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Diablo Canyon reactor shut down after small leak

2013-06-27 04:52:29| Energy - Topix.net

A reactor at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant has been shut down so crews can perform repairs on equipment after a small leak was detected.

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Molten salt reactor: the face of new nuclear?

2013-06-17 01:00:00| Power Technology

A new molten salt reactor concept developed by US start-up Transatomic could change the face of nuclear power. The Waste-Annihilating Molten Salt Reactor has the potential to create energy from existing nuclear waste while enhancing safety and effici

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NRC says Harris nuclear plant in NC is safe to restart after year-old reactor problem found

2013-06-09 05:51:30| Energy - Topix.net

As Duke Energy Corp. restarts a nuclear power plant that shut down for more than three weeks, Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors are promising to share what they found when they inspected early signs of corrosion and cracking inside the reactor vessel's covering.

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An illustration of a modular nuclear reactor.

2013-06-05 20:34:22| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

Small modular nuclear reactors, like the one seen illustrated here by the firm Babcock and Wilcox, bring together components that are usually housed separately at full-scale plants.

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