1. Nuclear Power in Perspective and Intro to Nuclear Reactors

2. Top Nuclear Generating Countries
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3. Nuclear Energy Production
Although the national percentage of nuclear generated electricity is about 19%, it varies from state to state.
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4. U.S. Primary Energy Consumption
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5. U.S. Electricity Flow
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6. U.S. Capacity Brought Online by Fuel Type
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7. Fifteen Ways to Stabilize CO2 Emissions
Of the 15 methods (wedges) proposed by a Princeton University study,13 of them relate energy use. Implementation of any 7 would accomplish the goal of stabilizing emissions.
1. Efficient vehicles 2. Reduced use of vehicles 3. Efficient buildings 4. Efficient coal power plants 5. Gas instead of coal power plants 6. Capture CO2 at base load power plant 7. Nuclear power for coal power 8. Wind power for coal power 9. Photovoltaic power for coal power 10. Capture CO2 at H2 plant 11. Capture CO2 at coal-to-synfuels plant 12. Wind H2 in fuel-cell car for gasoline in hybrid car 13. Biomass fuel for fossil fuel
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8. Aerial View of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

10. Fuel Assembly & Rods
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11. Fuel Rod Assembly

12. Reactor Coolant System

13. Steam Generator

14. Reactor Vessel

15. Re-circulating Pump (Vessel, Piping, Pumps…)

17. Nuclear Reactor Facts – Watts Bar
Containment Building 210’ – 250’ Tall, 130’ – 175’ diameter.
Control Rods:45 – 92 per assembly
Fuel Pellets:1/3” dia, ½” long, less than1/3 oz. = 1600 lbs of coal, 3.5 brls of oil, 15K cf gas
314 – 350 pellets per rod
Fuel rods made from Zircaloy (metal alloy), pellets and helium.
Fuel rod assembly = rods, 13’8” long, 8x8 rods sqr., lbs
Reactor will hold fuel rod assemblies = 32k – 52k rods = 10,048,000 – 18.2 million pellets per reactor
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18. Spent Fuel Pool

20. Containment

21. Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Facts
Last new commercial nuclear power plant in US
Came online in May 1996
Generates 1170 Megawatts of electricity
Produced >112 billion kwhs of electricity
About 620 TVA employees, annual payroll of ~$66 million
Unit 2 expected complete in 2013
2300 contractors and 250 additional permanent jobs
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22. Three Mile Island-2 (TMI-2)

24. Chernobyl April 26, 1986

25. Cross Section of Chernobyl

26. Post Accident
31 immediate fatalities (all but one due to radiation exposure)
>200 people hospitalized due to exposure
135,000 people evacuated (though none immediately)
~50 million curies of radioactive material released
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27. Any of the first 5 would have prevented accident

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