#Nuclear Reactor
Articles etiquetados con «Nuclear Reactor».
Swimming pool reactor: Design, operation, and applications
Overview of swimming pool nuclear reactors, their open-pool design, fuel types, and research applications.
TOPAZ nuclear reactor: Soviet space power systems
Overview of the TOPAZ-I and TOPAZ-II Soviet nuclear reactors for space, including design, history, and US acquisition.
Chicago Pile-1: The First Artificial Nuclear Reactor
Chicago Pile-1 was the world's first human-made nuclear reactor, achieving criticality in 1942.
X-10 Graphite Reactor: History, Design, and Legacy
Decommissioned nuclear reactor in Tennessee, US
Aqueous homogeneous reactor: Design, history, and isotope production
Aqueous homogeneous reactors (AHR) use soluble nuclear salts in water. This article covers their design, history from LOPO to modern medical...
VT-1 reactor: Design, Deployment, and the K-27 Incident
The VT-1 was a Soviet liquid metal cooled naval reactor. It powered the K-27 submarine and was involved in a fatal nuclear incident.
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.
Graphite-moderated reactor: Design, history, and safety profile
Overview of graphite-moderated nuclear reactors, their types, history, and major accidents like Chernobyl and Windscale.
High-temperature gas-cooled reactor
HTGR nuclear reactors use helium coolant and graphite moderation for high-temperature operation, enabling process heat and hydrogen producti...
PLUTO reactor: Design, Operations, and Decommissioning
PLUTO was a materials testing nuclear reactor at Harwell, UK. It operated from 1957 to 1990, using heavy water and enriched uranium fuel.
EGP-6: Design, Bilibino Deployment, and Decommissioning
The EGP-6 is a Russian small nuclear reactor design, a scaled-down RBMK variant using natural circulation, deployed at Bilibino.
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.
TRIGA reactor: Design, history, and global deployment
Overview of the TRIGA nuclear research reactor class, its inherent safety features, and global installation history.
Liquid fluoride thorium reactor: Design, history, and operational characteristics
Technical overview of the liquid fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR), a molten salt reactor design using thorium fuel and fluoride salts for hig...
305 Test Pile: The First Reactor at the Hanford Site
The 305 Test Pile was the first reactor built at the Hanford Site during the Manhattan Project, achieving criticality in 1944.
Heavy-water reactor: Design, history, and applications
An overview of heavy-water reactors, their use of D2O moderator, natural uranium fuel, and historical development from 1938.
BREST (reactor)
The BREST is a Russian generation IV lead-cooled fast nuclear reactor design. The BREST-300 demonstration unit is under construction in Seve...
Gas turbine modular helium reactor
Conceptual nuclear reactor design using helium coolant and gas turbines for high thermal efficiency.
DIDO nuclear reactor: Design, international deployment, and legacy
DIDO was a UK materials testing nuclear reactor at Harwell. Six DIDO-class reactors were built globally for neutron flux research.
Light water graphite reactor: Design, history, and applications
Overview of the light water graphite reactor (LWGR) design, its role in the Manhattan Project, and its evolution into the Soviet RBMK.