Nuclear Matinee: Virtual Tour of a Nuclear Reactor in Second Life

September 21, 2012, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe

Today the ANS Nuclear Cafe Matinee takes viewers on a virtual tour of an EPR nuclear power plant, in the virtual world of Second Life. EPR (European Pressurized Reactor or Evolutionary Pressurized Reactor) is a relatively new design, third-generation nuclear reactor, with units under construction in Finland, France, and China.

The making of the Second Life tour of the EPR, very interesting:

Thanks to Jeffrey Corbin (aka zazen Manbi in Second Life) at the University of Denver and his associates.

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