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  2. Rolls-Royce PWR - Wikipedia

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    The PWR2 was developed for the Vanguard-class Trident missile submarines and is a development of the PWR1. The first PWR2 reactor was completed in 1985 with testing beginning in August 1987 at the Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment. The reactor fuel is highly enriched uranium (HEU) enriched to between 93% and 97%. The latest PWR2 reactor ...

  3. Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment - Wikipedia

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    The first reactor, PWR1, is known as Dounreay Submarine Prototype 1 (DSMP1). The reactor plant was recognised by the Royal Navy as one of Her Majesty's Submarines (HMS) and was commissioned as HMS Vulcan in 1963. It went critical in 1965. HMS Vulcan is a Rolls-Royce PWR 1 reactor plant and tested Cores A, B and Z before being shut down in 1984 ...

  4. Pressurized water reactor - Wikipedia

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    The finished fuel rods are grouped in fuel assemblies, called fuel bundles, that are then used to build the core of the reactor. A typical PWR has fuel assemblies of 200 to 300 rods each, and a large reactor would have about 150–250 such assemblies with 80–100 tons of uranium in all.

  5. United States naval reactors - Wikipedia

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    Stored Reactor Compartment Packages of pre-Los Angeles class, Los Angeles class, and cruisers. United States naval reactors are nuclear reactors used by the United States Navy aboard certain ships to generate the steam used to produce power for propulsion, electric power, catapulting airplanes in aircraft carriers, and a few minor uses

  6. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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    for reviewing all energy development projects – whether fossil fuel or renewable – complies with bedrock environmental laws. For that reason, we have participated in every significant phase of the regulatory approval process for the Project. We have concluded that the federal agencies that

  7. A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from ...

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    About 880 tons of highly radioactive melted nuclear fuel remain inside the three damaged reactors. Critics say the 30- to 40-year cleanup target set by the government and TEPCO for Fukushima ...

  8. Biden signs into law ban on Russian nuclear reactor fuel imports

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    The ban on imports of the fuel for nuclear power plants begins in about 90 days, although it allows the Department of Energy to issue waivers in case of supply concerns. ... Biden signs into law ...

  9. Astute-class submarine - Wikipedia

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    The boats of the Astute class are powered by a Rolls-Royce PWR2 (Core H) (a pressurised water reactor) and fitted with a pump-jet propulsor. The PWR2 reactor, which was developed for the Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines, has a 25-year lifespan without the need for refuelling.