what is nuclear thermal plant
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A nuclear power plant or nuclear power station is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As it is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a generator that produces electricity. As of 23 April 2014, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports there are 450 nuclear power reactors in operation in 31 countries.
Nuclear plants are usually considered to be base load stations since fuel is a small part of the cost of production and because they cannot be easily or quickly dispatched. Their operations and maintenance (O&M) and fuel costs are, along with hydropower stations, at the low end of the spectrum and make them suitable as base-load power suppliers. The cost of spent fuel management, however, is somewhat uncertain.
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First know about Nuclear energy?
- Nuclear energy is that energy which is come from the Nucleus of an atom.
Types of Nuclear Reaction:-
1) Nuclear fission
2) Nuclear fusion
Nuclear thermal energy is based on nuclear fission reaction.
The energy produced by nuclear fission is based on Einstein's energy mass relation.
E=∆MC^2.
Now, Nuclear Thermal Powerplant
It is based on nuclear fission in which Radioactive Uranium -235 is bombarded with slow moving neutrons having energy of 200 mev. In this power plant Uranium is used as fuel which is bombarded by slow moving neutrons which lead to chain reaction .
Chain Reaction:- In this reaction when uranium is bombarded by neutron three extra neutron is also produced along with stable isotopes and 200 Mev energy is released.
Nuclear power plant consist of :-
1)Reaction chamber
2)A Dynamo
Cadmium and boron rods are used in reactors for slowing down the speed of reaction and to absorb neutrons.
- In Nuclear thermal Powerplant the nuclear energy is first converted in to heat energy then last electrical energy.
