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Nuclear Plant Life Extension

C.A. Negin

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This paper provides a summary of the current efforts in the United States to extend nuclear reactor plant lives beyond the initial licensed terms. The preliminary results of studies to date indicate that plant life extension is feasible, from both economic and safety viewpoints.

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This paper provides a summary of the current efforts in the United States to extend nuclear reactor plant lives beyond the initial licensed terms. The preliminary results of studies to date indicate that plant life extension is feasible, from both economic and safety viewpoints.

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This paper provides a summary of the current efforts in the United States to extend nuclear reactor plant lives beyond the initial licensed terms. The preliminary results of studies to date indicate that plant life extension is feasible, from both economic and safety viewpoints.

Key concepts: Viewpoints, Life extension, Plant life, Extension (predicate logic), Nuclear plant, Engineering, Risk analysis (engineering), Computer science

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