News & Views, Volume 46 | Assessing Prestress Losses in a Nuclear Containment Structure for License Renewal
By: Eric Kjolsing Nuclear power plants around the world are approaching the end of their original 40-year design life. Efforts are underway to extend the operating license for these plants to 60 years or beyond. As part of the license extension, it must be demonstrated that the reactor containment building remains able to safely perform […]