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A sample of thorium. The thorium fuel cycle is a nuclear fuel cycle that uses an isotope of thorium, 232 Th, as the fertile material.In the reactor, 232 Th is transmuted into the fissile artificial uranium isotope 233
NRX and Zeep buildings 1945. NRX was for a time the world's most powerful research reactor, vaulting Canada into the forefront of physics research.Emerging from a World War II cooperative effort between Britain, the United States, and Canada, NRX was a multipurpose research reactor used to develop new isotopes, test materials and fuels, and produce neutron radiation beams, that became an ...
Circular A-11: Preparation, submission, and execution of the budget, revised and reissued periodically; Circular A-16: Creation, maintenance and use of spatial data; Circular A-21: Costs in support of sponsored research, development and training
An example SDS, including guidance for handling a hazardous substance and information on its composition and properties. A safety data sheet (SDS), [1] material safety data sheet (MSDS), or product safety data sheet (PSDS) is a document that lists information relating to occupational safety and health for the use of various substances and products.
[20] [21] Buenos Aires – 1983, criticality accident on research reactor RA-2 during fuel rod rearrangement killed one operator and injured two others. Tokaimura nuclear accident (Japan) – 1999, three inexperienced operators at a reprocessing facility caused a criticality accident; two of them died. [11]
Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) are document recommended procedures for repairing vehicles issued by a vehicle manufacturer when there are several occurrences of an unanticipated problem. [1] TSBs can range from vehicle-specific to covering entire product lines and break down the specified repair into a step-by-step process.
An unexpectedly strong storm flooded the Blayais Nuclear Power Plant, forcing an emergency shutdown after injection pumps and containment safety systems failed from water damage: 0: 55: 2 21 Jan 2002: Manche, France: Control systems and safety valves failed after improper installation of condensers, forcing a two-month shutdown: 0: 102: 16 May 2004
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is a law passed by the 114th United States Congress and signed into law by US President Barack Obama in 2016. Administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency , which regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals , the Act amends and updates the ...