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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.
K. Irlweck, H. Sorantin
Nuclear Technology | Volume 45 | Number 2 | September 1979 | Pages 183-187
Technical Paper | Radiation | doi.org/10.13182/NT79-A32309
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Experience with bioassay for tritium has been obtained during a 2-yr period. Occupationally exposed persons involved in this surveillance represent three types of exposure approximately described by International Commission on Radiological Protection models for continuous, recurrent, and single intake. The results show that, under special conditions—for instance, at a research reactor or in laboratories where tritium sources with known release rates are used—urinalysis with less frequency is sufficient. For single or recurrent intake encountered in the production of labeled compounds or during maintenance work in nuclear power plant installations, it has been confirmed that monthly urine sampling normally provides enough protection to the workers.