The VVER (water-water energetic reactor) technology was born during the time of the Soviet Union. In its main features (light water under pressure as coolant, low-enriched uranium fuel, two-circuit design), it coincided with the Western PWR) pressurized water reactor) technology, but it was not an exact copy. At best, VVER and PWR can be called [...]The post Continuing Innovation: The Second Century of Russia's VVER Nuclear Technology appeared first on POWER Magazine.