Nuclear Power

Nuclear plants, reactor types (PWR/BWR/VVER), fuel cycle, safety, decommissioning.

156 articles

Articles

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Rostov Nuclear Power Plant: Operations, Incidents, and Regional Impact

Overview of the Rostov NPP in Russia, its VVER-1000 units, operational history, and major incidents affecting the southern power grid.

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Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Plant: History, Incidents, and Safety

Overview of the Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Plant in France, covering its UNGG and PWR reactors, major INES 4 incidents, and safety records.

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Belene Nuclear Power Plant: Project History, Cancellation, and Legacy

The abandoned Belene Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria, its construction history, cancellation, and equipment reuse.

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Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant: Decommissioning and Legacy

History and decommissioning of the Garigliano BWR in Italy, from 1964 operation to 2031 closure.

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South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant

South Ukraine NPP: 2850 MW VVER-1000 plant in Mykolaiv Oblast, fuel supply history, and 2022-2025 war impacts.

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Civaux Nuclear Power Plant

Profile of the Civaux Nuclear Power Plant in France, its N4 reactor design, operational history, and safety incidents.

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Control rods: Operating principles, materials, and safety functions

Overview of control rods in nuclear reactors, covering operating principles, neutron-absorbing materials, and safety mechanisms.

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Boiling water reactor safety systems

Technical overview of BWR safety systems, including ECCS, RPS, and containment designs for nuclear power plants.

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Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant: VVER-440 Technology and Post-Reunification Shutdown

Greifswald NPP in Germany used Soviet VVER-440/V-230 reactors. It operated from 1974 to 1990 before shutting down after reunification.

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Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor

The ESBWR is a passively safe Gen III+ boiling water reactor design by GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, featuring natural circulation and 72-hour...

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Nuclear power plant: Technology, operation, and global status

Overview of nuclear power plants, their thermal operation, global fleet status, safety, and future technologies.

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Floating nuclear power plant

Overview of floating nuclear power plants, including history, advantages, and recent developments in Russia and the US.

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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology

Academic journal published by the Korean Radioactive Waste Society covering nuclear engineering and waste technology.

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Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System (NFCIS)

Overview of the IAEA's Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System, a global database tracking civilian nuclear facilities and operations.

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Nuclear Power Plant Operator Reliability Research Based on Fuzzy Math

Overview of the scholarly article on nuclear power plant operator reliability using fuzzy mathematics.

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Royal Commission on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle (South Australia)

Overview of the 2015 South Australian Royal Commission on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle.

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Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: Ecology, Administration, and Legacy

Overview of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine: history, ecology, administration, and tourism.

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Integrated Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System (iNFCIS)

Overview of the IAEA's iNFCIS database and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation System (NFCSS) for global nuclear data.

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US nuclear-weapons agency offers lifeline to elite science-advisory group: scientific article published on 26 April 2019

A scholarly article published on 26 April 2019 regarding the US nuclear-weapons agency and an elite science-advisory group.

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Chernobyl disaster effects

Assessment of Chernobyl's impact on Earth since 1986