Canada Deuterium Uranium Reactor (CANDU): It is a Canadian invented pressurized heavy water reactor which uses 99.8 percent of Deuterium oxide D2O (Heavy water) as moderator and coolant. The reactor uses 0.7% U235 (natural uranium)…
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 reactor core and becomes hot…
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 coolant, moderator and reflector like…
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 nuclear reactor is a controlled…
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 like transport of radioactive material…
Layout of Nuclear Power Plant: The layout of nuclear power plant is shown in Fig.3.4. The main components of nuclear power plant are 1. Nuclear reactor, 2. Steam generator, 3. Turbine, 4. Coolant pump &…
Nuclear Fission and Nuclear chain reaction: Uranium exists in different isotopes of U238, U234 , and U235. Out of these, U235 is the most unstable. When unstable heavy nucleus is bombarded with high energy neutrons, it splits…
Nuclear Reaction Equation: The Nuclear Reaction Equation are connected with the resettlement of protons and neutrons within the atom. The equations are similar to chemical reactions. The change in the mass of the particle represents…
What is Radioactivity? - Definition and Types The phenomenon of spontaneous emission of powerful radiation exhibited by heavy elements is called radioactivity. It is an irreversible self-disintegrating activity as the elements breaks itself up (fission…
Basics of Nuclear Engineering: Basics of Nuclear Engineering - A matter is composed of atoms. An atom consists of a positive charged nucleus surrounded by a number of negatively charged electrons. The atomic structures of…
