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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.
Brunilda Muçogllava, Selcen U. Duran, M. Bilge Demirköz
Nuclear Technology | Volume 211 | Number 11 | November 2025 | Pages 2870-2879
Note | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2025.2461428
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Proton–stainless steel interactions occurring at the first collimator of the Middle East Technical University Defocusing Beamline generate high-energy secondary particles like neutrons (23 MeV), gamma rays (14 MeV), and electrons and positrons ( 7.0 MeV) with particle fluxes between 107 to 109 particles/(cm2∙s). A neutron collimating system aiming to reduce most of these secondaries and obtain a moderate flux of fast neutrons was designed and constructed. The collimating structure consists of a moderating unit aiming to shield the outside of the system, a neutron funnel to redirect the neutrons to the desired beam geometry, and a testing station. This system funnels neutrons into a 10-cm-diameter nonuniform beam and directs them to a testing area capable of hosting up to six samples of 7.3-cm diameter and up to 3.0-cm thickness. Simulation results show neutrons with energies up to 5.0 MeV and a flux of 106 neutrons/(cm2∙s) at the testing unit, while the experimental result gives a neutron dose rate of about 22 mSv/h.