With help from the fast reactor, spent fuel from the thermal reactors will be reprocessed and reused, with a final waste footprint up to ten times smaller than that of regular nuclear fuel. India is commissioning …

1. What caused the Chernobyl accident? On April 26, 1986, the Number Four RBMK reactor at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, Ukraine, went out of control during a test at low-power, leading to …

Nov 7, 2025 · Nuclear power reactors produce energy by initiating and controlling a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Currently, over 400 such reactors in 32 countries provide about 10 per cent of the …

The RBMK evolved from Soviet uranium-graphite reactors whose purpose was the produc-tion of plutonium. The first of these plutonium production reactors began operation in 1948. Six years later, …

The VVER1000 simulator was originally developed by Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute for personnel training. It is executed on a personal computer in real time and provides a dynamic …

Jun 13, 2013 · On 26 April 1986, the Number Four reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in what then was the Soviet Union during improper testing at low-power, resulted in loss of control that led to …

A. Introduction The core of a nuclear reactor is where the fuel is located and where nuclear fission reactions take place. The materials used to encase the fuel in fuel rods, to hold fuel rods together in …

These simulators provide efficient hands-on learning of the physics and engineering designs of various reactor types. The simulators operate on personal computers and are provided for a broad audience …

In recognition of the fast reactor’s importance to the sustainability of nuclear power, there is currently renewed worldwide interest in fast reactor technology development. A.2. A short history of fast …

The IAEA's Research Reactor Database (RRDB) is an authoritative database containing technical information on over 800 research reactors, including critical and sub-critical assemblies in 71 …