Electric system for a nuclear reactor

THE ELECTRIC system for supplying power to a nuclear reactor and its auxiliary equipment in most respects is very similar to that found in the average industrial plant. The main factor that affects the design of such a system is the high degree of reliability necessary to assure reactor safety during all phases of operation, including shut-down periods. The system presented here was recently constructed at the Atomic Energy Commission's Hanford Works and describes one of two identical plants constructed at the site. The General Electric Company is the prime contractor responsible for the engineering and operation of all production facilities at Hanford. C. T. Main, Inc., Boston, Mass., served as engineering contractor on the water plant and its electric system.