electric nuclear power plant definition working components advantages disadvantages conclusion

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2. NUCLEAR
POWER PLANT
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3. NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
CONTENT
 Definition
 Basic Principles
 Components
 Working
 Site selection
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Conclusion
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4. NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
DEFINITION
A nuclear power plant is a
facility that converts atomic
energy into usable power.
In a nuclear electric power
plant, heat produced by a
reactor which is generally
used to drive a turbine is
connected to a generator
that produces electricity
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5. BASIC PRINCIPLES
NUCLEAR FISSION
When a large fissile atomic
nucleus such as Uranium-
235 or Plutonium-239
absorbs a neutron, it may
undergo nuclear fission. The
heavy nucleus splits into
two or more lighter nuclei,
(the fission products),
releasing kinetic energy and
free electrons
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6. COMPONENTS
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REACTOR VESSEL
CONTROL ROD

7. COMPONENTS
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PRESSURIZER
STEAM GENERATOR

8. COMPONENTS
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TURBINE GENERATOR

9. COMPONENTS
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CONDENSER

10. WORKING
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11. REAL LIFE PLANT
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12. SITE SELECTION
IMPORTANT
The plant should be far
away from residential
area to avoid nuisance from
smoke, fly ash and noise.
Nature of Land : Many
power plants have failed
due to weak foundations.
Land (soil) should have
good bearing capacity to
withstand dead load of
plant.
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13. ADVANTAGES
• Lots of energy produces from a small amount
of Uranium
• Does not emit carbon dioxide (Greenhouse
Effect)
• Generating electricity from nuclear energy
causes little pollution
• It's essential to our response to climate
change and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Reliable and cost-effective.
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14. DISADVANTAGES
• Disposing of the nuclear waste is very difficult
and needs to be done after a lot of planning by
the experts
• Produces Radioactive wastes takes years to be no
longer hazardous
• Storing is a huge problem. The waste is very
dangerous cause its Radioactive
• Expensive to build
• Uranium is not renewable and can lead
environmental problems
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15. CONCLUSION
Nuclear power is the use of
nuclear reactions to
produce electricity. Nuclear
power can be obtained
from nuclear fission and
nuclear fusion reactions.
Presently, the vast majority
of electricity from nuclear
power is produced by
nuclear fission of uranium
nuclear power plants.
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