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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.
Paul J. Babel, Barry H. Brosey, Carl H. Distenfeld
Nuclear Technology | Volume 87 | Number 2 | October 1989 | Pages 470-477
Technical Paper | TMI-2: Health Physics and Environmental Release / Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A27739
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The effort involved in determining the location and quantity of reactor fuel remaining in the nuclear auxiliary systems of the auxiliary/fuel handling building at Three Mile Island Unit 2 is discussed. The overall approach identifying the most likely locations for reactor fuel, the gamma-ray spectrometry system used, and the radiation transport computer codes and numerical analysis techniques used is also discussed. The results of the measurements show that a very small quantity of reactor fuel remains in the makeup and purification and the waste disposal liquid systems.