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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.
Edward T. Tomlinson, C. L. Brown
Nuclear Technology | Volume 63 | Number 2 | November 1983 | Pages 347-350
Technical Note | Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT83-A33293
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The potential effect of low-density water moderation on an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (dry type) was investigated. As a function of water density, k∞ was determined for several water-flooding sequences. Calculations were performed for both unirradiated fuel assemblies and fuel at a burnup of 24 GWd/tonne M.
