Nuclear Power
Nuclear plants, reactor types (PWR/BWR/VVER), fuel cycle, safety, decommissioning.
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Breeder reactor: Design, fuel cycles, and global deployment
Overview of breeder reactors, which generate more fissile material than they consume, including fast and thermal types and global projects.
Universities Research Reactor: Design, Operations, and Decommissioning
The Universities Research Reactor was an Argonaut class nuclear research reactor in England, jointly operated by Manchester and Liverpool un...
Self-Powered Neutron Detector: Design and Operation
Overview of self-powered neutron detectors (SPNDs) used for mapping neutron flux in nuclear fission reactors.
BORAX experiments: Safety testing and the first grid-connected nuclear power
Overview of the BORAX boiling water reactor safety experiments conducted by Argonne National Laboratory in Idaho during the 1950s and 1960s.
Dragon reactor: UK's experimental high-temperature gas-cooled reactor
The Dragon reactor was a successful experimental high-temperature gas-cooled reactor in the UK, operating from 1965 to 1976.
BN-350 reactor: Design, Operations, and Decommissioning
The BN-350 was a sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor in Kazakhstan, providing power, plutonium, and desalination.
Kintigh Generating Station
Profile of the Kintigh Generating Station, New York's last coal plant, its history, operations, and 2020 retirement.
Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station
Proposed 2700 MWe ABWR plant in Wales, owned by Hitachi, withdrawn in 2020, later repurposed for SMRs.
OPAL reactor: Australia's research reactor and neutron source
OPAL is a 20 MW research reactor in Sydney, Australia, producing medical isotopes and neutron beams for scientific research.
ETRR-2: Egypt's Research Reactor and Nuclear Safeguards
ETRR-2 is a 22 MW research reactor in Egypt, supplied by INVAP. It played a key role in IAEA safeguards investigations.
Quasi-isodynamic stellarator: Design principles and magnetic confinement
Overview of quasi-isodynamic stellarators, a class of magnetic confinement fusion reactors designed to minimize neoclassical transport.
Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant: History, Decommissioning, and Legacy
Profile of the Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant in Russia's Chukotka region, its EGP-6 reactors, decommissioning timeline, and replacement by Ak...
Shutdown (nuclear reactor)
Technical overview of nuclear reactor shutdown states, margins, and cold shutdown procedures.
Piqua Nuclear Power Facility: History and Decommissioning
The Piqua Nuclear Power Facility was an organic-cooled reactor in Ohio, operating from 1963 to 1966 as a demonstration project.
Kemmerer Power Station: First Commercial Natrium Reactor in the United States
Kemmerer Power Station is the first commercial sodium-cooled fast reactor in the US since 1975, featuring molten salt storage.
Steam generator (nuclear power)
Heat exchanger converting water to steam in PWRs, separating radioactive primary and secondary coolant loops.
Corium: Composition, Formation, and Behavior in Nuclear Meltdowns
Corium is a lava-like mixture of nuclear fuel, structural materials, and fission products formed during a reactor core meltdown.
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant: Operations and Infrastructure
Profile of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant in Alabama, covering its history, Westinghouse PWR technology, and operational status.
SLOWPOKE reactor: Design, history, and research applications
Overview of the SLOWPOKE nuclear research reactor family designed by AECL, covering safety features, fuel types, and operational history.
R4 nuclear reactor: Marviken site, experiments, and oil-fired conversion
The R4 nuclear reactor at Marviken, Sweden, was cancelled in 1970. The site hosted key nuclear safety experiments and later operated as an o...