
Technical Paper | Low-Temperature Nuclear Heat / Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT78-A16150
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The U.S. Department of Energy program is evaluating the applications of nuclear heat to industrial heat supply, district heating, desalting, and waste heat utilization. The approach emphasizes the study of energy generation at specific sites with well-developed technologies, including light water reactors and coal combustion. Co-generation of electric power and steam for industrial use is being evaluated both to serve individual customers and for a large thermal grid supplying many customers. Integral pressurized water conceptual designs rated at 365 and 1200 MW(thermal) have been developed to support these applications.