reactor
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A small box at the side does a lot of the work - Nagarajan explained that it is the reactor.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
As with many new inventions, in order to get the water in and out of the reactor, they have had to improvise.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is leading the charge, because its role is to oversee reactor safety, laying out potential hazards, including the impact of sloshing waves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Although Nazi Germany pursued nuclear research through a program known as the Uranprojekt, historians have long debated how close its scientists came to developing a functioning reactor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
But as the light of a new day shone into the reactor buildings, they saw an entirely different picture.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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Aside from the floating reactors and cargo ships, the commission also says it has had some early-stage conversations with companies looking to power offshore oil rigs with nuclear barges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
With space for 6,500 tonnes of uranium, Onkalo will provide permanent storage for spent fuel from Finland's five nuclear reactors.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Beyond small floating reactors, government officials are crafting a regulatory landscape for a commercial nuclear fleet to bring goods across oceans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Amazon would help fund development of a proposed Indiana nuclear plant using X-Energy reactors and intends to buy its electricity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
While units 4, 5, and 6 were shut down before the earthquake and tsunami, those three reactors still held spent fuel in storage pools, and even spent fuel needs to be kept cool.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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