Refueling a Nuclear Reactor – Smarter Every Day 311

Destin heads to TVA’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant to peek behind the curtain at how a giant reactor gets refueled. You’ll see spent fuel bundles being lifted out, fresh ones slotted in, and a breakdown of the precision, safety checks and heavy machinery that keep this whole process ticking.

Along the way he drops links to dive deeper—TVA’s own walkthrough, a Wikipedia primer, plus an insider article on his visit—so you can geek out on reactor design, nuclear power’s role in our grid, and the teamwork that makes it all happen.

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