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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.
J. P. Ruiter
Nuclear Technology | Volume 55 | Number 3 | December 1981 | Pages 683-689
Technical Paper | Technique | doi.org/10.13182/NT81-A32813
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The effect of pressure and temperature fluctuations is greatly reduced by appropriate design and by prestressing of the lines in an apparatus for remote, continuous weighing of heavy pressurized vessels (60 bar) at high temperatures (250°C), even when these vessels are connected to other systems by means of metal lines. The weighing device is based on the application of strain gauges. The accuracy of measurement is within 0.5%. Weighing devices of this type can be applied, for example, in the process industry.