The utilisation of heat pipes in nuclear reactor systems represents a transformative approach to thermal management, combining inherent safety with enhanced efficiency. Heat pipes offer a passive, ...

EDF’s Flamanville 3 on the north coast of France. Flamanville 3 and Olkilutoto 3 in Finland, both currently under construction, considered the LBB concept in the design stage. Photo, EDF.

The successful deployment of advanced WCR technologies includes the development of design certification probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) studies that among other aspects must also address piping ...

The High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) design is one of the six advanced reactor types selected by the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) for development to be employed in the near future ...

Burnable absorbers are key components in modern nuclear reactor design, serving to mitigate the excess reactivity inherent in fresh reactor cores while simultaneously enhancing operational safety and ...

The 900-megawatt Chinon 3 nuclear reactor in western France has been taken offline for tests after "stress corrosion" was found on a bend in four pipes comprising a backup safety coolant system, power ...