Nuclear reactor technology | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: Subhajit Sahu
Date: 14/01/2019

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_reactor


00:01:08 1 Mechanism
00:01:37 1.1 Fission
00:03:09 1.2 Heat generation
00:04:23 1.3 Cooling
00:05:16 1.4 Reactivity control
00:12:23 1.5 Electrical power generation
00:12:55 2 Early reactors
00:19:57 3 Reactor types
00:20:07 3.1 Classifications
00:20:26 3.1.1 Classification by type of nuclear reaction
00:20:37 3.1.1.1 Nuclear fission
00:23:29 3.1.2 Classification by moderator material
00:25:19 3.1.3 Classification by coolant
00:29:18 3.1.4 Classification by generation
00:30:36 3.1.5 Classification by phase of fuel
00:31:00 3.1.6 Classification by use
00:33:30 3.2 Current technologies
00:42:46 3.3 Future and developing technologies
00:42:57 3.3.1 Advanced reactors
00:48:01 3.3.2 Generation IV reactors
00:49:23 3.3.3 Generation V+ reactors
00:53:01 3.3.4 Fusion reactors
00:53:51 4 Nuclear fuel cycle
00:58:36 4.1 Fueling of nuclear reactors
01:01:22 5 Nuclear safety concerns and controversy
01:02:55 6 Nuclear accidents and controversy
01:04:07 7 Natural nuclear reactors
01:06:43 8 Emissions
01:08:29 9 See also



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A nuclear reactor, formerly known as an atomic pile, is a device used to initiate and control a self-sustained nuclear chain reaction. Nuclear reactors are used at nuclear power plants for electricity generation and in propulsion of ships. Heat from nuclear fission is passed to a working fluid (water or gas), which in turn runs through steam turbines. These either drive a ship's propellers or turn electrical generators' shafts. Nuclear generated steam in principle can be used for industrial process heat or for district heating. Some reactors are used to produce isotopes for medical and industrial use, or for production of weapons-grade plutonium. Some are run only for research. As of early 2019, the IAEA reports there are 454 nuclear power reactors and 226 nuclear research reactors in operation around the world.