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NRC accepts Ginna SLR application as Constellation seeks 20-year extension
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Constellation’s subsequent license renewal application to extend operations at the Ginna nuclear power plant by another 20 years.
If approved, the Ontario, N.Y., facility’s operating license would be extended through September 18, 2049. The plant was first issued a 40-year license in 1969, followed by a 20-year renewal in 2004 that extended the license into 2029.
Michael R. Jonzen
Nuclear Technology | Volume 45 | Number 1 | August 1979 | Pages 54-67
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT79-A32285
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Detailed mass and energy calculations have been used to study the fuel- and power-producing capabilities of a gas-cooled fast reactor and a nonoptimized ignition tokamak fusion-fission hybrid reactor. Equivalent energy inputs and outputs are utilized to evaluate the performance of the reactors. The time to recover reactor inputs, system efficiencies, and lifetime net outputs are compared. Fuel production capabilities of the hybrid are contrasted with those of the gas centrifuge and gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment processes for various ore costs. Results show that fuel- and power-producing hybrid systems can compare favorably with fission breeders and isotope separation systems, particularly when utilized in 233U-fueled symbiotic systems.