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At Indiana’s only nuclear reactor, engineers conduct the first experiments of their kind in the U.S.
Purdue University Reactor Number One has specific features that no other reactor in the U.S. has. Purdue’s reactor is ...
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Virtual models enable real-time decision making for next-generation nuclear reactors
Digital twins are a virtual copy of a real-world system. They are a transformative tool that can assist scientists across ...
NewTek Reimages LVDT Design for Extreme Heat of Salt Reactors
Currently, NewTek offers the HT-1000 Series of AC-operated LVDTs for extreme high-temperature environments such as nuclear ...
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Nuke, Baby, Nuke? The What and What Now of Small Modular Reactors
The key aspects of SMRs discussed above—land use, size, cooling systems, passive control systems, smaller cores, and potential grid independence—differentiate them from large legacy reactors.
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China's small nuclear reactor starts installation of digital control system
[China National Nuclear Corporation/Handout via Xinhua] The world's first land-based commercial small modular reactor (SMR) has started installation of its digital control system (DCS) in the ...
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Google will help build seven nuclear reactors to power its AI systems
The company uses a molten salt cooling system (much like the one that will be used for the on-site reactor being built on the campus of Abilene Christian University), which operates at a lower ...
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China Has Just Upset the Moon Race: Its Scientists Have Identified a Design Flaw in NASA’s Reactor
This cooling system is designed to circulate ... One of the key improvements in the Chinese reactor design is its sophisticated control mechanisms. While NASA’s reactor is equipped with ...