Pebble-bed design returns [nuclear reactor].

Pebble-bed design returns [nuclear reactor].

Chicago's Exelon Corp., the largest operator of nuclear plants in the United States, and three international partners will make a decision that could jump-start a nuclear revival. Led by South Africa's state utility Eskom, of Johannesburg, the four will decide whether to continue investing...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 38, 11 (2001).
Main Author: Weil, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cape Town.
Eskom.
Exelon Corporation.
Koeberg.
South Africa.
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
United States.
West Germany.
Carbon matrix.
Commercial prospects.
Enriched uranium dioxide fuel.
Graphite moderator.
Helium coolant.
Pebble-bed modular reactor technology.
Pebble-bed reactors.
Safety aspects.
Silicon carbide.