CLEVELAND, Ohio-- FirstEnergy Corp. said Monday it has purchased a replacement lid for the Davis-Besse reactor near Toledo and wants to install it in 2011.

The reactor cover for Akkuyu unit 1 (Image: Rosatom) AEM Technology, a subsidiary of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, said reactor lid manufacturing is a lengthy process and takes up to ...

Putting a lid on it takes some time and patience. In this case, crews are transporting a 150-ton nuclear reactor lid from the Port of Long Beach to a plant near Phoenix.

A new graphite irradiation research program has been launched in support of ageing management of Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactors (AGRs) in the UK. Last week, EDF Energy announced new scheduled closure ...

As part of the testing process the reactor lid experienced pressures of 24.5MPa, with the outer wall of the lid heated to 60C. The testing process confirmed the durability and the consistency of ...

Ageing gracefully Graphite is a key component of the British AGR power stations. The age-related erosion and cracking of graphite in the reactor core represents a potentially life-limiting issue.

This visit is open to RSC Members and their families. A limited number of places are available (20) The RSC Lancashire local section committee has arranged an educational tour of the Heysham AGR ...

Explore the heart of the Chernobyl disaster through high-detail 3D animations that expose why the Soviet reactor was vulnerable to one of history’s worst nuclear catastrophes. Witness a side-by-side ...

Westinghouse supplied the world’s first commercial pressurized water reactor in 1957 and the company’s technology is the basis for nearly one-half of the world's operating nuclear plants.

The cover of the reactor vessel EDF is building in Flamanville, France, may not be able to function more than a few years unless the utility can do additional tests which so far it has not be able ...

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