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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. R. Berreth, A. P. Hoskins, J. A. Rindfleisch
Nuclear Technology | Volume 32 | Number 1 | January 1977 | Pages 16-24
Technical Paper | Materials in Waste Storage / Radioactive Waste | doi.org/10.13182/NT77-A31733
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Corrosion measurements on stainless-steel bins used to store high-level waste (HLW) calcines at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant indicate an internal corrosion rate of 0.13 mm over 500 yr. From a corrosion standpoint, the existing bins or canisters stored in air will last more than 500 yr. Synthetic commercial HLWs solidified by fluidized-bed calcination have been stabilized (nitrates and water removed) at 620 to 720°C to permit their storage in sealed canisters. Heat transfer properties in the canister storage of the basic HLW forms were calculated, based on specified canister configurations, cooling media, and maximum permissible product or canister wall temperature, for a 1500 MTU/yr commercial reprocessing plant. The number of canisters required annually varies from ∼150 to 800 canisters/yr.