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Commercial Uranium-Graphite and Heavy-Water Reactors: Originating and Operating Experience

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Information on the key stages in the origination and operation of commercial uranium-graphite and heavy-water reactors is presented. The problems solved for purposes of safety enhancement and lifetime extension of dual-purpose reactors are described and the basic approaches to decommissioning are presented. Information on the specifics of heavy-water commercial reactors is represented.

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 129, No. 1, pp. 43–50, July, 2020.

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Petrunin, V.V., Marov, I.V., Skorodumov, S.E. et al. Commercial Uranium-Graphite and Heavy-Water Reactors: Originating and Operating Experience. At Energy 129, 35–42 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-021-00708-9

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