Pool Reactors 1: An Introduction
Yesterday, I was reading an old (1970's) brochure published by ASEA-ATOM on district heating reactors. While looking at that material I remembered that now, today, there is at least one effort afoot today to use a simple pool reactor for district heating - a pretty sharp idea, actually. However, following that and spurred by a conversation on social media with Jessica Lovering, it occurred to me that the lowly pool type reactor, often the first kind of reactor many students have historically encountered in their trip through the nuclear universe, has not been given its due. With that in mind, let's take a look at pool reactors through historic photos and materials.