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Long Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants

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Long Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants

Author : Jean-Pierre HUTIN

Publication date: July 10, 2017 | Lire en français

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1. General issues

1.1 Operating time concepts

The notion of the operating life of a nuclear power plant can cover very different realities:

  • a technical operating time beyond which the plant can no longer produce under acceptable safety conditions (e.g. due to excessive ageing of non-replaceable components);

  • an economic operating period beyond which production costs would become prohibitive compared with other available means of production;

  • a statutory operating period when the operating permit is granted for a limited time, or when new legislation requires the plant to be shut down;

  • an accounting useful life corresponding to the depreciation of investments;...

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