Pressurised Water Reactor Collection

Three Mile Island nuclear power station, seen from across the Susquehanna River at night. This power station was the site of a nuclear accident on the 28th March 1979

Indian Point nuclear power station at night, seen from across the Hudson River. This is the Indian Point Energy Centre (IPEC), a 3-unit pressurised water reactor nuclear power station

Control Room, Sizewell B Power Station
Sizewell B in Suffolk is the UKs only commercial pressurised water reactor (PWR) power station. PWRs constitute a majority of all western nuclear power plants

Brokdorf nuclear power station, Germany
Brokdorf nuclear power station. View towards the pressurised water reactor of the Brokdorf nuclear power plant, Germany

Nuclear reactor of Sizewell B power station
Pressurised water reactor (PWR) at Sizewell B nuclear power station. The reactor (grey, at lower centre) uses enriched uranium as a fuel. Energy is released as the atomic nuclei split (fission)

Control room of Kalinin Power Station
Nuclear power station conttrol room. View across the control room of the Kalininskaya power station, Russia. Kalininskaya has four pressurised water reactors (PWRs), each of 1000 MW capacity

Sizewell B nuclear reactor dome, Sizewell, Suffolk, UK. This dome houses the nuclear reactor that generates electricity by heating water to make superheated steam

Nuclear Reactor Vessel, Sizewell. tif C009 / 7038
Sizewell B in Suffolk is the UKs only commercial pressurised water reactor (PWR) power station. PWRs constitute a majority of all western nuclear power plants

Nuclear power station. View across the Hudson River towards the Indian Point Energy Centre (IPEC). IPEC is a 3-unit pressurised water reactor nuclear power station

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Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) are a common type of nuclear power station, generating electricity through a controlled nuclear chain reaction. Three Mile Island and Indian Point in the US, Sizewell B in the UK, Brokdorf in Germany, Kalinin in Russia, and many more, all utilize this technology. The control rooms are the nerve centers, where operators monitor and manage the complex systems. The size of a PWR's reactor dome, like that of Sizewell B, can be immense, housing the nuclear reactor vessel, such as the one at Sizewell Tif C009/7038. Safety is paramount, with multiple fail-safes in place to prevent accidents, like the one at Three Mile Island in 1979. Despite past incidents, PWRs continue to provide a significant portion of the world's clean energy.