Lecture 2
Power Reactors
 
Fig. 1 Nuclear Reactor with Containment
  • This lecture gives some of the basic concepts used in power stations.
  • A bird's eye view of a reactor site is shown in fig. 1.
  • The two cylindrical buildings are the reactor building.
  • The rectangular buildings behind the reactors are the turbine buildings.
  • Two large hyperbola shaped towers are the cooling towers.