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What does it mean when a nuclear reactor is in a critical state? (a) The reactor is producing less neutrons than it loses.  (b) The reactor is unable to sustain a chain reaction. (c) The energy output of a reactor is low as compared to input. (d) The number of neutrons produced equals the number lost.

INDEED COMMENDABLE. - 11 Big Wins for Nuclear Energy in 2024 - 5 Nuclear Energy Stories to Watch in 2025 Congratulations to the TEAM   HOW About.! U.S. being the Global Nuclear Leader with 94 Successfully Operation Reactors, instead of NO* Nuclear Unit Under-construction (among Top 10 Global Countries) * Excluding Natrium Reactor- unique Design Demonstration Suggest we SHOULD - START Ordering NEW Reactors to Fill the "Empty" Pipeline. (1) Low-Hanging Fruit : Ready/Proven Generation III+ Reactor-AP1000. Suggest utilizing many Advantanges/Benefits from the Successfully Operating Vogtle 3&4. (further suggest stay away from past practice of using "Custom-built/Owner Preferences and follow Standardization; Replication; Duplication Concepts) (2)  Upcoming : Seemingly "game-changing" SMRs (At least 5 Leading Suppliers in the U.S.)   #DATABASE(1970-2024)  

Enjoying the AI tools you're reluctantly or unknowingly becoming more reliant upon each day? Take a few minutes and contemplate how much computing power and thus electricity is needed for AI to give you those minutes back. Multiply that energy demand by the global population using the same apps. Where is that energy going to come from at night and when the wind isn't blowing?

Will the Palisades nuclear power plant become the first recommissioned reactor in the U.S.? It's one of our 5 stories to watch in 2025 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/edf-i26K

Can you walk on top of a nuclear reactor? Rob Bell found out on his recent visit to Heysham 2 - he was able to safely stand on top of the pile cap of an operational nuclear reactor, where nuclear fission was happening just meters below his feet. Check out the full video: https://lnkd.in/eUEtz4pw #BehindTheScenes #NuclearEnergy

Did you know? 🌍⚡ Nuclear reactors operate using the Rankine cycle, a thermodynamic process that efficiently converts heat into electricity. In a reactor, nuclear fission generates immense heat, which turns water into steam. This steam drives a turbine, producing clean, reliable power. Afterward, the steam is condensed and the cycle repeats! This process helps power the world with minimal carbon emissions. #CleanEnergy #NuclearPower #RankineCycle #Sustainability

Nuclear reactors and power plants were a game changer in the middle of the last century. For a map of the world's power plants by 2010, see page 40 of the UNSCEAR document: https://buff.ly/3QDOARO #NuclearPower #PowerPlants #EnergyInfrastructure

Leading figures from across the fuel cycle say they are ready to meet increased demand, but set out areas where change is required to help make it happen, in a World Nuclear Symposium session. https://lnkd.in/eG3wj6aS

How secure & predictable is Europe’s nuclear future? 🗓️ Our fifteenth annual event on extended nuclear deterrence & assurance will consider the key factors shaping that future, and new choices that must be made to shape it for the better. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eAAvK9g7

https://lnkd.in/gKt66CFb The July issue of my monthly energy newsletter is now published -- with a strong focus on the nuclear debate