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Summarizes nuclear power's status and potential, means for achieving very competitive economics, very high safety levels and proliferation resistance for advanced plants. Overview of global development of advanced plants, including non-power applications; International initiatives; Global trends...
- INTEGRATED NUCLEAR DATA UTILISATION SYSTEM FOR INNOVATIVE REACTORS. Yamano, N.; Hasegawa, A.; Kato, K.; Igashira, M. // Radiation Protection Dosimetry;2005, Vol. 115 Issue 1-4, p126
A five-year research and development project on an integrated nuclear data utilisation system was initiated in 2002, for developing innovative nuclear energy systems such as accelerator-driven systems. The integrated nuclear data utilisation system will be constructed as a modular code system,...
- Toxicity of plutonium and some other actinides. Edsall, John T. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Sep1976, Vol. 32 Issue 7, p26
The author talks about the hazards involving the toxicity of plutonium and other actinides and the risk that plutonium from nuclear reactors can be made into nuclear weapons. There has been a wide disagreement as to how great a risk plutonium does present if produced and used on a large scale in...
- How Low Can They Go? Hansen, Teresa // Power Engineering;Aug2008, Vol. 112 Issue 8, p44
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- BUILDING A NUCLEAR POWER STATION. // Ecologist;Jul/Aug2006, Vol. 36 Issue 6, p42
The article offers information on building a nuclear power station. A nuclear power station is not a singular building. It is a facility comprising of around 10 auxiliary buildings, which act as the central nervous system for the reactor. Firm foundations are required for a building that has to...
- Nuclear power engineering in the Soviet Union. Dollezhal, N.; Koryakin, Y. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Jan1980, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p33
The article focuses on the technological developments that have taken place in the nuclear power generation capability in the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union put several atomic power stations into operation with a total capacity of 1.5 million kilowatts upto 1970. The rise in real cost of every...
- Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2, Volgodonsk, Rostov Oblast, Russia. // Power;Nov2011, Vol. 155 Issue 11, p33
The article presents information on Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2, which is located in Volgodonsk, Rostov Oblast, Russia. The nuclear unit is owned and operated by Rosenergoatom. The Unit 2 is a 990-MW, V-320 reactor. It is informed that there are 11 nuclear plants are under construction in...
- Development of a regulatory technical base for integrity control of the elements of nuclear power facilities. Yevropin, S.; Rodchenkov, B.; Tashkinov, A.; Filatov, V. // Atomic Energy;Nov2012, Vol. 113 Issue 1, p17
A brief historical account of the development of the domestic-regulatory base securing the integrity of the elements of nuclear power facilities and the contribution made by the Dollezhal Research and Development Institute of Power Engineering to the development of this base are presented. The...
- Our Nuclear World. // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);4/4/2011, Vol. 157 Issue 13/14, p19
The article presents statistics on nuclear reactors, including percentage of global energy that they provide, number of planned nuclear-power stations and percentage of energy produced.
