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Device for controlled nuclear reactions
A nuclear reactor is a device used to sustain a controlled fission nuclear chain reaction. They are used for commercial electricity, marine propulsion
Nuclear_reactor
Material in core during nuclear meltdown
created in a nuclear reactor core during a nuclear meltdown accident. Resembling lava in consistency, it consists of a mixture of nuclear fuel, fission
Corium_(nuclear_reactor)
commercial nuclear reactors in the world, sorted by country, with operational status. The list only includes civilian nuclear power reactors used to generate
List of commercial nuclear reactors
List_of_commercial_nuclear_reactors
Type of nuclear fission reactor
A small modular reactor (SMR) is an emergent class of nuclear fission reactors with a rated electrical power of less than 300 megawatts (MWe), which use
Small_modular_reactor
Type of nuclear reactor
A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of light-water nuclear reactor. PWRs are the most common type of nuclear power reactor, representing almost
Pressurized_water_reactor
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
On 26 April 1986, reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukraine, exploded. With dozens of direct casualties and thousands
Chernobyl_disaster
Naturally occurring uranium self-sustaining nuclear chain reactions
A natural nuclear fission reactor is a uranium deposit where self-sustaining nuclear chain reactions occur. The idea of a nuclear reactor existing in
Natural nuclear fission reactor
Natural_nuclear_fission_reactor
Third-generation pressurised water nuclear reactor design
"Konvoi" reactors. Siemens ceased its nuclear activities in 2011. The EPR was designed to use uranium more efficiently than older Generation II reactors, using
EPR_(nuclear_reactor)
Canadian heavy water nuclear reactor design
operation of the CANDU design is similar to other nuclear reactors. Fission reactions in the reactor core heat pressurized water in a primary cooling loop
CANDU_reactor
Part of a reactor containing the fuel
A nuclear reactor core is the portion of a nuclear reactor containing the nuclear fuel components where the nuclear reactions take place and the heat
Nuclear_reactor_core
Nuclear energy extracted from thorium isotopes
commercial nuclear industry. The subcommittee identified five reactor concepts for development, including the PWR, Sodium Graphite Reactor, boiling water
Thorium-based_nuclear_power
articles listing nuclear reactors. List of commercial nuclear reactors List of inactive or decommissioned civil nuclear reactors List of nuclear power stations
Lists_of_nuclear_reactors
Propulsion system for marine vessels utilizing a nuclear powerplant
Nuclear marine propulsion is propulsion of a ship or submarine with heat provided by a nuclear reactor. The power plant heats water to produce steam for
Nuclear_marine_propulsion
New nuclear reactor technologies under development
Generation IV (Gen IV) reactors are nuclear reactor design technologies that are envisioned as successors of generation III reactors. The Generation IV International
Generation_IV_reactor
Severe events involving radioactive materials
release to the environment, or a reactor core melt. The prime example of a "major nuclear accident" is one in which a reactor core is damaged and significant
Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents
Nuclear reactor where water boils in core
A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a type of nuclear reactor used for the generation of electrical power. It is the second most common type of electricity-generating
Boiling_water_reactor
Reactor accident due to core overheating
A nuclear meltdown (core meltdown, core melt accident, meltdown or partial core melt) is a severe nuclear reactor accident that results in core damage
Nuclear_meltdown
United States, nuclear power is provided by 94 commercial reactors with a net capacity of 97 gigawatts (GW), with 63 pressurized water reactors and 31 boiling
Nuclear power in the United States
Nuclear_power_in_the_United_States
Class of nuclear reactors with improved safety over its predecessors
Generation III reactors, or Gen III reactors, are a class of nuclear reactors designed to succeed Generation II reactors, incorporating evolutionary improvements
Generation_III_reactor
Thermal power station where the heat source is a nuclear reactor
