I need to how, any particular nuclear reactors work?

Question

I'm trying to research a particular nuclear reactor (there are sevearl types). Features should include how it works (in detail) & other info on when it was created and opened for use. The detail that I'm looking for has t be very extensive and precise (e.g how the nuclear power is generated in the reactor by the means of fission reaction of Uranium-238)
Can anyone provide me with a good source where there's everything I need to know including diagrams & stuff?
Furthermore, the nuclear reactor must have ALL info on it & when I mean all I mean ALL, so that it tells me everything about that reactor.
Thanks...

Answer 1

Try the University of Wisconsin for basic diagrams:

http://reactor.engr.wisc.edu/power.html

How Stuff Works gives more in-depth details at:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power.htm

And for the technical details on a a specific, world-class type of reactor, the CANDU reactor, try AECL Canada Ltd. at:

http://www.aecl.ca/Reactors/ACR-1000.htm

Answer 2

There are plenty of resources on the web about reactors. But U-238 is not used as fuel, u235 and plutonium-239 are. You are asking for a great deal of info here, more than I willing to type, besides being too broad a question.