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NRC grants Clinton and Dresden license renewals
Three commercial power reactors across two Illinois nuclear power plants—Constellation’s Clinton and Dresden—have had their licenses renewed for 20 more years by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Truong V. Vo, Brian W. Smith, Frederic A. Simonen, Steven R. Doctor
Nuclear Technology | Volume 92 | Number 3 | December 1990 | Pages 291-299
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT90-A16231
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To provide a technical basis for improved in-service inspection (ISI) plans, Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) has developed and applied a method that uses results of probabilistic risk assessment to establish piping system ISI priorities. In the PNL program, the feasibility of generic ISI guidances is being conducted in two phases. Phase I identifies and prioritizes the systems most relevant to plant safety. These evaluations lead to the development of comprehensive ISI guidances for pressure boundary systems and components that take place in Phase II.
