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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.
James J. Byrne, Robert E. Rogan
Nuclear Technology | Volume 87 | Number 3 | November 1989 | Pages 683-689
Technical Paper | TMI-2: Remote Technology and Engineering / Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A27720
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Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) is the site of the most significant nuclear accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power history. Since the accident on March 28, 1979, TMI-2 has been undergoing cleanup activities designed to place the plant in a safe, stable, and secure postaccident configuration. At the completion of the cleanup program, the licensee, GPU Nuclear Corporation, will place TMI-2 in a configuration termed postdefueling monitored storage. A brief overview of the postaccident TMI-2 licensing history focusing on several key events, and a description of its impact on the regulatory process are presented.