Nuclear Power
Nuclear plants, reactor types (PWR/BWR/VVER), fuel cycle, safety, decommissioning.
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Nuclear reactor coolant: Types, properties, and safety roles
Overview of nuclear reactor coolants including water, molten metals, salts, and gases, their properties, and safety implications.
Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant
Balakovo NPP in Russia: 4000 MW capacity, VVER reactors, Remix fuel tests, and the 1985 turbine explosion incident.
Lucens reactor: Design, accident, and decommissioning
The Lucens reactor was a 6 MW experimental nuclear plant in Switzerland. It suffered a Level 4 accident in 1969 due to corrosion-induced coo...
Kilopower: NASA's Nuclear Reactor for Deep Space Exploration
Kilopower is a NASA nuclear reactor project for space travel, using uranium-235 and Stirling converters to generate 1-10 kWe.
N4 (nuclear reactor)
Technical profile of the N4, a French Generation II PWR design by Framatome with 1500 MWe capacity.
TRIGA reactor: Design, history, and global deployment
Overview of the TRIGA nuclear research reactor class, its inherent safety features, and global installation history.
RAPID-L: Lunar Nuclear Reactor Concept
RAPID-L is a Japanese micro nuclear reactor concept for lunar and Mars bases, featuring lithium-6 coolant and automated control systems.
Chernobyl Mi-8 helicopter crash
1986 helicopter crash at Chernobyl killing four crew members during sarcophagus construction.
Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant: Operational History and Expansion Plans
Overview of the Khmelnytskyi NPP in Ukraine, its VVER-1000 units, construction history, and AP1000 expansion plans.
FLiNaK: Composition, Properties, and Nuclear Applications
FLiNaK is a ternary eutectic fluoride salt mixture used in electroplating and researched as a nuclear reactor coolant.
BWRX-300: Design, Safety Features, and Global Deployment
Overview of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor design by GE Vernova Hitachi, its passive safety features, and deployment projects in Canada,...
William H. Zimmer Power Station: From Nuclear Ambition to Coal Conversion
The William H. Zimmer Power Station in Ohio was converted from a troubled nuclear project to a coal plant, operating until 2022.
Haigerloch atomic pile: The final experiment of the German uranium project
The Haigerloch atomic pile was a German nuclear research facility built in 1945. It was the last large-scale experiment of the German uraniu...
Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant
The Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant was East Germany's first commercial nuclear reactor, a Soviet-designed VVER-210 that operated from 1966 t...
MIT Nuclear Research Reactor: Design, Operations, and Research Role
The MIT Nuclear Research Reactor (MITR) is a 6 MW tank-type research reactor in Cambridge, US, operating since 1958.
Startup neutron source
Neutron sources used to initiate nuclear chain reactions in reactors with fresh fuel or after prolonged shutdowns.
Edwin E. Kintner: Nuclear Pioneer and Three Mile Island Cleanup Leader
Edwin E. Kintner (1920–2010) was a US Navy captain and nuclear engineer who led the Three Mile Island cleanup and served on the Nautilus rea...
Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant: Construction, Hualong One Design, and Operational Timeline
Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong, China, under construction with Hualong One reactors. Unit 1 began commercial operation in Apri...
Haripur Nuclear Power Plant: Proposed VVER-1000 Project in West Bengal
Proposed nuclear plant in Haripur, West Bengal, featuring six VVER-1000 reactors. Project history and political opposition.
Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
Decommissioned 900 MW nuclear plant in Wiscasset, Maine. Operated 1972–1996, closed due to NRC safety findings.