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Going Nuclear: Notes from the officially unofficial book tour
I work in the analytical labs at one of Europe’s oldest and largest nuclear sites: Sellafield, in northwestern England. I spend my days at the fume hood front, pipette in one hand and radiation probe in the other (and dosimeter pinned to my chest, of course). Outside the lab, I have a second job: I moonlight as a writer and public speaker. My new popular science book—Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World—came out last summer, and it feels like my life has been running at full power ever since.
D. Leteinturier, B. Bernardin, M. Blanc, M. Paulin
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 106 | Number 1 | September 1990 | Pages 47-54
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE90-A23756
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Core thermal hydraulics of the Superphénix reactor is investigated in the areas of the evaluation of core cooling conditions, thermal balances on core and subassemblies, values of main parameters during operation at power, and specific tests, such as control rod displacement, and their effects on power distribution and power flattening. These points are presented based on the results of calculation and the results obtained during commissioning tests. The margins to safety limits are given and compared to predicted values.