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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.
J. A. Basmajian, A. L. Pitner, D. E. Mahagin, H. C. F. Ripfel, D. E. Baker
Nuclear Technology | Volume 16 | Number 1 | October 1972 | Pages 238-248
Technical Paper | Reactor Materials Performance / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT72-A31190
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Fast neutron spectra irradiations of boron carbide are being performed. Hardened spectra irradiations in ETR, material irradiations in EBR-II, and EBR-II components yielded the data which are being used for design and analysis of FFTF control elements. Boron carbide was irradiated at temperatures from 800 to 1600°F at burnup values from 2 × 1020 to 20 × 1020 captures/cm3. A variety of material parameters such as pellet density and boron-to-carbon ratios were measured. Data on gas release, swelling, thermal conductivity, microscopy, and compatibility were found to differ substantially from data obtained in thermal reactors.