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	Nuclear reactor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		nuclear fuel is frequently expressed in terms of "full-power days," which is the number of 24-hour periods (days) a reactor is scheduled for operation at full power output for the generation of heat energy.
		Some early power stations were fast reactors, as are some Russian naval propulsion units, and construction of prototypes is continuing, see fast breeder, but overall the class has not achieved the success of thermal reactors in any application.
		After fifty years of nuclear power the question of how to deal with this material remains fraught with safety concerns and technical problems, and one of the most important lines of criticism of the industry is based on the long-term risks and costs associated with dealing with the waste.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nuclear_reactor

	NUCLEAR POWER
		This is provided by 428 nuclear reactors operating in power stations throughout the world, 35 of these are operating in the U.K. Since the 1940s, the government in the U.K. has put a lot of money into research and development of nuclear energy as the energy of the future.
		Nuclear power is controlled by four different state owned organizations, these look after the nuclear power process from manufacture of the reactor to the production of energy including public safety and the environment.
		Nuclear power has come under many criticisms of late and it is not often that the positive aspects of this source of power are publicized.
	helios.bto.ed.ac.uk /resman/nrm/nuclear_power.htm

	Power stations -
		Nuclear power production is regarded by some as very clean, but with a very low risk of contamination from highly toxic and long-lived radionucleotides.
		Oil and gas fired power stations are also major sources of greenhouse gases, but are generally more efficient and produce lower levels of other pollutants.
		Although coal-fired power stations are being decommissioned in parts of Europe and China, total production figures are still rising.
	www.oceansatlas.org /cds_static/en/power_stations__en_19236_all_1.html

	Nuclear Power
		There has not been any building of nuclear power stations in Britain in over 10 years and most reactors are scheduled to close in the next 20 years.
		Nuclear power stations currently produce about a quarter of Britain's electricity.
		Nuclear power is possibly the most contentious and emotive of all methods of energy production, due to the nature of the material involved and long term consequences of accidents.
	cobcpolitics.homestead.com /files/module7/nuclear_power.htm

	Energy Recovery Time For Nuclear Power Plants - Stichting GroenLinks in the European Union/The Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance 1oct00
		Nuclear energy, on the other hand, is a mature technology: the price of nuclear power will not decrease as more nuclear power stations are built.
		Nuclear power stations, wind turbines and PV systems only generate electricity (unlike modern gas-fired power stations, which also generate and supply heat).
		To enable a more accurate comparison of power stations fired by fossil and other fuels to be made, we have assumed that the fossil-fired power stations must recover the energy used in their construction entirely in the form of electricity.
	www.mindfully.org /Nucs/Nuclear-Energy-Recovery-TimeOct00.htm

	Prospects for Nuclear Power Development in the Republic of Belarus. Valentin Gerasimov and Alexander Mikhalevich.
		As part of the 1983 Power Development Programme for USSR construction of the Minsk nuclear power station began, and a Belarussian station was planned, but the Chernobyl accident in 1986 ended the programme.
		Power consumption has increased by 2.35 MWh per capita over 1975-90 - the same figure as USA and USSR - but specific capacity of power stations has increased only 0.1 kW per capita (as compared with 0.57 kW in USA and 0.48 in USSR).
		Consumption of electric power per capita is relatively low in Belarus (4.75MWh in 1990, 6.45 for USSR, and 7.7% for the 24 OECD countries).
	www.world-nuclear.org /uiabs93/geras.htm

	UxC: Company Type Links - Nuclear Power Utilities/Operators
		The Lebstadt nuclear power station is a 1,145 MWe BWR.
		The Leningrad nuclear power plant is located 80 km to the West of St. Petersburg, on the Southern coast of the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea.
		Nuclear Plant Journal is published by EQES, Inc. Organizations may participate in the NPJ WebSite by announcing their products and services, job openings, technical articles and papers, industry related literature and documentation, and meeting and training schedules.
	www.uxc.com /links/uxc_links-utility.html

	German nuclear power terrorist fears.
		The nuclear power industry in Germany is already in something of a winding down process, with 2030 set as the final date for phasing the power stations out.
		The government have highlighted nuclear power stations as the most significant target for terrorists in Germany, unlike other nations who see passenger planes as the main danger.
		During the weekend, the Philipsburg power plant was forced to temporarily close down due to safety lapses, and this has prompted the latest fears over terrorism.
	www.greenconsumerguide.com /news283.html

	Nuclear Power Plants and Earthquakes
		It was felt at the two-unit Armenian nuclear power station located approximately 75 km south of the epicentre, but both Soviet-designed PWRs operated normally and no damage was reported.
		The design basis earthquake ground motion S1 is defined as the largest earthquake which can reasonably be expected to occur at the site of a nuclear power plant, based on the known seismicity of the area.
		Even for a nuclear plant situated very close to sea level, the robust sealed containment structure around the reactor itself would prevent any damage to the nuclear part from a tsunami, though other parts of the plant might be damaged.
	www.uic.com.au /nip20.htm

