Nuclear power reactors, reactor types and technologies | IAEA
May 20, 2025 · Nuclear power reactors produce energy by initiating and controlling a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Currently, over 400 such reactors in 32 countries provide about 10 per …
What are Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs)? | IAEA
Mar 11, 2025 · This reduces the nuclear fission rate and the temperature. Some MSRs feature a special drain tank located below the reactor. If the reactor gets too hot, a plug made of solid …
Small Modular Reactors: Advances in SMR Developments 2024
Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) Advanced Reactors Information System (ARIS) Integrated Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System (iNFCIS) Spent Fuel and Radioactive …
Nuclear Power Reactors in the World - IAEA
This is the 44th edition of Reference Data Series No. 2, which presents the most recent reactor data available to the IAEA. It contains summarized information as of the end of 2023 on power …
What is Fusion, and Why Is It So Difficult to Achieve? | IAEA
Future fusion reactors will not produce high activity, long lived nuclear waste, and a meltdown at a fusion reactor is practically impossible. Importantly, nuclear fusion does not emit carbon …
Nuclear Research reactor applications | IAEA
Jan 23, 2024 · Research reactor applications Research reactors play an important role in the development of nuclear science and technology. They are used for basic research, …
What are Research Reactors? How do they Contribute to …
Researchers can assess novel nuclear reactor concepts, fuels and materials to optimize nuclear power reactor designs for enhanced safety, efficiency and performance to help support a clean …
Research Reactor Database (RRDB) | IAEA
The IAEA's Research Reactor Database (RRDB) is an authoritative database containing technical information on over 800 research reactors, including critical and sub-critical assemblies in 71 …
The 1986 Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident | IAEA
Jun 13, 2013 · On 26 April 1986, the Number Four reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in what then was the Soviet Union during improper testing at low-power, resulted in loss of …
¿Qué son los reactores de sales fundidas? | OIEA
Apr 11, 2025 · Aunque muchos de los nuevos diseños siguen principios similares a los de los reactores desarrollados en el reactor experimental de sales fundidas del Laboratorio Nacional …