Nuclear Power Reactors
A nuclear reactor produces and controls the release of energy from splitting the atoms of certain elements.
A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction. Nuclear reactors are used at nuclear power plants for ...
NUCLEAR 101: How Does a Nuclear Reactor Work?
Nuclear reactors are the heart of a nuclear power plant. They contain and control nuclear chain reactions that produce heat through a physical process called ...
Nuclear power plants - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Nuclear power plants have generated about 20% of US electricity since 1990. As of August 1, 2023, 93 nuclear reactors were operating at 54 nuclear power plants ...
There are currently 94 licensed to operate nuclear power plants in the United States (63 PWRs and 31 BWRs), which generate about 20% of our nation's electrical ...
Nuclear power plants - types of reactors - EIA
Energy Information Administration - EIA - Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government.
Operating Reactors By Location Or Name | NRC.gov
An operating nuclear power reactor is designed to produce heat for electric generation. Power reactors are distinguished from nonpower reactors ...
What are Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)? | IAEA
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are advanced nuclear reactors that have a power capacity of up to 300 MW(e) per unit, which is about one-third ...
Small Nuclear Power Reactors - World Nuclear Association
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) is now focusing on 540 MWe and 700 MWe versions of its PHWR, and is offering both 220 and 540 MWe versions ...
Nuclear power plant - Wikipedia
A nuclear power plant (NPP), also known as a nuclear power station (NPS), nuclear generating station (NGS) or atomic power station (APS) is a thermal power ...
Nuclear power reactors, reactor types and technologies | IAEA
Nuclear power reactors produce energy by initiating and controlling a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Currently, over 400 such reactors in 32 countries ...
Nuclear Reactor Technologies | Department of Energy
Nuclear Reactor Technologies · Small Modular Reactor Technologies · Light Water Reactor Technologies · Advanced Reactor Technologies · Versatile Test Reactor.
U.S. Nuclear Plants - Nuclear Energy Institute
Across the United States, 94 nuclear reactors power tens of millions of homes and anchor local communities. Navigate national and state statistics for ...
Nuclear power comes from the energy that is released in the process of nuclear fission. Most nuclear power plants use enriched uranium as their fuel to produce ...
Nuclear power plants - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Operating nuclear power plants · Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, Ontario · Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, Ontario · Darlington Nuclear ...
World Nuclear Power Reactors 1951–2024
World Nuclear Power Reactors 1951–2024 · Nuclear Power Reactors in the World · World Nuclear Power Reactor Construction 1951 – 1 January 2023 · Background ...
Nuclear Power Plants - Ready Illinois
11 operating nuclear power reactors at six sites in the state. With its innovative programs and experienced staff of nuclear experts, Illinois is recognized ...
Nuclear reactor | Definition, History, & Components - Britannica
Nuclear reactors are used as research tools, as systems for producing radioactive isotopes, and most prominently as energy sources for nuclear ...
Power Plants - Westinghouse Nuclear
Westinghouse's technology is in Nuclear Power Plants all over the world. We powered the first PWR, conceived AP1000® PWR system and the eVinci™ micro ...
How a Nuclear Reactor Works - Nuclear Energy Institute
A nuclear reactor is like an enormous, high-tech tea kettle. Nuclear plants split atoms to heat water into steam. The steam turns a turbine to generate ...