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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.
Zheng-Ming Zhang, Min-Zhi Wang, Shu-Yan He
Nuclear Technology | Volume 135 | Number 2 | August 2001 | Pages 85-91
Technical Paper | Fission Reactors | doi.org/10.13182/NT01-A3207
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The HTR-10, which now is under construction, is the first high-temperature gas-cooled reactor developed in China. The primary loop boundary components of the HTR-10 are peculiarly arranged as the reactor pressure vessel stands side by side with the steam-generator pressure vessel, and a hot-gas duct vessel connects them. This arrangement can diminish the thermal loads on the pressure vessels but can cause some new problems under seismic conditions. The design features of the support system of the HTR-10 primary loop boundary components are introduced. The procedure of seismic analysis of the support system is emphasized. Based on equivalent-static and dynamic calculations, the safety features of the support system under seismic conditions are demonstrated.