Thu, 23 May 2013 20:03:20 CDT zpenergy.com
The reaction is primarily initiated by heat from resistor coils inside the reactor tube. Measurement of the produced heat was performed with high-resolution thermal imaging cameras, recording data every second from the hot reactor tube.
Thu, 23 May 2013 15:37:59 CDT thestar.com
It would also contain medium-level waste, such as used parts from the reactor core which must be packed in radiation-proof containers, and remain dangerous for hundreds of years.
Thu, 23 May 2013 12:31:23 CDT bloomberg.com
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PEG) started the 1,174-megawatt Salem 1 reactor in New Jersey after shutting it for more than five weeks for refueling and planned maintenance.
Wed, 22 May 2013 11:47:52 CDT pennenergy.com
A report documenting the results will be issued within 45 days of the completion of the inspection.
Wed, 22 May 2013 10:54:54 CDT bloomberg.com
U.S. nuclear -power generation declined for the first time in four days after a Maryland reactor shut down because of a pump failure.
Wed, 22 May 2013 08:55:58 CDT wncn.com
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced that they will be launching a special inspection at Harris nuclear plant to further assess the discovery of a quarter-inch flaw on a reactor vessel head.
Wed, 22 May 2013 04:01:32 CDT wsj.com
The panel, consisting of NRA commissioner Kunihiko Shimazaki and four outside academics, submitted the report last week that said a zone of crushed rock fragments running directly beneath the reactor constitutes an active fault.
Wed, 22 May 2013 01:23:29 CDT globalpost.com
The NRA also decided to request Japan Atomic Power to study how the spent fuel pool inside the No. 2 reactor building would be affected in the event the fault moves.
Tue, 21 May 2013 21:11:52 CDT pacificfreepress.com
With others on the brink at Indian Point, Vermont Yankee, Oyster Creek and elsewhere, the race to shut the world's nukes before the next Fukushima is turning the so-called nuclear renaissance into an all-out reactor retreat.
Tue, 21 May 2013 11:48:51 CDT durhamregion.com
Each reactor has two shutdown systems that can be operated manually or triggered automatically if there is a problem.