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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.
John R. Phillips, Barry K. Barnes, Thomas R. Bement
Nuclear Technology | Volume 46 | Number 1 | November 1979 | Pages 21-29
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT46-21
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The correlation of 134Cs/137Cs to burnup in irradiated fast reactor fuel pins was investigated using nondestructive precision gamma-ray scanning. This correlation was significant within individual subassemblies provided certain basic assumptions are satisfied. The calibration line must be calculated for each assembly based on independently measured burnup values. Differences in calibration lines for separate subassemblies are highly significant (P < 0.005). Therefore, application of this technique for the nondestructive measurement of burnup in fast reactor fuels has serious problems that must be considered.