station (APS) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate
Nuclear_power_plant
Power station in Bushehr County, Iran
containment, was identical with the second reactor unit B of the German Biblis Nuclear Power Plant. The first reactor was to be finished by 1980 and the second
Bushehr_Nuclear_Power_Plant
1981 Israeli airstrike on an Iraqi nuclear reactor
Israeli Air Force on 7 June 1981, which destroyed an unfinished Iraqi nuclear reactor located 17 kilometres (11 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The Israeli
Operation_Opera
Nuclear reactor generating more fissile material than it consumes
A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes. These reactors can be fueled with more-commonly available
Breeder_reactor
2011 nuclear accident in Japan
dollars). The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant consisted of six General Electric (GE) light water boiling water reactors (BWRs). Unit 1 was a GE type
Fukushima_nuclear_accident
Decommissioned nuclear power plant in Ukraine
reactor designs, such as the VVER pressurized water reactor. Originally named the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant of V. I. Lenin after the founding leader
Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Chernobyl Power Plant protective housing
in place in 2016 to confine the remains of the number 4 reactor unit at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Ukraine, which was destroyed during the
Chernobyl New Safe Confinement
Chernobyl_New_Safe_Confinement
Type of nuclear reactor cooled by molten material
A molten-salt reactor (MSR) is a class of nuclear fission reactor in which the primary nuclear reactor coolant and/or the fuel is a mixture of molten salt
Molten-salt_reactor
Proposed fuel-recycling commercial reactor
reactor would have had a "large negative temperature reactivity coefficient", lack pumps and valves, use heat pipes for heat removal, have no nuclear
Aurora_nuclear_reactor
of all the nuclear fission-based nuclear research reactors in the world, sorted by country, with operational status. Some "research" reactors were built
List of nuclear research reactors
List_of_nuclear_research_reactors
Power generated from nuclear reactions
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion
Nuclear_power
Type of very-high-temperature reactor
A pebble-bed reactor (PBR) is a type of nuclear reactor where the nuclear fuel is contained within a bed of pyrolytic graphite spheres (pebbles), with
Pebble-bed_reactor
Type of British nuclear reactor
The advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR) is a type of nuclear reactor designed and operated by the United Kingdom. These are the second generation of British
Advanced_gas-cooled_reactor
Israeli research center
Research Center, sometimes unofficially referred to as the Dimona reactor) is an Israeli nuclear installation located in the Negev desert, about thirteen kilometers
Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center
Shimon_Peres_Negev_Nuclear_Research_Center
Iran's nuclear program comprises a number of nuclear facilities, including nuclear reactors and various nuclear fuel cycle facilities. Anarak, near Yazd
Nuclear_facilities_in_Iran
Process of dismantling a nuclear facility
Nuclear decommissioning is the process leading to the irreversible complete or partial closure of a nuclear facility, usually a nuclear reactor, with
Nuclear_decommissioning
Material fuelling nuclear reactors
Nuclear fuel refers to any substance which is used by nuclear reactors or other nuclear devices as fuel to generate energy. Nuclear fuel contains fissile
Nuclear_fuel
Space exploration using nuclear energy
space probes and on the crewed Apollo missions to the Moon. Small nuclear fission reactors for Earth satellites have also been flown, by the Soviet US-A program
Nuclear_power_in_space
Submarine powered by a nuclear reactor
A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor, but not necessarily nuclear-armed. Nuclear submarines have considerable performance advantages
Nuclear_submarine
Field of physics dealing with nuclear reactors
Nuclear reactor physics is the field of physics that studies and deals with the applied study and engineering applications of chain reaction to induce
Nuclear_reactor_physics
Nuclear power was used in Germany from the 1960s until it was fully phased out in April 2023. German nuclear power began with research reactors in the
Nuclear_power_in_Germany
Nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor
Spent nuclear fuel, occasionally called used nuclear fuel, is nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor (usually at a nuclear power plant)
Spent_nuclear_fuel
Type of nuclear reactor cooled by molten sodium
of radioactive waste. Some SFR designs are breeder reactors, and can produce more fissile nuclear fuel than they consume. More than 20 SFRs have been
Sodium-cooled_fast_reactor
Disabled nuclear power plant in Japan
timeline of the Fukushima II nuclear accidents. The March 2011 disaster disabled the reactor cooling systems, leading to three reactors melting down causing hydrogen
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Fukushima_Daiichi_Nuclear_Power_Plant
U.S. government office
Naval Reactors (NR), which administers the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, is an umbrella term for the U.S. government office that has comprehensive
Naval_Reactors
Type of nuclear reactor that uses normal water
Thermal-neutron reactors are the most common type of nuclear reactor, and light-water reactors are the most common type of thermal-neutron reactor. There are
Light-water_reactor
has nine operational nuclear reactors at four locations (eight advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGR) and one pressurised water reactor (PWR)), producing 5
Nuclear power in the United Kingdom
Nuclear_power_in_the_United_Kingdom
Nuclear spacecraft propulsion technology
to a high temperature in a nuclear reactor and then expands through a rocket nozzle to create thrust. The external nuclear heat source theoretically allows
Nuclear_thermal_rocket
nuclear power, while France has the largest share of electricity generated by nuclear power, at about 65%. Some countries operated nuclear reactors in
Nuclear_power_by_country
US. The nuclear power industry has improved the safety and performance of reactors, and has proposed new safer (but generally untested) reactor designs
List of nuclear power accidents by country
List_of_nuclear_power_accidents_by_country
Nuclear power in Canada is provided by 17 commercial reactors with a net capacity of 12.7 gigawatt (GW), producing a total of 84.6 terawatt-hours (TWh)
Nuclear_power_in_Canada
Nuclear safety systems in the USA
primary objectives of nuclear reactor safety systems as defined by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are to shut down the reactor, maintain it in a shutdown
Nuclear_reactor_safety_system
Soviet nuclear reactor for use in space
The TOPAZ nuclear reactor is a lightweight nuclear reactor developed for long term space use by the Soviet Union. Cooled by liquid metal, it uses a high-temperature
TOPAZ_nuclear_reactor
Reactor-grade plutonium (RGPu) is the isotopic grade of plutonium that is found in spent nuclear fuel after the uranium-235 primary fuel that a nuclear
Reactor-grade_plutonium
reported that twelve reactors were shut down and being inspected for stress corrosion, requiring EDF to adjust its French nuclear output estimate for 2022
Nuclear_power_in_France
produced by 150 additional reactors, at a cost of US$440 billion. China has two major nuclear power companies, the China National Nuclear Corporation operating
Nuclear_power_in_China
Classes of nuclear reactors used by the United States Navy
119.519361°W / 46.565222; -119.519361 United States naval reactors are nuclear reactors used by the United States Navy aboard certain ships to generate
United_States_naval_reactors
Structure covering destroyed unit 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
massive steel and concrete structure covering the nuclear reactor number 4 building of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Built in the aftermath of the 1986
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus
Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant_sarcophagus
Coolant in a nuclear reactor
A nuclear reactor coolant is a coolant in a nuclear reactor used to remove heat from the nuclear reactor core and transfer it to electrical generators
Nuclear_reactor_coolant
April 2025[update], India has 25 nuclear reactors in operation in 7 nuclear power plants, with a total installed capacity of 8,880 MW. Nuclear power produced a total of
Nuclear_power_in_India
and permanently shut down nuclear power stations. Note that most nuclear power stations operate more than one nuclear reactor. For more information on
List of nuclear power stations
