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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. C. Domanus
Nuclear Technology | Volume 36 | Number 2 | December 1977 | Pages 187-192
Technical Paper | International Safeguard / Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT77-A31925
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The introduction of x-ray paper for the radiographic control of Materials Testing Reactor fuel was preceded by an investigation of the sensitometric properties of Kodak and Agfa-Gevaert paper at 45 and 150 kV. Radiographic quality of aluminum, steel, and uranium/aluminum block and uranium/aluminum plate radiographs showed that the x-ray paper has adequate quality (image quality indicator sensitivity better than 2%) and therefore can be used instead of x-ray film, which is more expensive and requires longer exposure and processing time.