A peer review for long term operation

The International Atomic Energy Agency’s activities for safe long-term operation includes establishment of safety standards and related documents, fostering information exchange, and establishing databases and provision of a Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation peer review service. Issues derived from 19 SALTO missions and two LTO modules of OSART (Operational Safety Review Team) missions conducted during the period of 2005 to March 2014 are also analysed here. By Robert Krivanek

Out of 435 nuclear power plants in operation, as of 2014 225 have been operating for more than 30 years and 63 for more than 40 years. In view of this, many countries give a high priority to continuing the operation of plants beyond the time frame originally anticipated (for example, 30 or 40 years).

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