	Howstuffworks "How Nuclear Power Works"
		In France, for instance, about 75 percent of the electricity is generated from nuclear power, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
		There are more than 400 nuclear power plants around the world, with more than 100 in the United States.
		Have you ever wondered how a nuclear power plant works or how safe nuclear power is? In this article, we will examine how a nuclear reactor and a power plant work.
	people.howstuffworks.com /nuclear-power.htm

	ZetaTalk: Nuclear Stockpiles
		Nuclear power stations will likewise be breached, with contamination of the area more likely than an explosion.
		The power stations will only explode if controls are dismantled prior to the shift, allowing the nuclear reaction to proceed out of control.
		Where the hurricane winds during the pole shift will effectively disburse any nuclear pollution thrown into the air to such a degree that there is essentially no ground zero from fallout, the radiation poisoning on the ground is another matter.
	www.zetatalk.com /poleshft/p23.htm

	Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Should we build new nuclear power stations?
		Rather than start building nuclear power stations again, we have to look for alternative, clean sources of power AND take some serious steps to reduce energy consumption.
		Nuclear power is a phenomenally expensive way of generating electricity, even more so once the (still unresolved) costs of waste disposal are factored in.
		Ergo, if nuclear power is part of the solution to the greater problem, then being against it without regard to the transformed context of the debate is not only inconsistent but irresponsible.
	news.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=342732005

	Nuclear Power
		It is particularly appropriate that this debate is taking place in France, for this country has committed itself to nuclear power to a greater extent than any other country in the world (I believe about 70% of electricity in France is generated by nuclear power stations).
		In this debate, the stakes are very high, for the use of nuclear power stations generates significant quantities of dangerous radioactive materials such as plutonium which can be used to make nuclear bombs if it gets into the wrong hands.
		One of the most controversial uses of technology must surely be the use of nuclear power stations to generate electricity.
	morpheus.cc /issues/nuclear_power.htm

	Nuclear Fusion Basics
		If all the world's electricity were to be provided by fusion power stations, Deuterium supplies would last for millions of years.
		The fusion power generated is reduced if the fuel is diluted by impurity atoms released from surrounding material surfaces or by the accumulation of Helium "ash" from the fusion reaction.
		Nuclear Fusion is the energy-producing process which takes place continuously in the sun and stars.
	www.jet.efda.org /pages/content/fusion1.html

	China to build PFR nuclear power stations by 2020_technology_English_SINA.com
		Nuclear power should make up four percent of the nation's total generating capacity by 2020, according to plans made by National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
		Currently, most of China's nuclear stations, both in operation or under construction, use a PWR and heavy water reactor (HWR), sources with CNNC said.
		The CNNC sources said working on and implementing these reactors will still be, for a long time, the major product for China's nuclear industry.
	english.sina.com /technology/1/2005/0118/18129.html

	Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
		Nuclear Power is environment friendly, technologically proven, economically competitive and associated with the advantage of energy security and diversity.
		NPCIL re-dedicates itself to increase nuclear power generation capacity in the Country consistent with the available resources in a self reliant, safe, economical and rapid manner in keeping with the growth of energy demand in the Country.
		Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. - A Public Sector Undertaking spearheading India's nuclear power programme.
	www.npcil.org

	BBC NEWS Science/Nature UK needs 'more nuclear stations'
		But any move to extend the lives of nuclear power stations, let alone build new ones, is likely to provoke strong public opposition.
		The truth is that it will be difficult for Britain to lead the way on climate change in the mid-term future without building new nuclear power stations
		"If we are going to be using nuclear to combat climate change, it will be impossible to persuade anybody else to reduce their emissions without giving them access to nuclear power...
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/science/nature/3658802.stm

	British government considering new nuclear power stations - Wikinews
		British Nuclear Fuels, a company that operates several British nuclear reactors, said that he expects Tony Blair to make an announcement of new power stations within weeks of the May 5 general election if he is re-elected.
		Critics of nuclear power say that it will not be able to help meet the 2010 target due to the length of time needed to plan, construct and commission such power plants.
		Another primary supporter of nuclear power is the ex-BBC Director General Lord Birt, who has been advising 10 Downing Street on various issues by providing 'blue-sky' thinking without payment, as part of the Strategy Unit.
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/British_government_considering_new_nuclear_power_stations

	Ontario Power Generation - Investor Relations
		The operation of our nuclear stations has never put the public at risk, nor has it ever resulted in an employee fatality.
		Nuclear power meets more than 40 per cent of Ontario's electricity needs.
		We welcome the opportunity to talk with people about nuclear power, and provide answers to your questions about our operations.
	www.opg.com /ops/N_nuclear_overview.asp

