Spena, Angelo; Chiricozzi, Enzo - In: Energy 8 (1983) 7, pp. 553-559
By comparing the two largest thermoelectric units recently brought into operation in Italy (i.e., a 660-MWe fossil-fueled supercritical unit and an 860-MWe nuclear direct cycle BWR), we obtain information on the effects of size limits on powerplant availability. We assume that torsional...