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Names: MUHAMMAD SYAFIQ BIN KHAIRUDDIN

No. IC: 890925-23-5125

Course: Diploma Technology in Building Services and

Maintenance.

Lecturer’s Name: MR. HANIZAN BIN HAJI BAHARI

TABLE OF
CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION:
TYPES OF
POWER PLANTS:
Types of power plants are given below:
♦ Nuclear power plant.
♦ Wind power plant.
♦ Hydroelectric power plant.
♦ Geo-thermal power plant.
♦ Coil power plant.
BASIC OPERATION
PRINCIPLE:
Introduction of Nuclear Power Plant:-

♦ The purpose of a nuclear power plant is not to produce or release

‘Nuclear Power’ but is to produce electricity.
♦ Nuclear power station is one of the examples of power station that can
generate electricity. It generates electrical energy by using
electromagnetic induction where an emf is produced in a coil which
experiences a changing magnetic field.
♦ Components in Nuclear Power Plant:
 Reactor.
 Control Rod.
 Steam Generator.
 Turbine.
 Generator.
 Condenser.
 Transformer.
 Cooling tower.

Figure 1: Examples of Nuclear Power Plant Operation

How electricity is generated for Nuclear Power Plant??

1. Nuclear fission creates heat inside the reactor.

2. Heat transfers to steam generator, where steam forms.
3. Steam turns turbine and generator, which converts steam into electricity.
4. Steam routes to condenser. Cool water removes excess heat, condensing
steam into water.
5. Water then pumps back to steam generator for reuse.

Reactor Concepts Manual Nuclear Power for Electrical Generation (Nuclear

Fission):-

1. Chemical conversion to UF6.

2. Enrichment.
3. Palletizing.
4. Rod Loading.
5. Bundle Assembly.
6. Bundle final inspection.
7. Packaging & shipping.
8. Site inspection & channeling.

Figure 2: Nuclear Fission Chain Reaction.

Type of Reactor (Nuclear Power Plant).

There are 2 types of nuclear reactors:-

 Boiling water reactor (BWR).
 Pressurized water reactor (PWR).

The major difference in the operation of a boiling water reactor as

compared to other nuclear systems is:
 The steam void formation in the core.
 The steam/water mixture leaves (PWR) differs from the boiling water
reactor(BWR) in that steam is produced in the steam generator rather than in
the reactor vessel.
 The pressurize keeps the water that is flowing.
 High pressure (more than 2,200 pounds per square inch) to prevent from
boiling.
 At operating temperatures of more than 600EF. Pressurized water reactors
markup about two-thirds of the power reactors.

Figure 3: Example of Reactor.

The major structures at a pressurized water reactor plant are:

• The containment building,

 which houses the reactor and its high pressure steam generating equipment;

• The turbine building,

 which houses the steam turbines, condensers, and the electrical generator;
and

• The auxiliary building,

  which houses normal and emergency support systems (such as the residual
heat removal (RHR) system, fuel handling and storage equipment,
laboratories, maintenance areas, and the control room).

Advantages and Disvantages of Nuclear Power

Plant:-
Advantages:

♦ Almost 0 emission (doesn't emit green house gases). It produces electricity

without pollution
♦ Does not consume fossil fuels which are getting scarcer and more
expensive,
♦ The advantage is a clean burning fuel that can provide energy for
hundreds of miles at a time.
♦ A lot of energy from a single power plant

Disvantages:

♦ More expensive to build the plant,

♦ Accidentally hiring incompetent workers.
♦ Nuclear power plants can be dangerous to its surroundings and
employees. There has been a case where a plant has gone through a
meltdown and as a result left people dead and its surroundings destroyed
♦ It would coast alot to repair incase of spillages
ADVANTAGES AND
DISVANTAGES:
CONCLUSION:
REFERENCE: