US nuclear power pilot 'super safe'

For the first time in 30 years, the US has approved the construction of two super safe nuclear reactors.

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Bang George will be the pilot site for the 'American version' of the third-generation nuclear furnace design originating in China. They are claimed to be more secure, with super-durable battery cores and passive cooling systems powered by gravity. As a result, they will be able to sustain longer in emergencies without the need for external power.

The Voglte 4 nuclear power plant, which will build two third-generation US reactors.

The United States stopped construction of new nuclear power plants after a partial meltdown of the nuclear core at Three Mile Island in 1979. As a result, 104 nuclear power plants operating in the United States are required. from the 60s to 70s. Meanwhile, the first third generation nuclear power plant was designed in the 1990s and upgraded during the early 2000s.

In the wake of the Japan earthquake and tsunami, which caused radioactive leakage at Fukushima plant last year, both Germany, Switzerland and Spain have postponed the construction of new nuclear plants. . Only China, which is always thirsty for energy, remains firmly committed to deploying new third generation nuclear reactors.

For its part, the two AP1000 reactors at Georgie will be equipped with many safety features to spend time 'days instead of hours' so that people can troubleshoot and restore the power source - quite differently. with what has been happening in Fukushima. The fact that the Fukushima reactor was melted was because the power failure caused the cooling system to stop working. In the new system, the water used to cool the reactor core will be stored inside the tanks instead of outside the tank. They will combine both natural and physical circulation inside the tank to cool the nuclear core, instead of relying solely on the mechanical system.