nuclear reactor
nuclear reactor see nuclear reactor .
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+Business+News) "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)")
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Dumping Nuclear Reactor Proves Daunting Task for Southern California Edison.
Newspaper article from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 12/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...radioactive debris. The reactor dilemma illustrates...rid of decommissioned nuclear reactors and the remains of America's aging nuclear plants. More than...classified as low-level nuclear waste, not as dangerous...spent fuel from atomic reactors and weapons plants. Anyone hugging ...
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Tennessee Applies for 2 Nuclear Reactors
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/30/2007; 700+ words
; ...and operate two new nuclear power reactors at a site in northern...where it mothballed two reactor projects nearly two...The filing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission...Westinghouse AP1000 reactor, which would be built...construction on a pair of reactors in 1988 as the tide ...
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NEW NUCLEAR REACTOR VIEWED AS SAFER ALTERNATIVE
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 12/6/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...type of small nuclear reactor, designed to...to conventional reactors and coal- and...in conventional reactors. Indeed, the...gas-cooled reactor is considered...that control the nuclear reaction, the...ordered a new reactor. The nuclear power plants now...water-cooled ...
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MIT SAYS NUCLEAR REACTOR SECURE, BUT SOME FRETFUL
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/11/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...measures at nuclear reactors nationwide, including...accord with federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission...is posted inside the reactor building around the...also taken down the reactor's Web site, which...of the 26 research nuclear reactors owned and operated...universities ...
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NUCLEAR REACTORS PRONE TO FAILURE.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/6/1988; 700+ words
; ...plutonium and tritium for nuclear weapons, have been taken...inability to start up the three reactors that are still in active service...s production of fuel for nuclear weapons. The report's authors...memorandum summarizing 30 "reactor incidents of greatest signficance...physicists and inspectors ...
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Nuclear reactor sale captures industry interest
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 3/15/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...twin, TMI's No. 2 reactor, the site of the country...with high-priced nuclear reactors against coal and modern...and safely. Because reactor fuel is about a third...than fossil fuels, nuclear plants compete in producing...the most efficient nuclear reactors. That is a bit ...
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Nuclear resurgence: NRC receives applications for 15 new reactors
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 6/14/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...seek permits for a dozen more reactors. The first could be built...2016. While 104 commercial nuclear reactors remain in operation in the...construction license for a new reactor since 1978. The nuclear revival is far from a done...
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U. Maryland nuclear reactor provides education through radiation
News Wire article from: University Wire; 9/21/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Building where the reactor is located, said the reactor was first operational...particular, were building reactors. "Nuclear power was growing rapidly...like all non-power reactors, is licensed and periodically...inspected by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission...are built into ...
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UVA nuclear reactor to shut down by July
News Wire article from: University Wire; 3/2/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...mechanical, aerospace and nuclear engineering. In 1971, officials upgraded the reactor's power to two million...university research reactors in the country. More...however, interest in the nuclear facility has waned...viability of the aging reactor in December 1995...international experts ...
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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Leads with World's Most Advanced Nuclear Reactor.
Business Wire; 9/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...Generation III+ reactor design could help...next-generation nuclear reactors around the globe. Nuclear power can help meet...s portfolio of nuclear reactors also includes the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR), the world...
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Nuclear Reactors
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
...chain reaction on which nuclear reactors and fission-type nuclear bombs depend. In a reactor, however, the fission...cooling media for nuclear reactors, with pressurized...used by commercial nuclear power plants. Typically...energy removed from the reactor is first ...
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nuclear reactor
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
nuclear reactor device for producing controlled release of nuclear energy . Reactors can be used for research or for...fuel elements in the core of the reactor. Types of Fission Reactors A nuclear reactor is sometimes called an atomic...
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Nuclear Reactor
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...Nuclear Reactor A nuclear reactor is a device by which...as the result of a nuclear reaction, either fission...commercially available nuclear reactors make use of fission...The heart of any nuclear reactor is the core, which...The fuel used in some ...
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burner reactor
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
burner reactor Type of nuclear reactor using 235 U as fuel. Enriched uranium is used to increase efficiency...smaller amounts than the original uranium, hence the term burner reactor. Compare FAST BREEDER REACTOR .
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fast breeder reactor
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
fast breeder reactor A nuclear reactor that uses fast neutrons to convert...rate of fission. In fast breeder reactors, about 60 per cent of the fissionable...x2013;1 per cent in burner reactors. Plutonium can be recycled, but...
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