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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.
Yoshiaki Oka, Ichiroh Yanagisawa, Shigehiro
Nuclear Technology | Volume 55 | Number 3 | December 1981 | Pages 642-655
Technical Paper | Radioisotopes and Isotope | doi.org/10.13182/NT81-A32809
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A design study of the neutron irradiation facility for boron neutron capture therapy was performed using two-dimensional transport calculations. Dosedepth distributions in a phantom head were calculated for various neutron energies. The epithermal neutrons having the energies between 10 eV and 0.5 keV are suitable for the therapy. To obtain the epithermal neutron beam, the neutrons leaking downward through the central hole of the annular core TRIGA reactor were moderated through a mixture of heavy water with aluminum whose volume ratio is 15:85. Bismuth and lithium fluoride tile was used to remove gamma rays and thermal neutrons from the beam. Iron, borated polyethylene, and lead were used as the shield surrounding the moderation layer. When the epithermal neutron column is used, the maximum usable depth and irradiation time are 6.9 cm and 7.25 h, respectively, at a 2-MW level.