Nuclear Power Generation

This chapter contains sections titled:

• Nuclear Power Generation Process in Brief

• Rise, Fall, and Renaissance of Nuclear Power Plants

• Power Uprates

• Advantages of Nuclear Plants

• Some Types of Nuclear Power Reactors

• Other Types from Different Countries

• Planning of NP Plants

• Financial Risks in Planning

• Operation of NP Plants

• Safety Measures to Prevent Explosion in a Reactor Vessel

• Prevention of Accidents

• Class IE Equipment and Distribution Systems��-��Ungrounded Earthing Systems

• Environmental Considerations��-��Radiation Hazard

• Waste Management

• Environmental Benefits

• Challenges for Research

• Rapid Increase in Population Expected

• Fast Breeder Reactors

• Appendix 8-1 Nuclear Reactor Accident at Three Mile Island

• Appendix 8-2 Chernobyl Accident

• Appendix 8-3 Worldwide Capacity and Generation of Nuclear Energy

• References