reactor
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The AP1000 reactor produces about 1,100 megawatts of electricity—enough to power a midsize city or a major AI data center.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
It can take years to build special equipment, such as pressure vessels, steam generators and reactor coolant pumps, the 170 metric ton hermetically sealed systems that move water through the reactor core.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
A nuclear plant in southwestern France switched off a reactor because cooling water drawn from a nearby river had become too warm, a spokeswoman said.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
The fuel has a higher concentration of the fissile isotope U-235 than what’s used in traditional reactors, allowing smaller reactor designs to run more efficiently.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Operators managed to get a reading off a water-level indicator inside the reactor in unit 1.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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