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What it looks like inside of a nuclear powerplant cooling tower

submitted by Boardallday3 to videos 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 01:06:02 ago (+21/-1)     (files.catbox.moe)

https://files.catbox.moe/5iu9fe.mp4



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[ - ] AugustineOfHippo2 4 points 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 10:07:50 ago (+4/-0)

A scene from the really cool sci-fi movie Brazil was filmed there.

[ - ] Spaceman84 1 point 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 11:17:37 ago (+1/-0)

I immediately recognized it, but couldn't remember which film I saw it in. Thanks.

[ - ] shitface9000 0 points 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 13:46:06 ago (+0/-0)

[ - ] GrayDragon 3 points 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 03:12:51 ago (+3/-0)

You keep posting some of the most interesting videos. You keep doing you. (This one was just all right, but still.) Cheers!


[ - ] Boardallday3 [op] 1 point 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 13:06:40 ago (+1/-0)

Thanks. Voat could use a bit more variety IMO.

[ - ] spasswerk 1 point 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 21:31:09 ago (+1/-0)

These are also standard equipment on a number of coal fired plants. Water that cools the turbine condenser is sprayed into the bottom of the tower. This creates warm air which rises through the hyperbolic stack pulling cool air in around the base of the tower. Evaporation cools the spray which falls into a basin for reuse. The natural draft eliminates the need for large fans with electric motors and gear reducers with their vibration, power consumption, and maintenance needs.

[ - ] xmasskull 2 points 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 01:33:27 ago (+2/-0)

Secondary non-ionic water being chilled.fyi.

[ - ] Boardallday3 [op] 2 points 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 01:56:22 ago (+2/-0)

Yessiree. In a PWR, this would be the secondary loop being cooled by local river or lake water.

[ - ] xmasskull 3 points 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 02:02:24 ago (+3/-0)

Very good,and how is it that you know about reactor cooling basics?

[ - ] DukeofRaul 2 points 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 02:31:48 ago (+2/-0)

Hes from North Korea

[ - ] Boardallday3 [op] 2 points 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 13:04:08 ago (+2/-0)

My favorite non-fiction book Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima - by James Mahaffey https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20820098-atomic-accidents

[ - ] MasklessTheGreat 1 point 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 15:57:06 ago (+1/-0)

Too bad we would probably never be able to sit down over a beer. I could tell you all kinds of fun stuff about nuclear power from previous experience operating nuclear power plants. My knowledge is limited but I’d be able to make some of those words that you always see make sense to you at a basic level. Most plants are actually very simple and safe. The one I operated, if we got it running and all operators walked away it would eventually shut itself down and be in a safe condition within 24 hours as long as no mechanic failures occurred other than what would be expected with the lack of operator intervention.

[ - ] Boardallday3 [op] 0 points 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 23:55:00 ago (+0/-0)

That must have been really interesting work. Yeah, nuclear power is extremely safe. That book talked about Fukushima and what happened with the ECCS and all that stuff after the backup generators were underwater. The other nuclear plants on the shoreline shutdown automatically too.

The sheer size of the stuff is crazy, 100+ tons of fuel rods, etc. I was watching a company video on YouTube about reactor coolant pump seals. Here it is: https://youtu.be/AIbbhJdYJVM Awesome stuff.

[ - ] MasklessTheGreat 0 points 3.0 yearsJun 26, 2022 23:12:46 ago (+0/-0)

It would be fun to share about the pumps that were used for the reactors I am familiar with but unfortunately I agreed to “forget” everything I know about them.

[ - ] Trumpman1488 0 points 3.0 yearsJun 25, 2022 13:24:50 ago (+0/-0)

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