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When Constellation decided to install replacement Alstom low-pressure turbines at three of its boiling water reactor plants more than 15 years ago, one benefit was knowing the new turbines should operate reliably—and without major inspections—for several years.
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High-density UO2 fuel pellets in blanket rods of the first Shippingport core show no structural change after depletions to 6.4 × 1020 fissions/cm3. After 1885 days in hot water, corresponding to post-transition corrosion conditions, the Zircaloy-2 tubing shows a mottled appearance and an oxide thickness averaging 2.4µm, predictable from out-of-pile autoclave testing. The hydrogen content of the tubing agrees reasonably well with similar predictions.
