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Sentiments are appreciated. how many of those 104 reactors now operating in the united states are actually beyond their intended life expect pansy? none. 40-year initial license was based on an amortization schedule. it had nothing to do wit the design life of those plants. so the intention was, what? these things would operate for 100 years? no, sir. to relicense the plants the plants prepare a license renewal application that s reviewed by the nuclear regulatory commission. its focus is on aging management of structure systems and components, things that can degrade, to make sure that efforts are in place to manage that degradation and make sure components function as intended. aren t there similarities between reactors that function in this country and the one in such a terrible state at fukushima? yes, there are similarities, but i want to stress that when these plants were licensed and ....