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111Combustible nuclear — Proceso de producción del combustible nuclear. Se denomina combustible nuclear a todo aquel material que haya sido adaptado para poder ser utilizado en la generación de energía nuclear. El término combustible nuclear puede referirse tanto al… …
112Passive nuclear safety — describes a safety feature of a nuclear reactor that does not require operator action or electronic feedback in order to shut down safely in the event of a particular type of emergency (usually overheating resulting from a loss of coolant or loss …
113List of civilian nuclear accidents — This article lists notable civilian accidents involving nuclear material. Military accidents are listed at List of military nuclear accidents. Civil radiation accidents not involving fissile material are listed at List of civilian radiation… …
114Generation IV reactor — Generation IV reactors (Gen IV) are a set of theoretical nuclear reactor designs currently being researched. Most of these designs are generally not expected to be available for commercial construction before 2030, with the exception of a version …
115Pressurized water reactor — (PWRs) (also VVER if of Russian design) are generation II nuclear power reactors that use ordinary water under high pressure (superheated water) as coolant and neutron moderator. The primary coolant loop is kept under high pressure to prevent the …
116Anti-nuclear movement in the United States — The anti nuclear movement in the United States is comprised of more than forty loosely affiliated largely grass roots anti nuclear groups opposing (see Nuclear debate) the generation of nuclear power either locally, nationally or world wide.The… …
117Chapelcross nuclear station — Chapelcross was a Magnox nuclear power plant located near the town of Annan in Dumfries and Galloway in south west Scotland. It was the sister plant to Calder Hall in Cumbria, England, both commissioned and originally operated by the United… …
118S5G reactor — The S5G reactor was a prototype naval reactor designed for the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on warships. The S5G designation stands for:* S = Submarine platform * 5 = Fifth generation core designed by the… …
119SLOWPOKE reactor — The SLOWPOKE (acronym for Safe Low Power Kritical Experiment) is a low energy, pool type nuclear research reactor designed by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) in the late 1960s. It is beryllium reflected with a very low critical mass but… …
120Spent nuclear fuel — 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) to the point where it is no longer useful in sustaining a nuclear reaction. Nuclear… …
