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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.
Har Swroop Sharma, Nandakumar B. Khedekar, Surendranath G. Marathe, Hem Chand Jain
Nuclear Technology | Volume 89 | Number 3 | March 1990 | Pages 399-405
Technical Paper | Technique | doi.org/10.13182/NT90-A34378
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Controlled potential coulometric studies are carried out for the determination of plutonium in mixed (U, Pu) carbide fuel samples. Variations in coulometric blank and interference due to iron and organic impurities are investigated. These impurities are likely to come from the sample, reagent acids, and during dissolution of carbide samples. A method for the determination of plutonium involving the successive addition of sample solution aliquots directly into the coulometric cell is evolved and demonstrated. Employing this method, eight to ten aliquots, each containing 2 to 5 mg of plutonium, can be analyzed in the same electrolyte (25 ml 1 N H2SO4), thus gaining an appreciable reduction in the analysis time. Also, the volume of analytical waste is considerably reduced. Precision and accuracy within 0.2% are achieved in the routine analysis of fuel samples.