Researchers at MIT have unlocked the hidden power of boiling by exploring its role in energy, cooling, and more, promising ...

29, the first reactor damaged in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami to be restarted. The plant utilizes boiling water reactors (BWR), the same type as the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear ...

Light water reactors (LWRs) are the most common WCRs worldwide and are divided into two types: Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs), which produce steam for the turbine in separate steam generators; and ...

US regulators have issued a 20-year subsequent licence renewal for Xcel Energy's Monticello, clearing the single-unit boiling ...

The purpose of this 1300 MWe boiling water reactor simulator is educational - a teaching tool for university professors and engineers involved in teaching various topics related to nuclear power. It ...

Although boiling water seems straightforward ... challenging to investigate in complicated systems like nuclear reactors. To investigate boiling and heat transfer phenomena with long-constrained ...

The Shimane nuclear power plant houses boiling water reactors, which are the same type as those in the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant that suffered meltdowns as a result of the 2011 disaster.

MIT's Matteo Bucci investigates boiling processes to enhance heat transfer in industries like energy and electronics cooling.

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held to mark the long-delayed start of construction of an outdoor dry storage facility for ...

Such a focus on simplicity of operation is popular with small modular reactor manufacturers – including GE-Hitachi’s BWRX-300, which is a more conventional boiling water reactor (BWR ...