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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.
D. L. Fleming, C. O. Brewer, D. L. Coffey
Nuclear Technology | Volume 8 | Number 6 | June 1970 | Pages 536-538
Radioisotope | doi.org/10.13182/NT70-A28654
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A 238Pu-Powered heat source for use in an experimental model of a cardiac pacemaker was developed. The encapsulated source has a thermal power of 0.134 ± 0.013 W and is fueled with three 238Pu metal pins. Each fueled pin was TIC welded into a tantalum inner capsule. The inner capsules were electron beam welded into Hastelloy-C middle capsules. These middle capsules were platinum plated to prevent a reaction between the Hastelloy-C and the titanium outer capsules. Three middle capsules were electron beam welded into each outer capsule.
