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- Nuclear power reactors, reactor types and technologies | IAEA
Nuclear power reactors produce energy by initiating and controlling a sustained nuclear chain reaction Currently, over 400 such reactors in 32 countries provide about 10 per cent of the world’s electricity The IAEA fosters an international information exchange and collaboration on technological innovations in different reactor technologies
- Nuclear Power Reactors in the World | IAEA
This is the 44th edition of Reference Data Series No 2, which presents the most recent reactor data available to the IAEA It contains summarized information as of the end of 2023 on power reactors operating, under construction and shut down as well as performance data on reactors operating in the IAEA Member States
- What are Research Reactors? How do they Contribute to Sustainable . . .
More than one third of the nuclear reactors in operation around the world are used for research, educational purposes and the production of radioisotopes, rather than for power generation Unlike nuclear power reactors designed to generate electricity, nuclear research reactors are primarily used to
- What are Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs)? | IAEA
Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and or the coolant is a molten salt Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store massive amounts of thermal energy at atmospheric pressure When used as fuel the molten salt is dissolved
- What are Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)? | IAEA
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are advanced nuclear reactors that produce up to 300 MW (e) of low-carbon electricity, which is about one-third of the generating capacity of traditional nuclear power reactors
- What is Nuclear Energy? The Science of Nuclear Power
The heat warms the reactor’s cooling agent, typically water, to produce steam The steam is then channelled to spin turbines, activating an electric generator to create low-carbon electricity Find more details about the different types of nuclear power reactors on this page Pressurized water reactors are the most used in the world
- Small Modular Reactors: Advances in SMR Developments 2024
This publication aims to provide Member States with a concise overview of the latest developments regarding SMR technology worldwide It explores SMRs under development, their potential growth trajectory, and the lifecycle of SMR development from concept to decommissioning It also examines the
- Frequently Asked Chernobyl Questions - International Atomic Energy Agency
1 What caused the Chernobyl accident? On April 26, 1986, the Number Four RBMK reactor at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, Ukraine, went out of control during a test at low-power, leading to an explosion and fire that demolished the reactor building and released large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere Safety measures were ignored, the uranium fuel in the reactor overheated and
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