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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.
R. A. Schrack, C. D. Bowman
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 75 | Number 3 | September 1980 | Pages 275-277
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE80-A19059
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Theoretical calculations and experimental measurements have been made to look for reported chemical dependence in the yield of delayed neutrons from thermal-neutron-induced fission in 235U. Using an Einstein model of the lattice phonon distribution, calculations have been made that indicate no significant dependence of the fission cross section on the lattice phonon distribution. Two types of experimental measurements were made. The fission fragment yield was compared for thermal-neutron-induced fission in U3O8 and UO2. The delayed neutron yields from U3O8 and UO2 were also compared. In neither measurement was there a significant difference in yield for the two chemical states of uranium.
