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Massacure

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9. I decided to read the Wikipedia entry for Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactors after seeing this article.

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Tue Aug 9, 2016, 12:09 AM

Aug 2016

I never realized that Britain used a graphite moderator in their nuclear reactors. I always assumed graphite was a Soviet-only thing and that Western countries used water (or heavy water in the case of Canada) in their commercial reactors.

I learned something new tonight.

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British Heysham 2 nuclear reactor sets the world record for continuous operation. [View all] NNadir Aug 2016 OP

That's an impressive document. Wilms Aug 2016 #1

Efficiency is, by far, the least expensive way to reduce emissions kristopher Aug 2016 #2

Refer to the EIA table provided in the link in the OP. NNadir Aug 2016 #3

Solar Photovoltaic production has grown tremendously. Wilms Aug 2016 #4

“How much more miracle-y do you need your miracles to be"? kristopher Aug 2016 #5

That's what I was wondering. Wilms Aug 2016 #6

Grown tremendously? Really? NNadir Aug 2016 #7

Still waiting to hear what happened with your move out of the US... kristopher Aug 2016 #8

I decided to read the Wikipedia entry for Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactors after seeing this article. Massacure Aug 2016 #9

Britain had a Chernobyl like event at Windscale in the 1950's, 1957 to be exact. NNadir Aug 2016 #10