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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.
S. N. Cramer
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 65 | Number 2 | February 1978 | Pages 237-253
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE78-A27154
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The fictitious scattering radiation transport model, suitable for Monte Carlo applications in geometrically complex systems, has been extended for use in deep-penetration calculations by the development of an appropriate next-flight estimator. Mathematical derivations are given, and it is shown that the estimation scheme is actually a one-dimensional version of the general model. Sample problems are solved to illustrate the use of the next-flight estimator, its variance characteristics, and the time-saving features of the model. Other items discussed are coupling techniques with standard methods, systems with large cross sections, and inclusion of the fictitious scattering model in multigroup cross-section structure.