List_of_nuclear_power_stations
Type of Soviet nuclear power reactor
reactor") is a class of graphite-moderated nuclear power reactor designed and built by the Soviet Union. It is somewhat like a boiling water reactor as
RBMK
Fast-neutron nuclear reactor cooled by molten lead
The lead-cooled fast reactor is a nuclear reactor design that uses molten lead or lead-bismuth eutectic as its coolant. These materials can be used as
Lead-cooled_fast_reactor
World's first continuous fast-neutron reactor
nuclear properties of materials for nuclear weapons research after the Manhattan Project. A number of other experiments were performed at the reactor
Clementine_(nuclear_reactor)
Nuclear reactor where fast neutrons maintain a fission chain reaction
A fast-neutron reactor (FNR) or fast-spectrum reactor or simply a fast reactor is a category of nuclear reactor in which the fission chain reaction is
Fast-neutron_reactor
Proposed nuclear-powered spacecraft
Space Reactor-1 Freedom (SR-1) is a proposed NASA spacecraft intended to be the first nuclear fission-powered interplanetary mission and to demonstrate
Space_Reactor‑1_Freedom
Nuclear device not intended for power or weapons
Research reactors are nuclear fission-based nuclear reactors that serve primarily as a neutron source. They are also called non-power reactors, in contrast
Research_reactor
Nuclear reactor that killed 3 in 1961
Low-Power Reactor Number One, also known as SL-1, initially the Argonne Low Power Reactor (ALPR), was a United States Army experimental nuclear reactor at the
SL-1
U.S. project 1946–1961
section is instead directed into the nuclear reactor core. The air is heated further, thereby cooling the reactor. The air is then expanded through a turbine
Aircraft_Nuclear_Propulsion
U.S. Navy nuclear reactor
generation W = Westinghouse, the contracted designer These nuclear fission pressurized water reactors (PWRs) were jointly designed by Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
A4W_reactor
Nuclear power safety method that does not require electrical power nor intervention
Passive nuclear safety is a design approach for safety features, implemented in a nuclear reactor, that does not require any active intervention on the
Passive_nuclear_safety
1957 nuclear accident in England
operation of the new nuclear weapons facilities, which included a uranium metal plant at Springfields in Lancashire, and nuclear reactors and plutonium processing
Windscale_fire
the Fukushima accident, all reactors were shut down temporarily. As of November 2024[update], of the 54 nuclear reactors present in Japan before 2011
Nuclear_power_in_Japan
Process of manufacturing and using nuclear fuel
during reactor operation, and steps in the back end, which are necessary to safely manage, contain, and either reprocess or dispose of spent nuclear fuel
Nuclear_fuel_cycle
Design classification for nuclear reactors
A generation II reactor is a design classification for a nuclear reactor, and refers to the class of commercial reactors built until the end of the 1990s
Generation_II_reactor
Type of nuclear reactor that operates at high temperatures as part of normal operation
gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) is a type of gas-cooled nuclear reactor which uses uranium fuel and graphite moderation to produce very high reactor core output
High-temperature gas-cooled reactor
High-temperature_gas-cooled_reactor
2024, Finland has five operating nuclear reactors in two power plants, all located on the shores of the Baltic Sea. Nuclear power provided about 40% of the
Nuclear_power_in_Finland
Nuclear power station in the United Arab Emirates
nuclear reactors. Its total nameplate capacity is 5600 MW which is intended to supply up to 25% of UAE's electricity needs. It is the first nuclear power
Barakah_nuclear_power_plant
cooperation, secretly began building the Negev Nuclear Research Center, a facility near Dimona housing a nuclear reactor and reprocessing plant in the late 1950s
Israel_and_nuclear_weapons
Regulations for uses of radioactive materials
evidence that international nuclear reactor safety was not to be taken lightly. Even in the midst of the Cold War, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear_safety_and_security
American nuclear technology company
publicly traded American nuclear power company based in Santa Clara, California. The company develops a small modular nuclear reactor, the Aurora Powerhouse
Oklo_Inc.
