Worksheet: Operating a nuclear power plant Identify the document

What are the different parts of the text about?

Describe the different visual documents without giving any technical details

PWRs: a strategic choice What is the aim of the nuclear power generation program?

What plan enabled considerable scale economies?

The operating principle of a nuclear power plant What is the principle of a power plant, what is in common with a thermal power plant?

How is it possible to convert steam into electricity?

What are the functions of the primary, and secondary circuits?

What produces the energy in a nuclear power plant? Explain.

What is a chain reaction? How is it possible to stop it?

The three main systems of a nuclear power plant. Identify the main components of the primary circuit? What are their functions?

What is the pressure in the primary circuit? Why?

How is the heat transferred from the primary to the secondary circuit? Conduction

Why is it necessary to cool down the steam?

What are the different ways to cool it down?

The life cycle of a nuclear power plant What are outages used for?

Conclusion What are the advantages and drawbacks of nuclear power plants?