Communism's nuclear power legacy
Tags: NUCLEAR reactors; NUCLEAR power plants -- Soviet Union
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- NUCLEAR ENERGY: ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROBLEMS. Dollezhal, N.; Koriakin, Iu. // Problems of Economics;Jun80, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p3
Discusses the achievements of nuclear physics and the difficulties of atomic power plants (APP) in the production of electric power in the Soviet Union. Advantages of the channel type power reactor in the 1940s; Use of the vessel-type pressurized-water reactor in power reactor construction.
- `Years of neglect' led to beryllium blast. Rich, Vera // New Scientist;11/17/90, Vol. 128 Issue 1743, p15
Investigates the causes of the explosion in Ust-Kamenogorsk in Kazakhstan which spread a toxic fallout of beryllium last September. Conclusions of the Soviet government's commission of inquiry pointing towards neglect; Contamination and fallout statistics; Emergency service's errors.
- Core business. // Professional Engineering;09/17/97, Vol. 10 Issue 17, p13
Focuses on UKAEA's eight-year project to remove and store the core of the damaged reactor Pile One in Sellafield, Great Britain.
- Soviets reveal testing in space of thermionic nuclear reactor. Foley, T.M. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;1/16/89, Vol. 130 Issue 3, p30
Reports the Soviet Union recently revealed it has twice tested a new nuclear reactor, called Topaz, in space, and offered to sell it to the US. Topaz's flight tests highlight Soviet superiority in operational use of space nuclear power. The Topaz reactors were tested in 1987-88 using...
- Scientists call for policy on space nuclear reactors. O'Lone, R.G. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;1/23/89, Vol. 130 Issue 4, p23
Report that the disclosure of Soviet orbital reactor testing has resulted in controversy among scientists and led to their call for a ban on Earth-orbiting reactors. The scientists say the Soviet's Topaz reactors hampered the functioning of US and Japanese satellites.
- NASA to modify GRO satellite operations to cut interference from Soviet reactors. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;5/15/89, Vol. 130 Issue 20, p52
Reports that NASA will modify spacecraft operations on a day-to-day basis at its Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) to minimize instrument disruptions caused by orbiting Soviet nuclear reactors. The reactors present a nuisance but will not substantially affect GRO operations. GRO use; Soviet disruptions.
- Let's X-out the K. Thompson, G.; Sholly, S.C. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Mar1992, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p14
Recounts the history of the K reactor at the federal government's Savannah River site, South Carolina. Prevailing culture in the weapons industry which valued production over safety and environmental considerations; Public commitment of the Energy Dept. to change the old culture; Release of...
- North Korea's plutonium puzzle. Albright, David; Hibbs, Mark // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Nov1992, Vol. 48 Issue 9, p36
Contends that if it proceeds with its current reactor-building plans and finishes a reprocessing plant at Yongbyon, North Korea could, by the late 1990s, be separating over 200 kilograms of plutonium a year. North Korean leaders pulling back from the 1991 agreement with South Korea for...
- Sweden to switch off first nuclear plant in 1998. Andersson, Martha // Christian Science Monitor;2/11/97, Vol. 89 Issue 53, p5
Reports that Sweden is planning to shutdown one of its 12 nuclear reactor by July 1998. Public pressure for the phasing out of the reactors; Denmark's support for Sweden's decision; Percentage of Sweden's power that comes from a nuclear source; Reliance of the Swedish industries on cheap...
