Nuclear Physics Explained
Season 1
Ep 17. Harnessing Nuclear Chain Reactions
- TV-PG
- April 27, 2018
- 31 min
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.