Power Stations in Mexico - Hydroelectric Power Stations in Mexico, Nuclear Power Stations in Mexico, Wind Farms in Mexico (Paperback)

Chapters: Hydroelectric Power Stations in Mexico, Nuclear Power Stations in Mexico, Wind Farms in Mexico, Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Station, Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station, El Cajn Dam, Peitas Dam, List of Power Stations in Mexico, Eurus Wind Farm. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Station - The generation of electric power at the CLV is based on the technology of nuclear fission of Uranium atoms, which takes place in the reactor. The energy released by the nuclear fission is transferred as heat from the fuel to the cooling water, which boils into steam. The quality of steam is controlled through a separator and dryer. The separator and dryer are part of the internal processes of the reactor pressure vessel. Power from each reactor is 3,944 Kilotons/Hour (Kt/h) of steam to generate 682 MW of electric power. Both Reactor Units (U1 and U2) operate using 444 enriched Uranium assemblies, storing power equal to 38.9 million oil barrels. This nuclear fuel is specifically designed to be admitted into the core of the reactor. The fuel is purchased only from qualified vendors worldwide. After 18 months of operation, between 25% and 30% of the nuclear fuel is replaced. This activity is called Refueling Outage process. The turbine transforms power from steam (kinetic energy) into mechanical energy causing an electric generator to move (electric power production). Once the steam has gone through the turbine, it is cooled in a condenser; the water obtained in this manner is pumped again toward the nuclear reactor, to restart the generation cycle. Thermodynamic cycle of a Reactor BWR typeSince the plant went into operation there have been constant protests regarding its environmental impact and allegations of inadequate s...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1603288