Published January 4, 1984
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Journal article
Dismantling of the first American nuclear power station of significant size
Creators
Description
The project assigned by the Department of Energy to General Electric for the complete dismantling of the 60MW pioneer Shippingport nuclear power station which was operational from 1957 to 1983 is described. The company sees one of its main aims as the gathering of practical experience for future decommissioning of worn-out nuclear power stations. New handling techniques for radioactive material are to be tried, and parts of the light-water reactor broken up under water. The work is expected to take four and a half years. (M.B.D.)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (German)
- Abbruch des ersten groesseren US-Kernkraftwerkes
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Electro-Rev.
- Journal Volume
- 76
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Electro-Rev.
- Journal Page Range
- 10
- ISSN
- 0374-3101
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Switzerland
- Country of Input or Organization
- Switzerland
- INIS RN
- 15039209
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- MATERIALS HANDLING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTOR DISMANTLING; SHIPPINGPORT REACTOR
- Descriptors DEC
- DEMOLITION; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; MATERIALS; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS