The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 202National Geographic Society., 2002 - Geography |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 28
Page 12
... fuel rods that are grouped into fuel assemblies . The fission of uranium generates heat . Once the fuel is spent , the radioactive assembly must be cooled in water . It is then put in a container for transport to storage ( below ) ...
... fuel rods that are grouped into fuel assemblies . The fission of uranium generates heat . Once the fuel is spent , the radioactive assembly must be cooled in water . It is then put in a container for transport to storage ( below ) ...
Page 31
... fuel shipment ? " he asked . Hancock observed that a propane fire burns at 2,000 degrees F. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission specifies that casks be tested by burning them in fuel for a half hour at a tem- Don Hancock , the nuclear ...
... fuel shipment ? " he asked . Hancock observed that a propane fire burns at 2,000 degrees F. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission specifies that casks be tested by burning them in fuel for a half hour at a tem- Don Hancock , the nuclear ...
Page 33
... fuel . The other 97 percent is declared " spent , " fit only for Yucca Mountain . In an ambitious recycling project , Chang wants to use that fuel in an advanced " fast " reactor that , on paper , promises to burn 99.9 percent of the fuel ...
... fuel . The other 97 percent is declared " spent , " fit only for Yucca Mountain . In an ambitious recycling project , Chang wants to use that fuel in an advanced " fast " reactor that , on paper , promises to burn 99.9 percent of the fuel ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adults adverse events Adverse experience Africa ALLEGRA American angiosperms ARICEPT arthritis atorvastatin Black Sea chronic idiopathic urticaria Claims clinical trials coast coral corticosteroids Director Dmanisi doctor donepezil drug Dryvit eagles erectile dysfunction erection erythromycin Federal-Mogul feet fexofenadine hydrochloride fire firefighters fish FLONASE FLONASE Nasal Spray flowering plants fluticasone propionate forest fuel Fuji Hemşin Homo erectus human Hunley Island ketoconazole Lake land live look MAPS maximum recommended daily medicines meerkats mg/kg/day miles million mountain NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL National Geographic Society nationalgeo nationalgeographic.com Nissan North nuclear waste Ocean pain patients percent Philippines PHOTOGRAPHS placebo placebo-controlled plutonium proboscis monkey radioactive reactor recommended daily oral reefs reported Research River sardine says scientists seasonal allergic rhinitis sharks side effects smokejumpers Somali South species studies submarine tablets take VIAGRA treatment twice daily VIAGRA village VIOXX walking WEBSITE Yucca Yucca Mountain