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- Clouding the Nuclear Reactor Debate. CHASE, DENNIS J. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Feb1975, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p39
The article comments on the issues raised upon the statements of David Comey, director of environmental research for Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, concerning the operation of nuclear power plants. Comments about Comey's analysis of the operation of nuclear power...
- 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...
- First U.S. EPRs in 2015. Ganthner, Ray // Nuclear Plant Journal;Sep/Oct2005, Vol. 23 Issue 5, p18
Presents an interview with Ray Ganthner, the Senior Vice President of the New Plants Deployment business unit of AREVA, regarding the unit's leading role in the deployment of the evolutionary power reactor (EPR) in North America. Use of nuclear energy in applications other than power production;...
- Regulating nuclear power worldwide. Hough, Paul; Bratt, Duane // Issues in Science & Technology;Winter2010, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p11
In this article, the authors discuss the regulation of nuclear power plants to meet the electricity demands worldwide. The author states that developed countries select technologies which supply its needs than purchase bigger nuclear facilities. Several areas are considered as challenges of...
- Optimization of 200 MWth and 250 MWt Ship Based Small Long Life NPP. Fitriyani, Dian; Su'ud, Zaki // AIP Conference Proceedings;6/22/2010, Vol. 1244 Issue 1, p55
Design optimization of ship-based 200 MWth and 250 MWt nuclear power reactors have been performed. The neutronic and thermo-hydraulic programs of the three-dimensional X-Y-Z geometry have been developed for the analysis of ship-based nuclear power plant. Quasi-static approach is adopted to treat...
- The Windscale Report a nuclear apologia. Patterson, Walter C. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Jun1978, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p44
The article reports on the Windscale Inquiry. Windscale is the largest nuclear installation in Britain and is located in the coast of Cumbria in Northwest England. It was developed for the production of plutonium for the nuclear weapons program of Britain. It is operated by the British Nuclear...
- The Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty Challenge in the Current Licensing Process of Present Reactors. D'Auria, Francesco; Mazzantini, Oscar // Science & Technology of Nuclear Installations;2011, Vol. 2011, p1
Within the licensing process of the KWU Atucha II PHWR (Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor), the BEPU (Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty) approach has been selected for issuing of the Chapter 15 on FSAR (Final Safety Analysis Report). The key steps of the entire process are basically two: (a) the...
- A FEW CONCERNS REMAIN. // Business Today;8/24/2008, Vol. 17 Issue 17, p103
The article offers information on the implication of nuclear power plants to various countries worldwide. In 1960s, there occurred several nuclear accidents including the Three Mile Island reactor in the U.S. in March 1979 and the Chernobyl reactor in April 1986 in erstwhile Soviet Union,...
