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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.
Warren K. Eister
Nuclear Technology | Volume 32 | Number 1 | January 1977 | Pages 6-9
Technical Paper | Materials in Waste Storage / Radioactive Waste | doi.org/10.13182/NT77-A31731
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Radioactive wastes generated in the commercial nuclear power program are to be converted to a stable package form and sent either to a Federally operated repository or to commercially operated shallow land burial sites. The status of alternate technologies to perform these operations has recently been reviewed and published. U.S. and Canadian materials research and development activities related to the commercial package wastes cover a wide range of waste forms and related waste treatment technologies for the various types of radioactive wastes. At this time, specific projects are under way and scheduled for completion to provide the plant-scale technology required for the engineered facilities for waste management.