There is continuing global interest in the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMR). One type of SMR currently under the development in a number of countries is the integral Pressurized Water ...

The pressurized water reactor looks realistic and gives you controls that — we are fairly sure — are greatly simplified compared to the real thing. We suggest you start with the tour before ...

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The world has relied largely on the same pressurized-water reactor technology for the past 70 years, but those plants have proven incredibly expensive to build in the U.S. in the 21st century. The ...

One of the remaining NPPs is Preussen Elektra’s Isar 2. Isar 2 is a 1450 MWe pressurized water power reactor that faces a shortage of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) seals. These seals are among ...