Nuclear power plants have a bad rap due to the tragic Chernobyl incident and the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California, but they're safer than ever.
Engineers at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have reached a critical milestone in the ...
Russia's Balakovo 1 underwent a sudden shutdown late on 29 January as control rods were found to be in an irregular position. Russia's Balakovo 1 underwent a sudden shutdown late on 29 January as ...
For decades, light water reactors have used control rods to regulate the fission reaction that powers a nuclear plant. The rods move vertically in and out of the core and are made of mat. . .