Nuclear Power

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

188 articles

Articles

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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

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Nuclear Safety Commission (Taiwan)

The Nuclear Safety Commission is a government agency of Taiwan, established in 1955.

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Nuclear decommissioning fund

Overview of the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Fund and its role in managing nuclear site closure costs.

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Fukushima nuclear accident casualties and health impacts

Analysis of deaths and health effects from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, including evacuation-related mortality and radiation...

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Nuclear power plant failures

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

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A nuclear power plant accident in Fukushima: what should we do?

Overview of the 2012 scholarly article addressing responses to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident.

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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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Impacts of the Fukushima nuclear power plants on marine radioactivity

Overview of the 2011 scholarly article on marine radioactivity impacts from the Fukushima nuclear power plants.

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Nuclear safety and security

Definitions, regulatory frameworks, and risk management for nuclear power plants, materials, and waste.