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Inside the only nuclear reactor in Vietnam
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Inside the only nuclear reactor in Vietnam

For more than 50 years, Da Lat nuclear reactor under Da Lat Nuclear Research Institute is the only place in our country to research and create radioactive products.

December 18, 2018
Journey to the land of
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Journey to the land of

Recently, special visitors including French Minister of Energy and Industry, Eric Besson and the delegation were led to visit deserted towns around Fukushima nuclear pla…

December 18, 2018
The mystery of nuclear reactors
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The mystery of nuclear reactors

The first nuclear power plant in the world was produced in England, however, in fact, the power generation system using nuclear reactions was built by the Russians in 19…

December 18, 2018
Inside a Japanese nuclear power plant
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Inside a Japanese nuclear power plant

The video was written by IDG reporter more than 3 years ago, during a visit to the No. 3 reactor of the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant.

December 18, 2018
What is 'nuclear melting'?
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What is 'nuclear melting'?

The melting of nuclear fuel rods when the temperature in the reactor's core rises to an extremely high level is called

December 18, 2018
Terrors of molten nuclear fuel
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Terrors of molten nuclear fuel

Fuel rods in Japanese nuclear reactors damaged by earthquakes and tsunamis are in danger of being completely melted and causing unintended consequences.

December 18, 2018
Chernobyl Pluton radioactive dust is found in soil
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Chernobyl Pluton radioactive dust is found in soil

When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, radioactive elements were released into the air and scattered throughout the Soviet Union, Europe and the South East…

December 18, 2018
Prehistoric nuclear reactors
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Prehistoric nuclear reactors

In Okno, Gabon republic is home to the famous Uran mine. In June 1972, a French Uran ore processing factory was amazed to find that the newly imported uranium ore was al…

December 18, 2018
NASA successfully tested Mars's nuclear reactor
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NASA successfully tested Mars's nuclear reactor

The US Aeronautics and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) has announced the completion of a Kilopower mobile fission reactor test, a facility to power bases on Mars or Moon, yest…

December 18, 2018
Space nuclear reactors help to colonize Mars
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Space nuclear reactors help to colonize Mars

According to NASA, the technology of space nuclear reactors can provide power to Martian residents, transforming resources on the red planet into water, oxygen and fuel.

December 17, 2018