Sentences with phrase «research reactors in»

During that time, the NRU has been one of the largest and most versatile high - flux research reactors in the world, and an important supplier of medical isotopes.

The IAEA took possession of the fuel in Iraq's two research reactors in mid-1991, after the UN inspected Iraqi nuclear facilities in the aftermath of the Gulf War.

And German nuclear power began with research reactors in online in 1969.

The tubes were tested inside MIT's research reactor in special loops that replicate the coolant temperature and chemistry conditions in large power reactors.

Although this finding would, of course, need to be confirmed by more direct measurements of drug transport through the material, it was intriguing enough for BioModics to purchase additional beam time at the FRM - II research reactor in Garching, Germany.

NAC was responsible for the design, fabrication and delivery of specialized packaging containers and equipment to clean, canisterize, and stabilize (by vacuum drying and thermal conditioning) 8,000 spent fuel rods from the research reactor in Nyongbyon, North Korea.

But the U.S. in 1991 bombed an operating research reactor in Iraq.

And there was an incident back in the 50's at an Army run research reactor in Idaho I believe.

Not exact matches

In 2007, Israeli airstrikes took out Syria's research reactor (which it had built with the aid of North Korea).

Based on previous research and work in the field of plasma physics, the two former Creo laser printing employees believe they can build a reactor to fuse hydrogen atoms together by pneumatically - driven pistons and produce enormous increases in energy.

The Government of Canada could build on this momentum to develop an expanded MoU on civilian nuclear technology co-operation that includes research in pressurized heavy water reactor technology, nuclear medicine and other areas discussed by the prime ministers.

This reactor, a 5 MW light - water research reactor known as the Pakistan Atomic Research Reactor (PARR - 1), began operating in 1965 at Pinstech in Niloreresearch reactor known as the Pakistan Atomic Research Reactor (PARR - 1), began operating in 1965 at Pinstech in NiloreResearch Reactor (PARR - 1), began operating in 1965 at Pinstech in Nilore.»

«In 1960 the US gave Pakistan a $ 350,000 grant to help prepare Pakistan for its first research reactor which the United States agreed to supply two years later.

Radiologist Leonard Sternglass cites a study of a research reactor located about 100 yards from where I work in Urbana, Illinois.

Which wise government spending (see: investment in technology and other productivity - enhancing measures) can help that last bit, which is one reason I'm all in favor of spending on alternative energy research (I'm a little sick of sending hundreds of billions of dollars per year overseas for hydrocarbons; I'd rather employ Americans to maintain windfarms, solar plants, not - on - the - table - now - but - maybe - soon thorium reactors, etc.).

The Energy Department focuses on the next generation of energy technologies — from advanced nuclear reactors to algae biofuels — conducting basic research in its network of 17 national laboratories, and aiding private companies struggling to bring risky new technologies to market.

That legacy of nuclear energy development continues today at The University of Manchester in the form of research on new reactor technologies and related areas, says Denecke.

India now relies on neutron beams in an aging 100 MW research reactor called Dhruva in Mumbai; scientists at BARC are hoping to construct two more modern neutron sources at Visakhapatnam in eastern India.

In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators.

Using neutron scattering experiments at the BER II research reactor, Manfred Reehuis and Michael Tovar were successful in determining the structural and magnetic properties for each of the mixed crystal specimens over quite a wide temperature range, from near the zero point of the Kelvin temperature scale to above 900 K.

In research machines such as fusion reactors, scientists use strong magnetic fields to confine plasma, but those fields interfere with seeing what might happen during a natural dynamo.

In its efforts to develop safer, cheaper, and more efficient nuclear reactors, the Idaho National Laboratory has researched half a dozen next - generation reactor designs; these two (the sodium - cooled fast reactor and the very - high - temperature reactor) are the most promising.

New developments include reaction systems for catalysis research, sampling from reactors, systems for high - throughput applications in synthesis, the handling of microorganisms or cell - culturing procedures, and more.

Buoyed by an allocation of $ 1.25 billion in funding for reactor research from the 2005 Energy Policy Act, INL scientists are working to improve safety, boost efficiency, minimize waste, and decrease cost in a new generation of nuclear reactors.

Fusion energy research would get a 4 % increase, to $ 395 million, including $ 63 million for the ITER fusion research reactor now under construction in France.

Standoff over refueling an aging research reactor paved way for key advance in Iran's uranium enrichment know - how.

Right now, all eyes are on the international research collaboration related to the ITER reactor in southern France.

A few days after the nuclear crisis began to unfold at the Fukushima power station in Japan, Singh, who also serves as minister in charge for atomic energy, ordered a safety review of all 20 nuclear power plants and a half dozen research reactors owned and operated by the government.

Vancko estimates that this country will add four new reactors to its current stable of 104 in the next decade, and research into the safer small modular reactors, sometimes known as micronukes, may lead to a whole new model for the nuclear industry.

The rest of this special News & Analysis section examines what we have learned about radiation risks from previous exposures (p. 1504), improvements in safety since the boiling water designs at Fukushima (p. 1506), what to do with the wrecked reactors (p. 1507), and damage to research facilities from the earthquake (p. 1509).

Moreover, Russia has expressed little interest in converting its 32 research reactors.

In the 1980s this research was directed toward a fast reactor (dubbed the advanced liquidmetal reactor, or ALMR), with metallic fuel cooled by a liquid metal, that was to be integrated with a high - temperature pyrometallurgical processing unit for recycling and replenishing the fuel.

The United States is spending $ 124 million for the ITER fusion reactor in Cadarache, France, and roughly $ 279 million on domestic research programs this year.

On the other hand, in magnetic field confinement fusion plasma intended for a fusion reactor, which research is being conducted at the National Institute for Fusion Science, development of high precision electron density measurements is becoming an important research topic.

There is almost no work going on in the United Kingdom on future alternative reactor designs, such as Generation IV reactors and small modular reactors and their associated fuel cycles, so Beddington's ad hoc board says the government should actively foster research in these areas.

If the president's request is approved by Congress it will put a severe squeeze on the U.S. domestic fusion program and will force the closure of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Alcator C - Mod reactor, one of only three large machines, known as tokamaks, in the United States that are doing vital research in preparation for ITER.

The accelerating research programs supported by the Energy Department and the industry are aimed at identifying the potential longer - range issues, such as impairment in a reactor's concrete structures.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials, Energy Department counterparts, utility executives and research leaders are scheduled to meet in February for a «tabletop» conference on the technical and regulatory issues that could confront a new wave of relicensing applications by reactor owners.

«Utilities today see no problem in swapping out steam generators or reactor cooling pumps,» said Brian Sheron, director of NRC's Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

Conceived in the 1970s, Monju was once at the leading edge of research into fast fission reactors, which have always been controversial because they burn plutonium, an ingredient in bombs.

Investing in advanced fuels research is critical to developing a new nuclear reactor technology.

The research, a major step toward bridging the gap between laboratory studies and industrial catalysis, could help improve the design and environmental impact of catalytic reactors, including tiny «lab - on - a-chip» devices, which are used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and other chemical products.

In addition, the team found that large proportions of the NE budget were spent maintaining research infrastructure that only marginally supports advanced reactors.

Officially called National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, the Chalk River reactor began its life in 1957 and in short order became the centerpiece of Canada's nuclear research entResearch Universal (NRU) reactor, the Chalk River reactor began its life in 1957 and in short order became the centerpiece of Canada's nuclear research entresearch enterprise.

A key to the advances, which have been published in the Journal of Nanoparticle Research, is use of both a «continuous flow» chemical reactor, and microwave heating technology that's conceptually similar to the ovens that are part of almost every modern kitchen.

Since the 1950s roughly $ 100 billion has been spent on the research and development of such reactors around the world, yet there is currently only one producing electricity — the BN - 600 reactor in Russia, operational since 1980.

In Paris yesterday, researchers from the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK - CEN) in Mol, the French National Research Council (CNRS), and France's Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) reported that they had successfully operated a research reactor called Guinevere by boosting its nuclear reactions with an externally produced beam of neutronIn Paris yesterday, researchers from the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK - CEN) in Mol, the French National Research Council (CNRS), and France's Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) reported that they had successfully operated a research reactor called Guinevere by boosting its nuclear reactions with an externally produced beam of nResearch Centre (SCK - CEN) in Mol, the French National Research Council (CNRS), and France's Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) reported that they had successfully operated a research reactor called Guinevere by boosting its nuclear reactions with an externally produced beam of neutronin Mol, the French National Research Council (CNRS), and France's Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) reported that they had successfully operated a research reactor called Guinevere by boosting its nuclear reactions with an externally produced beam of nResearch Council (CNRS), and France's Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) reported that they had successfully operated a research reactor called Guinevere by boosting its nuclear reactions with an externally produced beam of nresearch reactor called Guinevere by boosting its nuclear reactions with an externally produced beam of neutrons.

Do you think that work on reactor safety will lead to more transparency in Chinese nuclear research?

Osborne announced a doubling of investment in energy research, including # 250 million for small modular reactor development and other nuclear R&D.

Acting on two (of 12) spending bills under its jurisdiction, the panel agreed on Wednesday to increase the president's request for fusion research at the Department of Energy by a total of $ 76 million, including $ 48 million more for the domestic program and $ 28 million for the U.S. contribution to the ITER fusion reactor being built in France.