1. Nuclear Power Turkey Point Power Plant Process

2. Turkey Point Power Plant Built on 12, 700 acres in Homestead Opened in 1972 Cost to build both reactors $235,000,000.00 Employs 680 workers

3. Nuclear Energy Fission releases the energy Radiation is a product of this energy release Three types of radiation are Alpha, Beta and Gamma We are exposed to about 360 mRems of radiation annually

4. Nuclear Energy

5. Primary System Reactor Vessel – 8” thick, – 40 ‘ tall – 13’ diameter – 635,000 lbs. – operating pressure 2,235 psi – operating temperature 600 degrees F

6. Primary System Reactor Vessel

7. Primary System Reactor Core Fuel Pellets –.5 “ long –.5 “ wide Fuel Rods – 12’ tall – 328 pellets per rod – 204 rods per assembly Fuel Assemblies – 13 ‘ tall, 8 “ square wide, 1,300 lbs., 157 assemblies per core, replaced every 18 months

8. Primary System Reactor Core Pellets and Rods

9. Primary System Reactor Core Fuel Assemblies

10. Primary System Reactor Core

11. Secondary System Steam Generators – 3 per reactor vessel – 63 ‘ tall Turbine and Generator – Steam pressure applied 785 psi – 1,800 rpm – Generators connected to shaft produce 693 Mwatts Condenser – Condenses steam after used returns to steam generator at 13,00 gallons per minute

12. Secondary System Steam Generator

13. Secondary System Turbine and Generator

14. Tertiary System Water from the canals cools steam running through turbines and condenses it Enters plant at a rate of 156,000 gallons per min. Leaves plant at same rate Takes 48 hours to travel 150 miles of canals to cool off Pumps water back to the steam generators 13,000 gallons per min.

15. Tertiary System Canals

16. Containment Buildings Houses the Primary and Part of the Secondary Systems 210’ tall 124 ‘ in diameter 4’ walls of iron reinforced concrete 10’ deep foundation

17. Containment Buildings

18. Spent Fuel Pools Used fuel assemblies are stored 41 ‘ long 39 ‘ deep Wall thickness 3-6 feet Stores up to 1,376 assemblies

19. Spent Fuel Pools

20. Overview of Process