Extending life by half [nuclear power plant relicensing].

Extending life by half [nuclear power plant relicensing].

Licensed originally for just 40 years, one by one US nuclear power plants are qualifying for 20 more. So far 6 plants have had licenses renewed. The six were among the more than 40 percent of 103 operating US reactors whose licenses will expire before 2015, perhaps while they are still capable of ef...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 38, 11 (2001).
Main Author: Amber, D.P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
US nuclear power plants.
Aging.
Control rod mechanism cracks.
Electricity supply costs.
Nuclear power plant relicensing.
Safety.