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DLR is More Than Optimizing Capacity; How Can Utilities Ensure Safety and Reliability?

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Credit to Author: Osvaldur Knudsen| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:03:13 +0000

Dynamic line rating (DLR) enables utilities to unlock up to 40% additional capacity from existing infrastructure, allowing grid operators to rapidly increase energy throughput. This capability is crucial in today’s […]

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Subsequent License Renewal: Extending Nuclear Power Reactors to 80 Years of Operation (and Maybe More)

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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:43:34 +0000

The Atomic Energy Act authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to issue licenses for commercial power reactors to operate for up to 40 years. These licenses can be renewed for […]

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Dominion Files to Extend Operations at Surry Nuclear Plant to 80 Years

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Dominion Energy has filed an application to extend the operating licenses for two 45-year-old nuclear reactors at the Surry Power Station through 2052 and 2053—when they will be 80 years old.  Surry’s Unit 1 and 2, located near Newport News, Virginia, are three-loop Westinghouse pressurized water reactors (PWRs) that began operation in December 1972 and […]

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