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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.
Ronald C. Brockhoff, J. Kenneth Shultis
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 155 | Number 1 | January 2007 | Pages 1-17
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE07-A2641
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Empirical parameters for a new fast-neutron differential dose albedo formula are presented for water, concrete, iron, and lead and for ten energy bands between 0.1 and 10.0 MeV. Data are also presented for 252Cf spontaneous fission neutrons, 14-MeV neutrons, and thermal neutrons. The 24-parameter approximation, based on modern dose units, agrees with MCNP-calculated values within 10%. Revised data are also presented for a five-parameter secondary-photon albedo formula, proposed earlier by Maerker and Muckenthaler, that is within 20% of MCNP values for the four materials. Finally, these revised albedo formulas are applied to the problem of thermal neutrons transmitted through a three-legged duct and compared to previous experimental results.