Short version, it can't melt down. The system isn't a new one. It's based on the German AVR power plant that ran for 21 years and did the same safety test as at the China reactor, except that the ...

Matthew Jasica is a member of a small team conducting large-scale experimental testing of reactors and their components at the NSTF. To create safe and efficient nuclear reactors, designers and ...

The IAEA Incident Reporting System for Research Reactors (IRSRR) plays a key role to help operators strengthen safety by enabling them to share operating experience from events, including root causes ...

The utilisation of heat pipes in nuclear reactor systems represents a transformative approach to thermal management, combining inherent safety with enhanced efficiency. Heat pipes offer a passive, ...

(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: ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) once again brings together the fast reactor and related fuel cycles communities by organizing the International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related ...

An International Atomic Energy Agency mission has said the operators of the TRIGA Mark II research reactor in Pitesti, Romania, have "continued to improve safety of the reactor by strengthening ...

Chinese researchers have confirmed the first of two units of the 200-MWe high-temperature modular pebble bed (HTR-PM) demonstration project at the Shidao Bay site in Rongcheng, Shandong Province, ...

Chemical process safety and control in reactors remains an essential field of study given the inherent risks associated with exothermic and potentially runaway reactions. Recent advancements have ...

In May, President Trump sat in the Oval Office flanked by executives from America's nuclear power industry. "It's a hot industry. It's a brilliant industry," the president said from behind the ...