Nuclear reactors use generated heat to create steam, which then spins a turbine to generate electricity. Nuclear power releases carbon at a rate of 4 g per KWh. Nuclear powerplants generate electricity by using nuclear reactions to heat water into steam. The resulting steam is then passed through a turbine to extract the energy and generate electricity.
[[Nuclear Power Safety]]
[[Sizewell C Nuclear Plant]]
[[SMR-160]]
[[Closed-Loop Steam Turbine]]
[[Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear]]
Point Reactor Kinetics Model – simple mathematical model of a nuclear reactor
Sources
- Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Start up, 500kW, 1MW, and Shut Down (ANNOTATED), (Apr. 01, 2017). Accessed: Dec. 05, 2022. [Online Video]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYrhWO_ZLYw
- W. Lockett, “Holtec Has Just Solved Nuclear Energy’s Biggest Problem,” Medium. Accessed: Jan. 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://wlockett.medium.com/holtec-has-just-solved-nuclear-energys-biggest-problem-37bd96f775e3
Backlinks
[[Breazeale Reactor]]