Nuclear power station under construction in England
powerful nuclear reactor comes on stream after 12-year delay". 21 December 2024. "Costs and financing key to Europe's nuclear future". World Nuclear News
Hinkley Point C nuclear power station
Hinkley_Point_C_nuclear_power_station
Small modular reactors (SMR) are much smaller than the current nuclear reactors (300 MWe or less) and have compact and scalable designs which propose
List of small modular reactor designs
List_of_small_modular_reactor_designs
Nuclear reactor where the coolant is liquid metal
metal cooled nuclear reactor (LMR) is a type of nuclear reactor where the primary coolant is a liquid metal. Liquid metal cooled reactors were first adapted
Liquid_metal_cooled_reactor
Research reactor in Petten, Netherlands
The Petten High Flux Reactor (HFR) is a nuclear research reactor located in Petten, Netherlands. The HFR is on the premises of the Petten research centre
Petten_nuclear_reactor
Nuclear power plant in New Brunswick, Canada. CANDU reactor
consists of a single CANDU nuclear reactor, having a net capacity of 660 MW (705 MW gross). The construction of a nuclear powered electrical generating
Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station
Point_Lepreau_Nuclear_Generating_Station
Defunct American nuclear production site
Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Established in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project, the site was home to the Hanford Engineer Works and B Reactor, the first
Hanford_Site
Substance that slows down particles with no electric charge
Windscale Piles, a nuclear reactor complex in the United Kingdom, in 1957. In a carbon dioxide cooled graphite moderated reactor where coolant and moderator
Neutron_moderator
North Korean nuclear site
The Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center (녕변원자력연구소) is North Korea's major nuclear facility, operating its first nuclear reactors. It is located
Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center
Nyongbyon_Nuclear_Scientific_Research_Center
Indian fast breeder nuclear reactor design
India. The indigenously developed reactor achieves a crucial second stage outlined in India's three stage nuclear power program building on the decades
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor
Prototype_Fast_Breeder_Reactor
Nuclear power plant in Eurajoki, Finland
on nuclear safety. Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant List of nuclear reactors in Finland Hanhikivi Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear engineering Nuclear power
Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant
accidents involving fissile nuclear material or nuclear reactors. Military accidents are listed at List of military nuclear accidents. Civil radiation
List of civilian nuclear accidents
List_of_civilian_nuclear_accidents
Mühleberg Lucens Nuclear power in Switzerland is generated by three nuclear power plants, with a total of four operational reactors (see list below).
Nuclear_power_in_Switzerland
Nuclear power station in Ontario, Canada. Largest nuclear power station in Canada
pressurized heavy-water reactors, until 2016, it was the world's largest fully operational nuclear generating station by total reactor count and the number
Bruce Nuclear Generating Station
Bruce_Nuclear_Generating_Station
State of a nuclear reactor with fission slowed or halted
is the state of a nuclear reactor when the fission reaction is slowed significantly or halted completely. Different nuclear reactor designs have different
Shutdown_(nuclear_reactor)
Emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor
A scram or SCRAM is an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor effected by terminating the fission reaction. It is also the name that is given to the
Scram
Discontinuation of usage of nuclear power for energy production
build new plants or intend to phase out nuclear power, although still mostly relying on nuclear energy. New reactors under construction in Finland and France
Nuclear_power_phase-out
Nuclear power plant in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States
Information Administration is the Davis–Besse Nuclear Generating Station. It is the 57th commercial power reactor to commence building in the United States
Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station
Davis–Besse_Nuclear_Power_Station
American nuclear energy company
nuclear reactor and fuel engineering company, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. It is developing a pebble-bed high-temperature gas-cooled reactor
X-energy
Nuclear reactor design
advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) is a Generation III boiling water reactor. The ABWR is currently offered by GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) and
Advanced boiling water reactor
Advanced_boiling_water_reactor
economics of nuclear power concerns the costs, financial risks, and economic factors involved in generating electricity from nuclear reactors, including
Economics_of_nuclear_power
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Roman Goddess of dawn
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v. t.
To gather, as about a nucleus or center.
a.
Having a nucleus; nucleated.
n.
A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially characterized by its comparatively large content of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.
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Alt. of Nuclear
superl.
Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
n.
A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.
superl.
Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.
a.
Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc.
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of Nucleus
superl.
Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
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Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.
adv.
In a clear manner; plainly.
adv.
Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.
a.
Having a nucleus; nucleate; as, nucleated cells.
v. t.
To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; -- often used with of, off, away, or out.
v. t.
To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.
superl.
Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.
a.
Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.
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A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis.
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Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, clear-sighted reason