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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on November 21, 2009, 05:38

Title: How Long Can a Nuclear Reactor Last?
Post by: sam on November 21, 2009, 05:38

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nuclear-power-plant-aging-reactor-replacement-

Title: Re: How Long Can a Nuclear Reactor Last?
Post by: Simon on November 21, 2009, 11:40

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"We think we can replace almost every component in a nuclear power plant," said Jan van der Lee, director of the Materials Ageing Institute (MAI), a nuclear research facility inaugurated this week in France and run by the state-owned nuclear giant EDF.

"We don't want to wait until something breaks," he said.

That's a relief!  :horror: