• The Systems Nuclear Auxiliary POWER (SNAP) program was a program of experimental radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) and space nuclear reactors...
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    (RTG, RITEG), sometimes referred to as a radioisotope power system (RPS), is a type of nuclear battery that uses an array of thermocouples to convert...
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    SNAP-10A (category Nuclear power in space)
    SNAP-10A (Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power, aka Snapshot for Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power Shot, also known as OPS 4682) was a US experimental nuclear powered...
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    Nuclear power in space is the use of nuclear power in outer space, typically either small fission systems or radioactive decay for electricity or heat...
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  • program Supernova/Acceleration Probe, a proposed spacecraft Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power, experimental electricity generators in the 1960s Snap bean...
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    Atomics International (category Civilian nuclear power accidents)
    compact nuclear reactors culminating with the Systems for Auxiliary Nuclear Power SNAP-10A system. Both efforts were successful, despite nuclear accidents...
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    innovation cannot eliminate the risk of human errors in nuclear plant operation. The nuclear power industry has improved the safety and performance of reactors...
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    Mound Laboratories (category Nuclear weapons infrastructure of the United States)
    plutonium-238-powered thermoelectric heat sources called SNAP or Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power for the U.S. space program. Workers at the site were represented...
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    A nuclear-powered icebreaker is an icebreaker with an onboard nuclear power plant that produces power for the vessel's propulsion system. Although more...
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  • The three primary objectives of nuclear reactor safety systems as defined by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are to shut down the reactor, maintain...
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    reactor systems and with auxiliary systems, and to provide modern simulation capabilities. The original reactor control system was unchanged. Nuclear fuel...
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    safety systems, in common with most nuclear power plants in the world, Doel has secondary level safety systems that can autonomously keep the power plant...
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    The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (Lithuanian: Ignalinos atominė elektrinė, IAE) is a decommissioned two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas...
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    Project Prometheus Safe Affordable Fission Engine Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power TOPAZ nuclear reactor Ad Astra Rocket Company. "VASIMR". Ad Astra...
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    Leibstadt Mühleberg Lucens The Beznau nuclear power plant (German: Kernkraftwerk Beznau [KKB]) is a nuclear power plant of the Swiss energy utility Axpo...
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    Bradwell nuclear power station is a Magnox-design nuclear power station that is undergoing decommissioning. It is located on the Dengie peninsula at the...
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    includes added emergency core cooling and auxiliary feedwater systems as well as upgraded accident localization systems. Each reactor contains 42 tons of lightly...
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    The Tihange Nuclear Power Station is one of two nuclear energy power plants in Belgium and contains three nuclear reactors. The site is located on the...
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  • the nuclear reactor and nuclear propulsion system, weapons systems, and atmosphere control and fire control systems. They are also responsible for driving...
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    The Heysham nuclear power stations are operated by EDF Energy in Heysham, Lancashire, England. On the site two separate nuclear power stations, Heysham...
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  • emitter, it is used in SNAP (Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power) devices. These devices hold promise for use in spacecraft, remote weather stations, navigational...
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    The Kori Nuclear Power Plant (Korean: 고리원자력발전소, Hanja: 古里原子力發電所) is a South Korean nuclear power plant located in Kori, a suburban village in Busan. It...
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    nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in service with the Royal Navy. The class was introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme...
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    The Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant (Chinese: 馬鞍山核能發電廠; pinyin: Mǎ'ānshān Hénéng Fādiànchǎng or 核三; Hésān) is a nuclear power plant located near South Bay...
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    Vermont Yankee was an electricity generating nuclear power plant, located in the town of Vernon, Vermont, in the northeastern United States. It generated...
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    Hartlepool nuclear power station is a nuclear power station situated on the northern bank of the mouth of the River Tees, 2.5 mi (4 kilometres) south of...
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    Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station is an 894 megawatt (MW) nuclear power plant, located northeast of Oak Harbor, Ohio, United States. It has a single pressurized...
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    includes added emergency core cooling and auxiliary feedwater systems as well as upgraded accident localization systems. Originally, these plants had expected...
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    Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant, Fukui Prefecture. Its name is a reference to Manjusri. Construction started in 1986 and the reactor achieved criticality for the...
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    The Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant is a large nuclear power station in the Jeollanam-do province of South Korea. The facility runs at an installed capacity...
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