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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.
Helmut J. Mühlhäuser
Nuclear Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | April 1978 | Pages 113-119
Technical Paper | Low-Temperature Nuclear Heat / Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT78-A16163
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Nowadays, it is essential to save energy. By equipping the various types of power plants with district heating facilities, a major contribution can be rendered in this direction. Nuclear power plants can be provided with means of extracting heat for utilization in district heating schemes. All types of saturated steam cycles for district heating turbines as well as possible turbines for different heat extraction rates are discussed on the basis of a plant with an electrical output of 1000 MW.