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New laws offer nuclear industry incentives for existing power plant uprates
This year, the U.S. nuclear industry received a much-needed economic boost that could help preserve operating nuclear power plants and incentivize upgrades that extend their lifespan and power output.
Signed into law in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act offers production tax credits (PTCs) for existing nuclear power plants and either PTCs or investment tax credits (ITCs) for new carbon-free generation. These credits could make power uprates—increasing the maximum power level at which a commercial plant may operate—a much more appealing option for utilities.
A. Pavlik, G. Winkler, M. Uhl, A. Paulsen, H. Liskien
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 90 | Number 2 | June 1985 | Pages 186-202
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE85-A17676
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Using activation techniques, the excitation functions for the 58Ni(n,2n)57Ni and 58Ni(n,np + pn + d)57Co reactions were measured in the neutron energy range from 12.7 MeV, close to the (n,2n) threshold, to 19.6 MeV with an accuracy of typically ∼4.5 and ∼6%, respectively. In the 13.4- to 14.8-MeV energy range, the accuracy achieved for the cross sections of the above reactions was typically 2 and 3%, respectively. In addition, cross sections were measured for the 58Ni(n,p)58Co reaction in the 14-MeV region with an accuracy of typically ∼2%. The experimental results were compared with calculations based on the optical model, the compound nucleus model, and the exciton model of nuclear reactions. A quite satisfactory simultaneous reproduction of all experimental data, including the proton- and alpha-production spectrum, was achieved employing a unique set of model parameters. Moreover, the new (n,2n) cross sections provide an improved data base for reactor dosimetry and spectrum unfolding applications.