Nuclear meltdown — Three of the reactors at Fukushima I overheated, causing core meltdowns. This was compounded by hydrogen gas explosions and the venting of contaminated steam which released large amounts of radioactive material into the air.[1] … Wikipedia
Corium (nuclear reactor) — LFCM redirects here. For the airport, see List of airports by ICAO code: L. The Three Mile Island reactor 2 after the meltdown. Corium, also called fuel containing material (FCM) or lava like fuel containing material (LFCM), is a lava like molten … Wikipedia
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant — Not to be confused with Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant. See also: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant The Fukushima Daiichi NPP in 2002 … Wikipedia
nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them … Universalium
Containment building — NRC drawing of containment building. A containment building, in its most common usage, is a steel or reinforced concrete structure enclosing a nuclear reactor. It is designed, in any emergency, to contain the escape of radiation to a maximum… … Wikipedia
RBMK — is an acronym for the Russian reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalniy ( ru. Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный) which means High Power Channel Type Reactor , and describes a class of graphite moderated nuclear power reactor which was built in the… … Wikipedia
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant — Infobox NPP Status = O Utility = Entergy Location = Vernon, VT Supplier = General Electric Type = BWR 4 Capacity = 620 generation = 4,703 for year = 2007 av annual gen = 4,436 Start = February 28, 1973 Expires = March 21, 2012 architect = Ebasco… … Wikipedia
Comparison of mail servers — This is a comparison of mail servers: mail transfer agents, mail delivery agents, and other computer software which provide e mail services. Contents 1 Feature comparison 2 Authentication 3 Antispam Features … Wikipedia
Emergency Core Cooling System — An Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) is a component in nuclear power plants designed to deal with a loss of coolant accident (LOCA) by providing massive backup sources of coolant.An ECCS also may be used after a partial (incomplete) SCRAM to… … Wikipedia
Crew Return Vehicle — ISS Crew Return Vehicle – CRV (X 38 Prototype) Operator NASA The Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), sometimes referred to as the Assured Crew Return Vehicle (ACRV), is the proposed lifeboat or escape module for the International Spa … Wikipedia
