EPRI program status and Duke Power Company's perspective on plant life extension

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6870894

Peele, Jr, B L

For many utilities, the struggle to complete construction of a nuclear plant is so great that they may regard their operating license receipt data as a sort of finish line. In reality, of course, it is the starting line, and shortly after crossing it, the utility should be thinking about the real finish line some 40 yr hence. There are overwhelming financial benefits for utilities and for their customers if that finish line can be postponed by way of life extension. To assure this will be possible, deliberate actions, including research, are needed now. Because of this need, nuclear plant life extension (NUPLEX) is an active topic at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Much of the work is being cofunded by the US Dept. of Energy (DOE), host utilities, and others. The first major efforts consisted of the pilot feasibility studies at Monticello boiling water reactor and Surry pressurized water reactor. Duke Power is among those EPRI member utilities who view the PLEX program as positive and necessary to achieve full benefit from this nation's installed nuclear capacity into the next century.

• OSTI ID: 6870894
• Report Number(s): CONF-880422-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 56
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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