Brief description of a power generation plant
Electricity generation by nuclear power plants

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Brief description of a power generation plant


Electricity generation by nuclear power plants

Author : Pierre BACHER

Publication date: August 10, 2004 | Lire en français

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1. Brief description of a power generation plant

A nuclear power plant for electricity generation is first and foremost a thermal power plant, consisting of a boiler, a system for transporting the energy produced in the boiler (which may comprise one, two or three circuits) and an electricity generation system. The latter requires a cold source and sends the electricity to the grid (figure 1 ).

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