Nuclear Physics Explained

Harnessing Nuclear Chain Reactions (1x17)


Air date: Apr 27, 2018

Learn the fundamentals of nuclear reactor design, which has the task of sustaining nuclear reactions at a controlled rate in order to boil water, produce steam, and drive a generator. Explore why a nuclear reactor can't explode like a bomb, and consider pluses and minuses of the most common reactor designs in use.

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