Underground nuclear power plant siting [PDF]
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 1975 This study is part of a larger evaluation of the problems associated with siting nuclear power plants in the next few decades. This evaluation is being undertaken by the Environmental Quality Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology in conjunction with The Aerospace Corporation and several other organizations.
Watson, M. B. +4 more
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Experience of using the NALCO 1392 scale inhibitor in the circulating water supply system of the Novovoronezh NPP [PDF]
Nuclear Energy and Technology, 2021 Power facilities use large amounts of water to cool steam in the steam turbine condensers, and lubricating oils, gas and air in turbine sets. The key requirement for the quality of cooling water is to ensure normal vacuum in condensers.
Dmitry M. Dronov +3 more
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Development and validation of the interactive unit start-up procedure as a software tool in the implementation of the operator information support system at the NVNPP [PDF]
Nuclear Energy and Technology, 2021 This article is focused on the current issue of developing an operator information support system (OISS) for the Novovoronezh NPP II project. One of the main reasons to raise this topic is the MCR operator’s overload with data due to the greatly ...
Maxim Yu. Tuchkov +3 more
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Using the unit software model to improve design solutions and optimize process management [PDF]
Nuclear Energy and Technology, 2021 Advanced design power units are distinguished by a high degree of digital transformation. Therefore, of particular interest are operator information (intelligent) support systems, which can reduce the workload on operating personnel as well as predict ...
Dmitry B. Statsura +6 more
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Computational analysis of the steam-water flow through a submerged perforated sheet [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 The flow of saturated steam through the hole of a submerged perforated sheet (SPS) is analyzed using the FlowVision code. A computational model of one cell of a perforated sheet is created and the grid convergence of the solution on a sequence of ...
Melikhov Vladimir I. +1 more
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Operating experience and ways to improve the performance of the service water supply system at the Novovoronezh NPP II (Units 1 and 2) [PDF]
Nuclear Energy and Technology, 2020 The operating experience of Novovoronezh NPP II-1 shows that, in the summer period, the temperature of the cooling water exceeds the design value: this indicates the insufficient performance of the service water supply system.
Vladimir P. Povarov +2 more
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Some aspects of the VVER-440 reactor plant life re-extension: a case study of the Novovoronezh NPP Unit 4 [PDF]
Nuclear Energy and Technology, 2019 The re-modernization of Unit 4 at the Novovoronezh NPP (Novovoronezh-4) made it possible to take a new approach to the problem of extending the VVER-440 reactor plant life and operation. The authors analyze the existing problems of the VVER-440/179 power
Vladimir P. Povarov +2 more
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Influence of operating time on the corrosion in single-phase and two-phase media [PDF]
Nuclear Energy and Technology, 2021 Modern foreign computer codes predict a linear growth in the pipeline wall thinning with time due to the process of flow-accelerated corrosion (FAC), i.e. erosion-corrosion wear (ECW).
Valery I. Baranenko +2 more
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Causes of Design Change Depending on Power Project-Types in Ghana
Energies, 2021 Design change is a common but significant problem in construction projects. Issues of delay, cost overruns, claims, and disputes in projects occur as a result. However, design change studies in the power-project area are less often discussed. As a result,
Elikplim Afelete, Wooyong Jung
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Electrical Loads and Power Systems for the DEMO Nuclear Fusion Project [PDF]
, 2020 EU-DEMO is a European project, having the ambitious goal to be the first demonstrative power plant based on nuclear fusion. The electrical power that is expected to be produced is in the order of 700–800 MW, to be delivered via a connection to the ...
Ciattaglia, Sergio +4 more
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