Thermal power from nuclear reactors (Thompson, A. Stanley, and Rodgers, Oliver E.)

Nuclear Power Reactors in the United States

The sudden surge toward nuclear power throughout the world has given rise to some serious questions about its potential effect on many facets of our complex civilization. The social, economic, military, and geopolitical implications are staggering and far beyond the comprehension of most of us. Of immediate and practical concern to all, however, is the impact of nuclear power on our local envir...

Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Reactors

This report addresses the tenuous link between nuclear power reactor development and the proliferation of nuclear weapons, particularly with respect to possible terrorist exploitation. Arguments are presented that contradict the popular image of nuclear weaponry as a "basement project". 4 CONTENTS

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Antineutrinos from nuclear reactors: recent oscillation measurements

Nuclear reactors are themost intenseman-made source of antineutrinos, providing a useful tool for the study of these particles. Oscillation due to the neutrinomixing angleθ13 is revealed by the disappearance of reactor νe over∼kmdistances. Use of additional identical detectors located near nuclear reactors reduce systematic uncertainties related to reactorνe emission and detector efficiency, si...

Safety of Nuclear Reactors

Nuclear reactors have, during the first twenty years of their existence, achieved an impressive safety record, possibly exceeding that of any comparable industry. As revealed in apaper byHenriB. Smets of the European Nuclear Energy Agency, there have been recorded during this period of time but six fatalities and less than 30 persons seriously irradiated from reactor accidents. Three of the fat...