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World’s largest nuclear reactor gets 3,000-ton magnet core for 10x energy output
Today, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) announced the completion of all components for ...
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China seeks to outpace US by fast-tracking nuclear reactor with 5x energy output
China is working at blazing speeds to ensure that its BEST fusion reactor is ready to deliver energy before 2027.
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US nuclear firm readies first ZEUS microreactor core block for testing
on-demand nuclear power by assembling the first reactor core hardware for its ZEUS microreactor. This half-scale solid core block is now ready for non-nuclear testing, providing essential data to ...
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Why 2,000 workers were just hired at NW’s only nuclear power reactor
Crews will replace 256 of the 764 nuclear fuel assemblies in the reactor core with new fuel ... projects and preventative maintenance. This diagram shows the process used by the Columbia ...
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UW’s research nuclear reactor allows for hands-on learning experience for engineering students
In a power reactor, there is a high power density inside the nuclear reactor core. Using its uranium dioxide fuel, the reactor acts like a giant nuclear kettle that heats water to build up large ...
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Search for sterile neutrinos continues at nuclear reactors
In the nuclear reactor core, the fission process leads to the release of electrons and antineutrinos. Neutrinos and antineutrinos come in three known "flavors," and strangely, they can switch ...