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11Nuclear renaissance — For miniatures wargame, see Nuclear Renaissance (wargame). Since about 2001 the term nuclear renaissance has been used to refer to a possible nuclear power industry revival, driven by rising fossil fuel prices and new concerns about meeting… …
12Peaking power plant — Peaking power plants, also known as peaker plants, are power plants that generally run only when there is a high demand, known as peak demand, for electricity. In the United States, this often occurs in the afternoon, especially during the summer …
13Isar Nuclear Power Plant — Isar nuclear power plant …
14Nuclear reactor — Core of CROCUS, a small nuclear reactor used for research at the EPFL in Switzerland This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Most commonly they are… …
15Nuclear reactor technology — This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power .A nuclear reactor is a device in which nuclear chain reactions are initiated, controlled, and sustained at a steady rate, as opposed to a nuclear bomb, in which the chain reaction occurs in a… …
16Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom — United Kingdom Nuclear program start date 10 April 1940 First nuclear weapon test 2 October 1952 First fusion weapon test …
17nuclear strategy — ▪ military Introduction the formation of tenets and strategies for producing and using nuclear weapons. Nuclear strategy is no different from any other form of strategy in that it involves relating military means to political ends. In this …
18Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant — Not to be confused with Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant. See also: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant The Fukushima Daiichi NPP in 2002 …
19Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant — Infobox NPP Picture=Calvert Cliffs.jpg pic des=Calvert Cliffs NPP Picture des= Status=O Utility=Constellation Energy Location=Lusby, Maryland Supplier=Combustion Engineering Type=PWR Generators=Unit 1: General Electric Unit 2: Westinghouse… …
20Elektrėnai Power Plant — The Elektrėnai Power Plant or Lithuania Power Plant ( lt. Lietuvos elektrinė) is an 1,800 MW electrical generating station near Elektrėnai, Lithuania, about 50 kilometers west of Lithuania s capital, Vilnius.The plant was built in stages between… …
