Nuclear Power

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

151 articles

Articles

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Nuclear power plant failure

Overview of nuclear power plant failures and their impact on critical infrastructure and European societies.

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Uranium enrichment process

Technical overview of uranium enrichment methods, grades, and applications in nuclear power and weapons.

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Fundamentals of Nuclear Safety State Management in Ukraine

Overview of the scholarly article on nuclear safety state management in Ukraine.

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Fukushima daiichi nuclear accident and radiation exposure: scientific article published on 01 September 2012

A scholarly article on the Fukushima daiichi nuclear accident and radiation exposure, published on 01 September 2012.

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Spent nuclear fuel storage locations and inventory: Congressional Research Service report

Overview of the CRS report on US spent nuclear fuel storage locations and inventory data.

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Nuclear decommissioning: Process, costs, and regulatory frameworks

Comprehensive overview of nuclear facility decommissioning, including methods, global costs, funding models, and regulatory challenges.

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Fukushima nuclear power plant accident and comprehensive health risk management

Scholarly article on global radiocontamination and information disaster following the Fukushima accident.

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Comisión Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias: Mexico's Nuclear Regulatory Body

The CNSNS is the primary government agency in Mexico responsible for nuclear safety and safeguards.

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Nuclear power plant: Definition and operational principles

Definition of a nuclear power plant as a thermal station using a nuclear reactor as the heat source.

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Reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel

Overview of the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, a key stage in the nuclear fuel cycle.

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Small modular nuclear reactor

Overview of small modular reactors (SMRs), their design, operational status, and economic challenges.

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Long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel

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

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VVER reactor: Design principles and operational history

Overview of the VVER (Water-Water Energetic Reactor) series of pressurized water reactor designs from the Soviet Union and Russia.

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Nuclear reactor pressure vessel: Materials, radiation damage, and design

Technical overview of nuclear reactor pressure vessels, covering materials, radiation embrittlement, and manufacturing.

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant: Infrastructure and Decommissioning

Overview of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, operated by TEPCO, covering its 1971 inception and 2011 retirement.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident

Analysis of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, reactor failures, evacuation impacts, and global policy consequences.

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Nuclear power plant disasters

Overview of the 1981 scholarly article on nuclear power plant disasters.

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Nuclear fuel cycle

The nuclear fuel cycle is the cyclic process of manufacturing and consuming nuclear fuel.

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Nuclear reactor safety systems: components and operational principles

Overview of nuclear reactor safety systems, including reactor protection, emergency cooling, and containment structures.

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Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency: Regulatory History and Reform

Profile of Japan's defunct nuclear regulator NISA, its conflicts of interest, and replacement by the NRA.