[en] All concepts of Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Floating has the potential to return used fuel, reactor facilities and irradiated equipment to the supplier country at the end of its life. Most nuclear supply countries will not receive return of used fuel for permanent storage and disposal. In the legal aspect it is recommended that host states and supplier states explicitly discuss in an agreement that will regulate the operation of the nuclear power plant. The study results show that the choice of approach needs to be planned to prepare for all legal issues that will occur in the future. Two possible technical approaches will emerge, the first, the innovative approach of building, refueling, and commissioning a reactor in the supplier country and then being transferred to the operating country. While second, construction at a location in one supplier country and then transporting complete manufacturing facilities to the country of operation, where it is then loaded with nuclear fuel which is separately transported to the country where it is operating. Both approaches require planning legal aspects to respond to them. (author)

[en] The world list of nuclear power stations concerns all the units definitely ordered, whether in operation, definitely shut down, in any stage of construction or even put back to an indefinite date. Cancelled power stations are mentioned, save those cancelled during the present year. Shut down power stations are included in 'power stations ordered' but are deducted as from the date of closure. The complex of power stations is divided into two lists: List A (classified by name of builder) and List B (classified by country)

[en] A Byelorussian savant, Vassili Nesterenko, reveals that Moscow had developed, in the eighties years very light and mobile reactors to supply steps of fire of its missiles. The Chernobylsk accident has stopped this project. The realizations of these nuclear plants were called Pamir. In 200, it was question to launch again this project but for civil applications. In 2002, the Russian Minister of Atomic Energy has launched the idea of floating nuclear power plants that could be installed in the region of Arkhangelsk (North west of russia) and on the river banks of Tchoukotka (North east of the Siberia). The nuclear power plants would be constituted of two 35 MW reactors coming from ice-breakers and would cost 180 millions dollars. They would be installed on a big barge anchored near the coast. But this project has risen numerous notices because of their insufficient safety. (N.C.)

[en] The invention consists of an apparatus for superheating steam, the apparatus comprising a horizontally disposed generally cylindrical elongate shell, inlet means in the shell for receiving steam, outlet means in the shell for discharching the steam, and a bundle of inclined tubes positioned in the flow path of the steam, each of the tubes having a length which is less than the diameter of the shell and opening into and extending in an upward direction from an outlet header to an inlet header, the inlet header beeing connected to a source of vapor, and the outlet header beeing connected to a condensate drain, characterised in that the test bundle comprises two banks of the tubes, the angle at which each of the tubes of one of the banks extends relative to a vertical longitudinal centerplane, the tubes of one of the banks terminate at and open into the inlet header, and the tubes of the other banks terminate at an open into another inlet header

[en] A map showing the locations of the world's nuclear power stations. Also included is an index giving the reactor power, reactor type and status at March 1985 for each station. (U.K.)

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[en] A presentation is made of the important achievements and current status of the Nuclear Industry standards development effort

[en] The invention concerns the installation of electric power stations, particularly nuclear power stations. Under the invention, the power station is fitted out with air cooled condensers located mainly along the apexes of a regular polygone. The air cooled condensers and the boilers are installed in modular units of two, the internal equipment being arranged along the radii of the respective air cooled condensers which converge and pass approximately through the middle of the boilers, the accessories and buildings being arranged in the quadrilateral formed by the boilers and the air cooled condensers

[en] The author analyses the papers presented by H. Mandel and J. Feron at the Paris Conference on the maturity of nuclear energy. The main factors which have led during recent years to a noticeable increase in the construction costs of nuclear power stations are presented. Nevertheless, in spite of the increases which have taken place, nuclear power remains largely competitive as compared to the conventional types of energy. This is shown by a study of the operating costs of nuclear power stations. By defining the structure of the production costs of electric power in a small power station and by giving an analysis of how these costs are influenced by variations in the different economical or technical parameters, it is shown that the cost of the nuclear KWh is still very much less than that of the KWh generated in the conventional type of thermal power station

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