Nuclear Power
Nuclear plants, reactor types (PWR/BWR/VVER), fuel cycle, safety, decommissioning.
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Nuclear containment building: design, types, and safety function
Technical overview of nuclear containment buildings, including PWR, BWR, and CANDU designs, suppression systems, and regulatory testing requ...
Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant
Inactive nuclear plant in Germany, operated 1979-2011. Largest reactor at commissioning, decommissioned after Fukushima.
Sibirskaya Nuclear Power Plant: The USSR's First Industrial-Scale Reactor
The Sibirskaya Nuclear Power Plant in Seversk was the USSR's first industrial-scale NPP, producing plutonium for the Soviet atomic bomb.
Chicago Pile-1: The First Artificial Nuclear Reactor
Chicago Pile-1 was the world's first human-made nuclear reactor, achieving criticality in 1942.
Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant: Construction and Hualong One Deployment
Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant in Fujian, China, features Hualong One reactors. Units 1 and 2 began commercial operation in 2025 and 2026.
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station: Closure, Decommissioning, and Legacy
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) was a permanently closed nuclear power plant in California, shut down in 2013 due to steam gen...
Thermal limits in nuclear reactor operations
An overview of thermal limits in nuclear reactors, their types, calculation methods, and the role of AI in optimization.
Byron Nuclear Generating Station
Byron Nuclear Generating Station is a 2347 MW nuclear power plant in Ogle County, Illinois, operated by Exelon.
Montague Nuclear Power Plant: The Catalyst for the US Anti-Nuclear Movement
The cancelled Montague Nuclear Power Plant in Massachusetts sparked the US anti-nuclear movement after Sam Lovejoy's 1974 tower toppling.
Atomic tourism
Overview of atomic tourism, including nuclear test sites, museums, and historical landmarks.
X-10 Graphite Reactor: History, Design, and Legacy
Decommissioned nuclear reactor in Tennessee, US
Cascade Advanced Energy Facility
Proposed nuclear plant in Washington with up to 12 X-energy Xe-100 SMRs, funded by Amazon.
Accelerator-driven subcritical reactor
An accelerator-driven subcritical reactor (ADSR) couples a particle accelerator with a subcritical core to enable thorium fission and waste...
Cadarache: Europe's Largest Energy Research Centre
Cadarache is France's premier energy R&D hub, hosting ITER fusion, fission reactors, and nuclear waste facilities.
Atucha II Nuclear Power Plant: Construction, Reactivation, and Operations
Atucha II is a PHWR nuclear plant in Argentina. Construction started in 1981, halted in 1994, and resumed in 2005. It reached criticality in...
Maki Nuclear Power Plant: Proposed Facility and Local Opposition
The Maki Nuclear Power Plant was a proposed nuclear facility in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, that was ultimately withdrawn in 2004 following l...
Moorside nuclear power station
Proposed nuclear power station in Cumbria, England. History of AP1000, APR-1400, and EPR proposals.
Nuclear meltdown: causes, progression, and reactor safety
Technical overview of nuclear core meltdowns, including causes, progression stages, and safety mechanisms across different reactor types.
Spent fuel pool: Design, operation, and safety
Technical overview of spent fuel pools for nuclear fuel storage, cooling, and radiation shielding.
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant: Operations, Upgrades, and Proposed Expansion
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Texas: 2 PWR units, Luminant operator, 2430 MW capacity, license extensions to 2050/2053.