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NRC approves V.C. Summer’s second license renewal
Dominion Energy’s V.C. Summer nuclear power plant, in Jenkinsville, S.C., has been authorized to operate for 80 years, until August 2062, following the renewal of its operating license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a second time.
Ian J. Hastings, David R. McCracken, Elio Mizzan, Roger D. Barrand, John R. Kelm, Ken E. Nash, J. Novak
Nuclear Technology | Volume 70 | Number 2 | August 1985 | Pages 268-273
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT85-A33652
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Twenty-four-hour sweep tests have been carried out in flowing air at 200 and 400°C on deliberately defected UO2 fuel elements with 2.5-yr discharge times. At 200 C there was no diametral change, but at 400 °C, swelling and severe sheath cracking were observed. Neither short-lived fission products nor 134Cs, I37Cs, or 106Ru were detected above background. Maximum 85Kr release was ≤7.4 × 104 Bq (≤2 × 10-6 Ci).
