Systems Nuclear Auxiliary Power Program — The Systems Nuclear Auxiliary Power Program (SNAP) was a program of experimental radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) and space nuclear reactors flown during the 1960s by NASA. Odd numbered SNAPs were RTG tests and even numbered SNAPs… … Wikipedia
SNAP (sigle de Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power, système de puissance nucléaire auxiliaire) — ● SNAP (sigle de Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power, système de puissance nucléaire auxiliaire) Nom générique des sources nucléaires d électricité pour engins spatiaux développées aux États Unis … Encyclopédie Universelle
Auxiliary fire department — Auxiliary fire departments are found throughout the United States, mostly in larger cities with origins in the Civil Defense preparation of the Cold War. These departments are usually overseen by local emergency management organizations (formerly … Wikipedia
Auxiliary feedwater — is a backup water supply system found in pressurized water reactor nuclear power plants. This system, sometimes known as Emergency feedwater, can be used during shutdowns, including accident conditions, and sometimes during startup. It works by… … Wikipedia
Nuclear weapons and the United States — United States Nuclear program start date 21 October 1939 First nuclear weapon test 16 July 1945 … Wikipedia
Nuclear power plant — This article is about electricity generation from nuclear power. For the general topic of nuclear power, see Nuclear power. A nuclear power station. The nuclear reactor is contained inside the cylindrical containment buildings to the right left… … Wikipedia
Nuclear power accidents by country — The abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine with the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the distance. 57 accidents have occurred since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Two thirds of these mishaps occurred in the US.[1] The French Atomic Energy Agency… … Wikipedia
Nuclear reactor accidents in the United States — According to a 2010 survey of energy accidents, there have been at least 56 accidents near nuclear reactors in the United States (defined as incidents that either resulted in the loss of human life or more than US$50,000 of property damage). The… … Wikipedia
Nuclear reactor technology — This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power .A nuclear reactor is a device in which nuclear chain reactions are initiated, controlled, and sustained at a steady rate, as opposed to a nuclear bomb, in which the chain reaction occurs in a… … Wikipedia
Nuclear reactor — Core of CROCUS, a small nuclear reactor used for research at the EPFL in Switzerland This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Most commonly they are… … Wikipedia
Sistema nuclear de potencia auxiliar — El SNAP (siglas correspondientes a Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power, en español: Sistema nuclear de potencia auxiliar) son varios sistemas nucleares que se encargan del suministro de energía eléctrica a diversos satélites, sondas espaciales, o … Wikipedia Español
