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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.
William W. Wadman III
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 35 | Number 2 | February 1969 | Pages 220-226
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE69-A21137
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The angular distribution, yield, spectra, and attenuation of fast neutrons from the alpha-particle bombardment of a thick elemental tantalum target have been measured. Data obtained by using threshold energy detectors and thermal-neutron detectors were reduced to neutron spectra with the computer program FLUXPOS. Thermal-neutron activation foils were placed in the shielding at 6-in. intervals to determine the neutron attenuation profiles at 0, 75, and 90° from the target. Data show that the neutron spectral slope becomes steeper and the relaxation length (1/e attenuation thickness) decreases with increasing angle.
