Pumped Storage Power Plant - Operating Modes and Types: Introduction - Pumped Storage Power Plant are generally used for peak loads. An interconnected system of pumped storage plants are more suitable,…
Site Selection for Hydroelectric Power Plant: The Site Selection for Hydroelectric Power Plant includes several structures like dam, conduits intakes, surge tank, power house and many others. It requires several…
Hydel Power Plant - Definition, Working Principle and Advantages: Power of water - Hydel Power Plant is a clean and cheap source of energy. The basic principle of hydropower is that…
Gas Cooled Reactor Working Process: Gas Cooled Reactor Working Process - This type of reactor is cooled by the gas. The heat carried by the gas from the reactor is…
Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) - Working Principle: Pressurized Water Reactor uses enriched U as fuel. In this reactor, water is used as coolant and moderator. The water passes through the…
Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) - Advantages and Disadvantages: In this Boiling Water reactor, enriched Uranium is used as fuel. Enriched uranium contains more fissionable isotope U235. Water is used as…
Nuclear Reactor - Definition and its Components: Nuclear reactor is an apparatus which is used to extract the heat produced by the nuclear fission chain reaction. In other words, a…
Site Selection for Nuclear Power Plant: Assessment of public safety results in greater concern for site selection for a Nuclear power plant. All the natural factors are taken into account…
