Nuclear Power

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

151 articles

Articles

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Health, environmental and socio-economic effects of the Chernobyl accident

Analysis of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster's impact on human health, wildlife, and food supplies across Europe.

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Nuclear power plant accidents

Overview of scholarly research on nuclear power plant accidents, focusing on thyroid cancer and radiation health effects.

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Fukushima nuclear crisis

Analysis of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, its causes, health impacts, and global policy consequences.

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International Nuclear Safety Center

Overview of the International Nuclear Safety Center based in the United States.

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Nuclear fuel cycle in france

Overview of nuclear operations supplying fuel to French nuclear reactors.

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AP1000 Shield Building: Seismic Response and Fluid-Structure Interaction

Overview of the AP1000 shield building's seismic performance, focusing on fluid-structure interaction and water level dynamics.

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Dismantling nuclear reactors: scholarly overview

Overview of the scholarly article 'Dismantling nuclear reactors' published in 2003.

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Fukushima nuclear power plant accident and comprehensive health risk management

Overview of the scholarly article on health risk management and radiocontamination during the Fukushima accident.

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Institute of Nuclear Sciences (UNAM)

Research institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Ciudad Universitaria.

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Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident and Tokaimura criticality accident: scholarly article published on 01 March 2012

Overview of the scholarly article comparing the Chernobyl and Tokaimura nuclear accidents, published on 01 March 2012.

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Pressurised heavy water reactor

Technical overview of PHWR design, heavy water moderation, natural uranium fuel cycles, and nuclear proliferation implications.

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Long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel: scholarly overview

Overview of the 2015 scholarly article on long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel.

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Storage of spent nuclear fuel

Overview of spent nuclear fuel storage methods, including dry cask and pool systems.

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VVER-1200: Design and Operational Profile

Overview of the VVER-1200 nuclear reactor design, a 1200 MW pressurized water reactor developed by Rosatom.

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Uranium enrichment technology

Overview of uranium enrichment technology as a scientific concept in nuclear energy.

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Nuclear Fuel Cycles: Scholarly Overview

Overview of the scholarly article 'Nuclear Fuel Cycles' published in Nature.

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Nuclear reactor coolant: types, functions, and safety dynamics

Overview of nuclear reactor coolants including water, molten metals, salts, and gases, their thermodynamic properties, and safety implicatio...

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Nuclear decommissioning costs: the impact of recoverability risk on valuation

Overview of the scholarly article on how recoverability risk impacts the valuation of nuclear decommissioning costs.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster

The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Okuma, Japan, at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

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IAEA Nuclear Data Section: Provision of Atomic and Nuclear Databases

Overview of the IAEA Nuclear Data Section's role in providing atomic and nuclear databases for user applications.