Such reactors are safer than old-school nuclear power plants, for example, because they operate at much lower pressures, making structural stress and failure in the event of an accident less of an ...

In October, the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) kicked off a ceremony to repurpose the iconic Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) containment structure at Idaho National Laboratory (INL ...

Reactor containment safety is fundamental to nuclear power plant operation, ensuring that any release of radioactive materials is prevented even under accident scenarios. Fluid dynamics governs the ...

A structural performance test of a scaled-down Hualong One containment building in serious accident conditions has been successfully completed by China's Harbin Institute of Technology. A team of ...

Unit 2 of Phase II of the Qinshan nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province has been reconnected to the grid following a refuelling and maintenance outage during which the unit's net electrical ...

(a) AP1000; (b) HPR1000. CSP: containment spray system; SIS: safety injection system; CIS: cavity injection system; IRWST: internal refueling water storage tank; TFA: auxiliary feedwater system; PRS: ...