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Nuclear waste: What is it and how do we dispose of it?
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BREST-OD-300 fuel fabrication facility begins pilot operation
The unit for fabrication/refabrication of nuclear fuel for the BREST-OD-300 lead-cooled fast neutron reactor has been put ...
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Ontario First Nation challenging selection of underground nuclear waste site
A First Nation in Northern Ontario is challenging the selection of a nearby region as the site of an underground repository ...
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Triso Fuel And The Rolls Royce Of Nuclear Reactors
Their tiny nuclear fuel pellets called triso fuel are said to be the size of poppy seeds and are meant to power a reactor by Rolls Royce the size of a “small car.” We aren’t sure if that’s ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN4 个月
Westinghouse develops safer, long-lasting uranium fuel pellets for nuclear plants
The first batch of nuclear fuel pellets with uranium levels enriched to eight percent was pressed at Westinghouse Electric ...
The Canadian Press on MSN11 天
Ontario First Nation challenging selection of underground nuclear waste site in court
A First Nation in northern Ontario is challenging the selection of a nearby region as the site of a deep geological ...