How does a nuclear power plant

One day expedition to Chukotka famous blogger Sergei Shares

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Please do not break, will be 47 pictures. The end will tell.

1. In essence, nuclear power - it's a big kettle. The water enters the reactor under pressure of 60 atmospheres, a temperature of 270 degrees. It passes through the graphite rods with uranium cooling the them, and itself heated by 6 degrees to a temperature 276 ° C. Thus part of the water is converted into steam, which spins the turbine. So there is electricity.

The Bilibino we went to the world's only nuclear power plant, built on permafrost, and even allowed us to look into the open reactor, though at the same time each risked received increased radiation dose ...





2. In essence, nuclear power - it's a big kettle. The water enters the reactor under pressure of 60 atmospheres, a temperature of 270 degrees. It passes through the graphite rods with uranium cooling the them, and itself heated by 6 degrees to a temperature 276 ° C. Thus part of the water is converted into steam, which spins the turbine. So there is electricity.
The Bilibino we went to the world's only nuclear power plant, built on permafrost, and even allowed us to look into the open reactor, though at the same time each risked received increased radiation dose ...
A total of 700 stations operating in the fact that a change in control of all the processes, employs 20 people. What do all the other people I did not fully understand. Kind of like being rewritten with Moscow:



3. Guarding military station. We asked for a month to send passport numbers and serial numbers of cameras. In this room I checked the camera and passport to see forgotten:



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6. The nuclear power plant begins with a hanger:



7. Refuge near:



8. The truth is, we were told that it was closed, and where the key is, no one knows why the shelter we have not seen, only the entrance to it:



9. The inspection began with a visit to the chief engineer of the plant. He told us about the history of the station, its successes and future plans. Very nice uncle and told interesting:



10. We first want to sit as it will, but it turned out that we were not in vain in the past month to send their name. Each plate was harvested:



11. After that, all dressed in white HB:



12. Guess who it is:



13. Yes, I have to quickly grow hair:



14. All issued dosimeters:



15. The employees of the NPP personal dosimeters. They nullify them once a month:



16. After changing all leave their dosimeters in special cells:



17. I was appointed chief of security at nuclear power plants:



18. In this hall installed turbines that convert steam into electricity:



19. The pumps that pump water:



20. Control Center:



21. It is clear that, for example, the city of Bilibino, served 2 megawatts - the upper left unit:



22. Relyushki:



23. Buttons and bulbs:



24. Knife:



25. Beauty:



26. The secret room, where we were asked not to raise the hands up. Feared arc. Electricity in the room already crackling:



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28. And this is the main control. Hence controlled nuclear reactors:



29. These brave people:



30. According to the rating plate on the control panel, virtually anywhere people are playing the fool, and work:



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32. When we changed the position of the operator graphite rods in the reactor:



33. The circuit supplying power to the city and surrounding areas:



34. The station uses wooden steps, both in the library to look in the upper instruments:



35. Main fuse NPP:



36. The door to the Central Hall. Behind it are four nuclear reactors:



37. Opens picking it hanging next to the door:



38. On the left wall hang graphite rods with uranium fuel. Reactors are hidden under the red circles:



39. From left to hang the tools to work with graphite rods. The very core of a very complex structure. Firstly, even just hanging on the wall, it does not fonit, and secondly, there is just one and a half meters of uranium:



40. Spent fuel is stored there in special mines:



41. One of the four reactors:



42. And this reactor was not working and was open:



43. We were allowed to look inside. When approaching him nervously monitor crackled and numbers on a screen began to soar:



44. graphite rods bolted on top of the tube, through which water is pumped into them:



45. On the walls hang scheme options lifting lids of the reactor:



46. ​​At the output of all go through a special frame. While the female voice will say the word "clean", you will not be released.



47. Sergei Share: I want to thank the staff of Bilibino NPP for their assistance in our expedition and Bilibino now northern hospitality!

Thank you for your patience! finished, you can kick)



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