Science
Turning Heat into Electricity
Unfathomable amounts of heat. Ludicrous temperatures and pressures. Ridiculous quantities of water and steam. How exactly do you turn all that into electricity?
Unfathomable amounts of heat. Ludicrous temperatures and pressures. Ridiculous quantities of water and steam. How exactly do you turn all that into electricity?
Siting, Design, Construction, Operations, and Decommissioning. Find out what it takes to complete each lifecycle stage of a nuclear power plant….
Reactor coolant absorbs and removes heat from the reactor core. Find out where it goes from there and what types of coolants exist…
In the realm of nuclear energy, the unassuming containment building emerges as a crucial guardian. It provides the outermost and ultimate layer of protection.
Reactor design is evolving and improving; each nuclear reactor generation seeks to address the limitations of the previous.
The reactor core is where the magic (nuclear fission) happens to create energy. It comprises of many different systems and components…
Control Rods control the fission reaction in a nuclear reactor. Find out how they work and what else they are used for…
In nuclear fission reactors, moderators are the key to retaining control of the reaction. Explore how they work and what types there are…
Nuclear fuel is the ultimate source of energy inside a nuclear reactor. Explore what it is, how it works, and how it’s made…
Nuclear power is the future of all propulsion! Or is it? Explore some of the frankly ridiculous vehicles dreamed up over the decades…