	Nuclear Stations
		Millstone Power Station, located on Long Island Sound near New London, Conn., is a recent addition to the nuclear family.
		Hear comments about the future of nuclear energy from David A. Christian, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations and Chief Nuclear Officer at Dominion.
		It brings a strong safety culture and nuclear safety ethic.
	www.dom.com /about/stations/nuclear/index.jsp

	Welcome to ENS - European Nuclear Society
		As of June 2005 there were a total of 204 nuclear power plant units with an installed electric net capacity of 171 892 MWe in operation in Europe and 6 units with 6 030 MWe were under construction in four countries.
		In 1956 Calder Hall in England was the first commercial nuclear power plant to supply electricity to the national grid.
		on 02.06.2005 439 nuclear power plant units with an installed electric net capacity of about 366 GW were in operation world-wide.
	www.euronuclear.org

	Operating Experience with Nuclear Power Stations Member States in2001
		According to the information available to the IAEA at the end of 2001, there were 438 nuclear power stations operating worldwide, with a total net capacity of 353 GW(e).
		For each power station the book lists: the station details; 2001 monthly performance data; 2001 summary of operation; historical summary; 2001 outages; full outages analysed by cause; and equipment-related full outages analysed by system.
		This is the 33rd IAEA annual report providing annual performance data and outage information as well as a historic summary of the performances and outages during the lifetime of individual power plants.
	www.booknews.co.uk /Books/2830.htm

	Nuclear Power Stations in Russia
		At Leningradskaja nuclear power station this went on so long in December 1996 that several operators went on hunger strike inside the power station in protest at the lack of wage payments.
		It was an RBMK type that exploded at the Chernobyl power station in April 1986.
		Russia also has a boiling water reactor and two fast breeder reactors in operation at power-producing stations.
	www.bellona.no /en/environmental_facts_and_info/radioactivity_and_nuclear_power/12666.html

	Guardian Unlimited Special reports Paul Brown: The threat that's bigger than ricin
		But Large's paper shows that the greatest danger is not from waste at the Sellafield site, which is guarded by armed police, but from spent irradiated fuel stored in cooling ponds, not just at one establishment but at every routinely unguarded nuclear power station.
		Will nuclear power stations of the future be very different?
		At 6am shadowy figures cut the wire at the Sizewell B nuclear power plant in Suffolk.
	www.guardian.co.uk /nuclear/article/0,2763,876583,00.html

	The Observer International Bush plans new nuclear weapons
		Three Tennessee Valley power stations have been selected to resume production of tritium, a substance used to increase the yield from a nuclear blast.
		They point to signs that nuclear weapons are being given a prominent role in the post-Cold War world, at a time when many others see them as obsolete.
		Since Bush announced a 'nuclear posture review' after coming to office, the administration has taken several steps to develop and modernise its nuclear arsenal to deter a wide range of threats, including chemical and biological weapons and what the review called 'surprising military developments'.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /international/story/0,6903,1096298,00.html

	Welcome to the Nuclear Safety Directorate
		Contamination of the Carbon Dioxide Supply System at Hunterston B Power Station, February 1997
		The arrangements for responding to emergencies at civil nuclear sites are co-ordinated and agreed by the Nuclear Emergency Planning and Liaison Group (NEPLG) which brings together representatives of responding Agencies and nuclear operators under DTI's chairmanship.
		The Nuclear Installations Inspectorate is benchmarking and reviewing its Safety Assessment Principles (SAPs) and has reached an important milestone in the project.
	www.hse.gov.uk /nsd/index.htm

	Review of Nuclear Power Station Safety Published
		This review is the first major safety review of the Heysham 1 and Hartlepool Power Stations and is a continuation of a series of standback safety reviews of UK nuclear power reactors that are carried out at 10 year intervals, in line with international practice.
		The reviews are complementary to the day-to-day regulatory controls which are applied to nuclear power stations.
		Hartlepool Power Station is situated on the mouth of the Tees estuary on the north east coast approximately 3 miles (5km) south of Hartlepool.
	www.hse.gov.uk /nsd/psr2.htm

	Seabrook Station nuclear power plant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The station is one of four nuclear generating stations operated primarily by Florida Power and Light (FPL).
		Florida Power and Light site on Seabrook Station
		Although the construction permit for the plant was granted in 1976, the station's operation was delayed because of politics and controversy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seabrook_Nuclear_Power_Station (350 words)

	Dounreay Nuclear Power Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dounreay Nuclear Power Station (grid reference NC989671), a nuclear power station operated by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) on the North coast of Caithness in Highland Scotland, was the world's first electricity-producing Fast Breeder Reactor.
		This power was exported to the National Grid from 14 October 1962 until the reactor was taken offline for decommissioning in 1977.
		The reactor was taken offline in 1994, marking the end of nuclear power generation at the site.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dounreay_Nuclear_Power_Station (350 words)

	Nuclear
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		Nuclear disarmament Nuclear disarmament is the proposed undeployment and dismantling of nuclear weapons particularly tho...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/nuclear.html (350 words)

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