Nuclear Power
Nuclear plants, reactor types (PWR/BWR/VVER), fuel cycle, safety, decommissioning.
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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.
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.
Belene Nuclear Power Plant: Project History, Cancellation, and Legacy
The abandoned Belene Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria, its construction history, cancellation, and equipment reuse.
Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant: Decommissioning and Legacy
History and decommissioning of the Garigliano BWR in Italy, from 1964 operation to 2031 closure.
South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant
South Ukraine NPP: 2850 MW VVER-1000 plant in Mykolaiv Oblast, fuel supply history, and 2022-2025 war impacts.
Civaux Nuclear Power Plant
Profile of the Civaux Nuclear Power Plant in France, its N4 reactor design, operational history, and safety incidents.
Control rods: Operating principles, materials, and safety functions
Overview of control rods in nuclear reactors, covering operating principles, neutron-absorbing materials, and safety mechanisms.
Boiling water reactor safety systems
Technical overview of BWR safety systems, including ECCS, RPS, and containment designs for nuclear power plants.
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.
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...
Nuclear power plant: Technology, operation, and global status
Overview of nuclear power plants, their thermal operation, global fleet status, safety, and future technologies.
Floating nuclear power plant
Overview of floating nuclear power plants, including history, advantages, and recent developments in Russia and the US.
Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology
Academic journal published by the Korean Radioactive Waste Society covering nuclear engineering and waste technology.
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.
Nuclear Power Plant Operator Reliability Research Based on Fuzzy Math
Overview of the scholarly article on nuclear power plant operator reliability using fuzzy mathematics.
Royal Commission on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle (South Australia)
Overview of the 2015 South Australian Royal Commission on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle.
Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: Ecology, Administration, and Legacy
Overview of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine: history, ecology, administration, and tourism.
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.
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.
Chernobyl disaster effects
Assessment of Chernobyl's impact on Earth since 1986