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AN OPERATION MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION ON

Nuclear PowerBY

GROUP 3

MMS C


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INTRODUCTION:

We have seen the destructive power of nuclear energy. War-mongers have used it to kill people

and the worst example is the atomic bombing of Japan by USA. But nuclear energy has a

potential of being a clean & conventional source of energy. With this aim, we have got sanctions

from the Indian government to set-up a nuclear power center to supply electricity to the highly

industrialized belt of India in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Our atomic research centre, KalamAtomic Research Centre (KARC) is named after Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, our ex-president and a

leading nuclear scientist. Our mission to Be the best nuclear energy provider with an aim to be

active promoter of Indian industries, while keeping the environment clean.

LOCATION:

Mithi Virdi,

Bhavnagar, Gujarat

Seismic Zone II (Moderate)

We will be setting up the nuclear power plant in Mithi Virdi, Gujarat. Its a village near

Bhavnagar. It has a strategic location of being next to the Arabian Sea coast and also lies in

Seismic Zone II. It means it has moderate risk of facing an earthquake. We have been sanctioned

a 1000 acre land to setup the nuclear plant. The area is close by to provide nuclear energy to the

industries of both Gujarat and Maharashtra.


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PLANT LAYOUT

NUCLEAR REACTOR

A nuclear reactor is a device in which nuclear chain reactions are initiated, controlled, and

sustained at a steady rate, as opposed to a nuclear bomb, in which the chain reaction

occurs in a fraction of a second and is uncontrolled causing an explosion.CONTROL RODS

Control rods made of a material that absorbs neutrons are inserted into the bundle using a

mechanism that can rise or lower the control rods.

. The control rods essentially contain neutron absorbers like, boron, cadmium or indium.

STEAM GENERATORS

Steam generators are heat exchangers used to convert water into steam from heat

produced in a nuclear reactor core.

Either ordinary water or heavy water is used as the coolant.

STEAM TURBINE A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized

steam, and converts it into useful mechanical

Various high-performance alloys and super alloys have been used for steam generator

tubing.

COOLANT PUMP

The coolant pump pressurizes the coolant to pressures of the order of 155bar.


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The pressure of the coolant loop is maintained almost constant with the help of the pump

and a pressurizer unit.

FEED PUMP

Steam coming out of the turbine, flows through the condenser for condensation and

recirculated for the next cycle of operation.

The feed pump circulates the condensed water in the working fluid loop.

CONDENSER

Condenser is a device or unit which is used to condense vapor into liquid.

The objective of the condenser are to reduce the turbine exhaust pressure to increase the

efficiency and to recover high quality feed water in the form of condensate & feed back it

to the steam generator without any further treatment.

COOLING TOWER

Cooling towers are heat removal devices used to transfer process waste heat to the

atmosphere.

Water circulating through the condenser is taken to the cooling tower for cooling andreuse.

PRODUCTION PROCESS

A neutron hits a uranium-235 atom.

The atom divides in one strontium-90, one Xenon-143 and three neutrons.

Energy releases and heats up the water. The water turns into water steam.

The steam goes through a turbine that runs a generator which produces electricity


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COMPETITIVE PRIORITIES

Our competitive priorities are cost & quality.

Cheap source of energy: The availability of nuclear power is competitive compared to othersources of power like oil and gas since the cost of the nuclear fuel is a small part of the total

reaction and therefore even if there is a slight fluctuation in the market the entire reaction need

not be affected.

Environment friendly: Among the many benefits of nuclear power, the main advantage this

type of power has over other methods is that it is a clean way to produce energy as it does not

result in the emission of any of the poisonous gases like carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide or

nitrogen dioxide.

High amount of energy can be generated from a single nuclear power plant: The nuclear

power is generated at a place which is known as the nuclear power station and this is a compact

building which is as big as the area occupied by a football stadium.

VALUE ANALYSIS & VALUE ENGINEERING

Low Input Costs: Although the initial cost of building nuclear plants is high, the running costs

are relatively low. One reason the costs are low is that nuclear plants need only a small amount of

uranium to produce a lot of energy. In fact, if the cost of uranium doubled, costs would only be

increased by 7%. 1 truck of uranium produces as much energy as 1000 trucks of coal!

Efficiency through innovation & Technology: Nuclear power plants are more efficient thanever before. New technology has made them more reliable (they break down less often) and

safer. People for nuclear power argue that this is evidenced by more and more nations (such as

China) building nuclear power plants.

Reduces dependence on foreign oils and natural gas (like biofuels): America, for instance,

imports a lot of oil and natural gas from other countries. The price of these products is volatile,

and change very quickly. If the price increases quickly, consumers have to pay more for their

electricity (which they may not be able to afford). Building more nuclear power plants means that

Americans will not be susceptible to price rises in oil and gas. President Barack Obama supports

this idea of energy independence.

CONCLUSION

With a severe energy crisis, India has to look upon nuclear energy as its power source. It is both

cheap & clean, and with innovations, it will only get better.

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