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Holtec hits milestones in Palisades restart, new reactor projects
Steam rises from the Palisades nuclear power plant. (Photo: Holtec International)
The restart of Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert, Mich., has hit a milestone with the passivation of its primary system, plant owner Holtec International announced Monday, even as a firm restart date has yet to be announced.
Passivation is a chemical process that improves corrosion resistance by making plant materials less reactive. During the process, the reactor’s primary system was brought to normal operating temperature and pressure. Holtec called this passivation phase an “essential step” in maintaining the long-term reliability of equipment.
Richard Moore
Nuclear Technology | Volume 207 | Number 1 | December 2021 | Pages S374-S379
Critical Review | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2021.1910004
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Rudolf Peierls’s account, written in July 1945, offers an insider’s view of the early development of the British atomic energy project and its relation to US work, and marginal notes from Sir James Chadwick shine a light on some of the associated politics. This account, preserved in the UK National Archives, is presented here for a wider interested audience, transcribed and with some explanatory notes.
