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Centrifuges are needed to produce enriched uranium, which can be used to make reactor fuel for civilian use but also for nuclear weapons if enriched to around 90% purity or higher.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

This prevents the carbon from leaving the reactor as atmospheric carbon dioxide.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

If the second reactor is shut down Romania will, like Hungary, be temporarily without any nuclear energy production.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

“I put $125,000 into my house, and now a nuclear reactor is coming to town,” said Jerel Johnson, an IT professional who planned to retire in Parsons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

But March 13, 2011, wasn’t a normal day—the water in the reactor was gone, corium had melted through the reactor vessel, and the primary containment had been breached.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Westinghouse Electric says it plans to start construction on 10 new reactors in the U.S. by 2030.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

The first of the two 706-megawatt reactors was shut down earlier this week because the Danube's levels were so low, and state-owned company Nuclearelectrica was trying to avoid closing down the other on Thursday.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

The firm said three nuclear reactors operating in the region at the time were functioning normally.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Dozens of companies are pursuing new designs for commercial small modular reactors, or SMRs, the kind of reactor that would be used at the port.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Much of the heavy equipment outside the reactors had been swept away by the waves.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland