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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.
S. Barsali, R. Bovalini, F. Fineschi, B. Guerrini, S. Lanza, M. Mazzini, R. Mirandola
Nuclear Technology | Volume 23 | Number 2 | August 1974 | Pages 146-156
Reactor | Nuclear Safeguards (Presented at November 1973 Meeting) | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31448
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Twelve experimental runs on molecular iodine removal by sprays were carried out in the 95m3 PSICO 10 model containment vessel (MCV). Both service water and a water solution containing 1% sodium thiosulphate were sprayed through two different nozzles; the elemental iodine removal half-times obtained by spraying service water do not differ greatly from those found by spraying thiosulphate solution. The sprayed solution was, in some cases, recirculated for a period ranging from 1 to 11 h without any release of iodine to the atmosphere. Some runs were performed with fractions of the MCV volume not sprayed. The elemental iodine removal half-times in the sprayed and unsprayed regions do not essentially differ.