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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.
Gary A. Hughes, Sudarshan K. Loyalka, Gerald A. Schlapper+
Nuclear Technology | Volume 60 | Number 3 | March 1983 | Pages 379-394
Technical Paper | LWR Control Materials—I and II / Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT83-A33125
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The RELAP4 computer program has been used to study loss-of-flow and loss-of-coolant transients for the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR). Simple experimental tests have been conducted to provide RELAP4 model parameters. The computer results have provided an understanding of MURR behavior under accident conditions, and may also be useful in understanding the low pressure/low temperature range of transients at other reactors.
