Pebble-bed Reactors (IMAGE)

Texas A&M University

Pebble-bed Reactors

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Pebble-bed reactors use passive natural circulation to cool down, making it theoretically impossible for a core meltdown to occur.

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Dr. Jean Ragusa and Dr. Mauricio Eduardo Tano Retamales/Texas A&M University Engineering

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