10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAGNOX REACTOR»
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magnox reactor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Nuclear Power: In Canada and Beyond
MAGNOX REACTOR. One of the first types of nuclear reactor to be used for large
scale commercial production of electricity was the natural-uranium, gas-graphite
system developed in Britain and France. The first commercial reactors of this ...
2
Introduction to Nuclear Power
The Magnox reactor is illustrated schematically in Figure 2.4. The coolant is
carbon dioxide at a pressure of 20 bars i300 psiat. The coolant is circulated
through a core that consists of the moderator structure. which is built from
graphite bricks ...
G.F. Hewitt, John G. Collier, 2000
... particularly where a water and a gas-cooled reactor were on the same site."
They will be if the CEGB gets the go-ahead for a PWR plant next to its existing
Magnox reactor at Sizewell. Among the report's findings were: that radiation
exposure ...
4
Reactor Dosimetry: Radiation Metrology and Assessment
The AEA Technology Monte Carlo radiation transport code MCBEND has been
used to create a model of a notional Magnox reactor representing the main
features of the presently operating Magnox reactors with steel RPVs. It was
developed ...
5
Reactor Dosimetry in the 21st Century: Proceedings of the ...
Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry :
Brussels, Belgium, 18-23 August 2002. A DECADE OF DOSIMETRY FOR
MAGNOX REACTOR PLANTS T A Lewis & D A Thornton BNFL Magnox
Generation, Reactor ...
THE MAGNOX reactor, the pioneering design that launched Britain's nuclear
power programme in the 1950s, is poised to make a comeback. But it will not
replace the newer advanced gas- cooled reactor, nor will it influence the debate
over ...
7
Nuclear Safeguards, Security and Nonproliferation: Achieving ...
An early type of carbon-dioxide, gas-cooled power reactor of interest is the
Magnox reactor, originally designed and operated in the United Kingdom but
exported to and copied by other countries, including North Korea. Magnox fuel is
natural ...
8
Nuclear Energy: A Professional Assessment: Watt Committee: ...
Figure 3.1.1 Magnox reactor. for safety. Where water is also used as the coolant,
the possibility of a phase change, from liquid to steam, with a loss of heat-transfer
efficiency is present. The design and development of a particular type of reactor ...
Watt Committee on Energy Publications,, 2004
9
Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Hazard ...
A20.3.1 Nuclear reactor types Some principal types of nuclear reactor are (1) Gas
-cooled reactors: (a) Magnox reactor; (b) Advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR); (c)
High temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR); (2) Light water reactors (LWRs): ...
10
The Future of Energy Use
One of the first generation of commercial nuclear stations was the Magnox
reactor type, named after the magnesium alloy used to make the fuel can
containing the uranium fuel. Magnox reactors used natural uranium metal as the
fuel, had a ...
Philip O'Keefe, Geoff O'Brien, Nicola Pearsall, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAGNOX REACTOR»
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magnox reactor is used in the context of the following news items.
Trawsfynydd and cancer: nuclear power kills
Tie rods which constrained the graphite core of the MAGNOX reactor had broken. There were cracks in the assemblies. Nuclear Electric were ... «The Ecologist, Jun 15»
Japan unlikely to hit 22% 2030 nuclear power target and South …
As for plutonium - they don't really have any good source (their one and only Magnox reactor was closed something like 20 years ago) - and ... «Next Big Future, Jun 15»
Magnox streamlines UK operations
The last Magnox reactor to remain in operation, Wylfa 1, is due to shut down at the end of this year. According to the company, the proposed ... «World Nuclear News, May 15»
In With the Old
"In addition, the UK has a sizeable inventory of separated plutonium left over from operation of the Magnox reactor fleet, so burning of ... «Power Engineering Magazine, Apr 15»
Wylfa nuclear shutdown after reactor problem
Wylfa, now the last operating Magnox reactor in the world, was originally scheduled to end generation in 2010. A Magnox spokeswoman said: ... «Daily Post North Wales, Mar 15»
Babcock to demand more state money for nuclear clean-up
An extension to generating electricity from Wylfa in Anglesey, which is the world's last operating Magnox reactor, and delays to programmes at ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
NDA opens plans to public consultation
The NDA is responsible for the UK's civil public sector nuclear estate including first-generation Magnox reactor sites, research and fuel facilities ... «World Nuclear News, Dec 14»
Will North Korea ever use its nuclear weapons?
The issue with nuclear weapons is not producing the material - any state running a basic Magnox reactor on an abusive fuel cycle can do that ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
Decision to extend Wylfa power generation welcomed
Wylfa's Reactor 1, now the last operating Magnox reactor in the world, ... to bring the Magnox reactor programme to a successful conclusion.” «North Wales Chronicle, Oct 14»
Wylfa cleared for continued operation
Wylfa unit 1 - the world's last operating Magnox reactor - will be able to continue generating electricity until the end of 2015 after the UK nuclear ... «World Nuclear News, Oct 14»
