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Swiss nuclear power and the case for long-term operation
Designed for 40 years but built to last far longer, Switzerland’s nuclear power plants have all entered long-term operation. Yet age alone says little about safety or performance. Through continuous upgrades, strict regulatory oversight, and extensive aging management, the country’s reactors are being prepared for decades of continued operation, in line with international practice.
I. Asplund-Nilsson, H. Condé, N. Starfelt
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 16 | Number 1 | May 1963 | Pages 124-130
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE63-A26483
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An absolute determination of the average number of neutrons, , emitted in the spontaneous fission of Cf252 has been made by counting the fission neutrons in a large liquid scintillator. The detection efficiency of this counter was measured as a function of neutron energy. Well-collimated neutrons were scattered into the scintillator by an anthracene crystal, which detected the corresponding recoil protons. Pulse-shape discrimination was employed to eliminate γ-ray background. The average number of prompt neutrons emitted per Cf252 fission was found to be 3.799 ± 0.034.
