#Nuclear Power
Articles etiquetados con «Nuclear Power».
Conservation Fallout: Nuclear Protest at Diablo Canyon
Analysis of John Wills' 2006 book on the environmental and political opposition to the Diablo Canyon Power Plant.
Embalse Nuclear Power Station: CANDU Operations and Life Extension in Argentina
Overview of the Embalse Nuclear Power Station in Argentina, its CANDU technology, and the 2015-2019 life extension project.
Power Hungry: Robert Bryce's Critique of Green Energy
Analysis of Robert Bryce's 2010 book Power Hungry, its arguments on fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy myths.
Niederaichbach Nuclear Power Plant: History, Decommissioning, and Legacy
The Niederaichbach Nuclear Power Plant was a German HWGC reactor in Bavaria. It was Europe's first completely decommissioned nuclear plant.
ELENA reactor: Design, Development, and Applications
The ELENA reactor is a compact Russian PWR of 68-kWe capacity developed by the Kurchatov Institute for remote power and desalination.
Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant: RBMK Operations and Safety Systems
Overview of the Smolensk NPP in Russia, its three RBMK reactors, safety features, and planned VVER replacement.
Xcel Energy: Corporate History, Clean Energy Transition and Infrastructure Challenges
Overview of Xcel Energy's history, clean energy goals, generation portfolio, and recent infrastructure controversies.
Oconee Nuclear Station: Design, Safety, and 80-Year License Extension
Oconee Nuclear Station in South Carolina is a unique PWR plant using hydroelectric backup. It received 80-year licenses in 2025.
Torness nuclear power station
Torness is a UK AGR nuclear plant in East Lothian, Scotland, operated by EDF Energy. Commissioned in 1988, it is expected to close in 2030.
PRISM (reactor)
Overview of the PRISM sodium-cooled fast reactor design by GE Hitachi, its history, safety features, and evolution into Natrium.
Diablo Canyon Power Plant: Operations, Seismic Safety, and California Grid Reliability
Diablo Canyon is California's only operational nuclear plant, providing critical low-carbon baseload power amid seismic risks and grid relia...
Borssele Nuclear Power Station
Borssele is the only operational nuclear power plant in the Netherlands, featuring a PWR with 485 MWe net output.
Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant: History, Terrorist Shutdown, and Decommissioning
Decommissioned French nuclear plant in Brennilis. First in France to be fully decommissioned. Shut down by Breton terrorists in 1979.
Gas-cooled reactor: Design, history, and types
Overview of gas-cooled nuclear reactors, including Magnox, AGR, and UNGG designs, their graphite moderation, and operational history.
Takahama Nuclear Power Plant
Takahama NPP in Japan: 4 PWRs, 3392 MW. History of shutdowns, court injunctions, and restarts.
Sodium Reactor Experiment: Design, 1959 Incident, and Legacy
The Sodium Reactor Experiment was a pioneering nuclear plant in California that operated from 1957 to 1964, notable for its 1959 partial mel...
Pebble-bed reactor: Design, safety, and operational history
Analysis of pebble-bed reactor technology, including TRISO fuel, passive safety features, and the history of the AVR and HTR-PM plants.
Kewaunee Power Station: Decommissioning and Future Reactor Plans
Decommissioned nuclear plant in Wisconsin. History, SAFSTOR process, and 2026 plans for new generation.
Belleville Nuclear Power Plant: Operations, Safety Incidents, and Decommissioning
Overview of the Belleville Nuclear Power Plant in France, its P4 reactors, safety history, and planned shutdown.
Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant
Inactive nuclear plant in Germany, operated 1979-2011. Largest reactor at commissioning, decommissioned after Fukushima.