First-half 2010 US refueling outages shortened from second-half 2009

摘要

US refueling outages in first-halfn2010 averaged 41.7 days, down 3.9 daysnfrom the 45.6-day average for unitsnrefueling in second-half 2009 and movingnback toward historical averages. Then10-year average from second-half 1999nthrough first-half 2010 is 39.5 days.nThe longest refueling outage averagesnsince second-half 1999 were in secondhalfn2004 (46 days), 2007 (45.5 days)nand 2009.