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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.
Kenneth J. Schneider, Peter J. Pelto, Jay C. Lavender, Philip M. Daling, Barbara A. Fecht
Nuclear Technology | Volume 82 | Number 1 | July 1988 | Pages 106-113
Technical Note | Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT88-A34121
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In the commercial nuclear spent-fuel management system, potential changes are being considered that will improve the transportation-related aspects of the system. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recognized that alternative options could be implemented in the authorized waste management system to achieve some improvements. Analyses have been performed for the DOE related to radiation doses in the system to the public and workers that would result from potential changes in the transportation-related aspects in the system. The primary alternatives studied to reduce radiation doses concern increasing transportation cask capacity.