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How an unused nuclear power plant became home to a world-class acoustics lab
Never used for their intended purpose, the cooling towers of Washington Nuclear Projects 3 and 5 (WNP-3 and WNP-5) loom over ...
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US abandoned nuclear plant finds surprising second life as world’s quietest sound lab
The two 496-foot-tall WNP-3 and WNP-5 cooling towers of the abandoned Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) in Satsop ...
Behind the blast doors: A look inside Maryland’s only nuclear power plant
Spotlight on Maryland received exclusive access to observe the workings of Maryland’s only nuclear power plant, one month ...
Inside Austin-based Aalo Atomics' plans to mass manufacture nuclear power plants
Aalo Atomics unveiled its nuclear power plant prototype and Austin manufacturing facility. Read about the company's plans to ...
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Inside radioisotope generators, the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
While this concept sounds similar to that of a nuclear power plant, RTGs work on a different ... The whole assembly is inside a protective aluminum casing. An RTG has decaying material in its ...
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Behind the blast doors: A look inside Maryland's only nuclear power plant
(WBFF) — Spotlight on Maryland received exclusive access to observe the workings of Maryland’s only nuclear power plant ... on Maryland asked Phillippi inside the control room if the facility ...