Westinghouse NonProprietary Class 3 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company
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Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Nuclear Power Production Westinghouse Science Honors Institute October 8, 2016 Catherine Perego Westinghouse Electric Company Senior Engineer, AP 1000 Plant Vogtle ITAAC 1
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Agenda • Safety Brief • Overview of Electricity • Understanding the Atom – Nuclear Physics • Designing the Core – Nuclear Fuel • Harnessing the Energy – Nuclear Power Production 2
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Overview of Electricity 3
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Our Society Requires Electricity 4
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Sources of Electricity (U. S. – 2013) Nuclear 19% Natural Gas 27% Coal 39% Wind, Solar & Geothermal 6% Hydro 7% 5
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. How do we get from FUEL to POWER? 6
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Understanding the Atom – Nuclear Physics 7
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. The Atom – Small but Mighty! • Atoms are made up of protons, neutrons and electrons. • The protons and neutrons make up the nucleus of the atom. • The electrons orbit the nucleus. 8
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. The Discovery of Fission 9
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Chain Reaction! 10
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Criticality • The chain reaction rate is measured in criticality (Keffective) • Keff < 1 Subcritical • Keff = 1 Critical • Keff > 1 Supercritical • The goal of commercial nuclear reactors is to remain critical during operation • Special types of nuclear reactors can go supercritical safely – like the TRIGA reactor at Penn State! 11
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Control is Key Neutron 12
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Designing the Core – Nuclear Fuel 13
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Parts of a Whole – Fuel Pellets 14
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Parts of a Whole – Fuel Rods & Control Rods 15
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Assemblies & The Core 1 Nuclear Fuel Pellet 16 = 149 gallons of oil = 1, 780 lbs. of coal = 17, 000 cubic feet of natural gas
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Harnessing the Energy – Nuclear Power Production 17
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Introduction to Nuclear Power • From Atoms to Electricity 18
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. How do we get from FUEL to POWER? 19
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Boiling Water Reactor 20
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Pressurized Water Reactor 21
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Nuclear Energy in the U. S. • Over 100 nuclear power plants • Over 20% of electricity supplied by nuclear 22
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Nuclear Energy is Used Worldwide 23
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Nuclear Power is… Safe! 24
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Nuclear Power is… Clean! 25
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Nuclear Power is… Reliable! 26
Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 © 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Questions? 27
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