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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.
D. K. Wehe, J. Schmidt, J. S. King
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 110 | Number 1 | January 1992 | Pages 56-78
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE92-A23876
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
In-core absolute neutron spectra are measured for high-enriched uranium (HEU) and low-enriched uranium (LEU) materials test reactor fuel using multiple foil activation. The measurements were made in special fuel elements configured to simulate a regular fuel element but that permitted reproducible insertion of a wide range of samples. The measured subcadmium LEU flux was 14% less than the HEU fuel, which is within the experimental uncertainty of the 19% calculated value. There was no observed difference between the fast spectra. A separate spectral unfolding of just the LEU fast flux yielded reasonable agreement with proton-recoil measurements.
