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Nuclear reactor
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A nuclear reactor is a device used to sustain a controlled fission nuclear chain reaction. They are used for commercial electricity, marine propulsion, weapons production, and research. Fissile nuclei
The Chicago Pile, the first artificial nuclear reactor, built in secrecy at the University of Chicago in 1942 during World War II as part of the US's
The Chicago Pile, the first artificial nuclear reactor, built in secrecy at the University of Chicago in 1942 during World War II as part of the US's Manhattan Project
Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn in their laboratory
Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn in their laboratory
NC State's PULSTAR Reactor is a 1 MW pool-type research reactor with 4% enriched, pin-type fuel consisting of UO2 pellets in zircaloy cladding.
NC State's PULSTAR Reactor is a 1 MW pool-type research reactor with 4% enriched, pin-type fuel consisting of UO2 pellets in zircaloy cladding.
Treatment of the interior part of a VVER-1000 reactor frame at Atommash
Treatment of the interior part of a VVER-1000 reactor frame at Atommash
Chernobyl disaster
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On 26 April 1986, reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukraine, exploded. With dozens of direct casualties and thousands of health complications stemming from the disa
Nuclear reactor
…Operation Sea Orbit, the first nuclear-powered surface vessel circumnavigation The Chernobyl sarcophagus, built to contain the effects of the 1986 disaster A nuclear reactor is a device used to sustain a controlled fission nuclear chain reaction. They are used for commercial electricity, marine propulsion…
Reactor 4 several months after the disaster. Reactor 3 can be seen behind the ventilation stack, Reactors 1 and 2 in the background.
Reactor 4 several months after the disaster. Reactor 3 can be seen behind the ventilation stack, Reactors 1 and 2 in the background.
Firefighter Leonid Telyatnikov being decorated for bravery
Firefighter Leonid Telyatnikov being decorated for bravery
Image showing a graphite moderator block ejected from the core
Image showing a graphite moderator block ejected from the core
Pripyat with the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the distance
Pripyat with the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the distance