{"id":12523,"date":"2016-08-22T18:31:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T18:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/?page_id=12523"},"modified":"2022-10-17T13:47:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T13:47:08","slug":"nuclear-island","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/nuclear-power-plant\/nuclear-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div   id="8n9s8rpp6h"     class=\"lgc-column lgc-grid-parent lgc-grid-100 lgc-tablet-grid-100 lgc-mobile-grid-100 lgc-equal-heights \"><div   id="8n9s8rpp6h"     class=\"inside-grid-column\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The layout of <a title=\"Nuclear Power Plant\" href=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/nuclear-power-plant\/\">nuclear power plants<\/a> comprises two major parts: The nuclear island and the <a title=\"Conventional (Turbine) Island\" href=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/nuclear-power-plant\/conventional-turbine-island\/\">conventional (turbine) island<\/a>. The nuclear island is the heart of the nuclear power plant. It is formed by <a title=\"Containment Building\" href=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/nuclear-power-plant\/containment-building\/\">containment building<\/a>, auxiliary building, and fuel handling area. The layout of the nuclear island is specific for each nuclear power plant design. The nuclear island houses the nuclear system that produces the steam (NSSS \u2013 Nuclear Steam Supply System) and safety systems. <\/span>\n<p>NSSS consist of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a title=\"Nuclear Reactor\" href=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/nuclear-power-plant\/nuclear-reactor\/\">reactor<\/a>, containing the <a title=\"Reactor Core\" href=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/nuclear-power-plant\/nuclear-reactor-core\/\">reactor core<\/a> and the control systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a title=\"Reactor Coolant Pump\" href=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/reactor-coolant-pump\/\">reactor coolant pumps<\/a> (RCPs) ensure the circulation of the primary coolant.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a title=\"Pressurizer\" href=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/pressurizer\/\">pressurizer<\/a> (in the case of PWR) is used to control the pressure of the primary coolant.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a title=\"Steam Generator\" href=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/steam-generator\/\">steam generators<\/a> (in the case of PWR), where heat is exchanged between the primary circuit and the secondary circuit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary piping.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary circuit can be divided into 2-6 independent loops. Each loop can comprise a steam generator and one or two pumps. <\/span>The nuclear island also houses key safety systems, which mostly consist of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reactor Protection Systems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essential service water system<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emergency core cooling systems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emergency power systems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a title=\"Containment Building\" href=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/nuclear-power-plant\/containment-building\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Containment systems<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12524\" style=\"width: 659px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nuclear-Island-Conventional-Island-min.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12524\" src=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nuclear-Island-Conventional-Island-min-1024x780.jpg\" alt=\"Nuclear Island - Conventional (Turbine) Island\" width=\"669\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nuclear-Island-Conventional-Island-min-1024x780.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nuclear-Island-Conventional-Island-min-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nuclear-Island-Conventional-Island-min-180x138.jpg 180w, https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nuclear-Island-Conventional-Island-min.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The layout of nuclear power plants comprises two major parts: The nuclear island and the conventional (turbine) island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><div   id="8n9s8rpp6h"    class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:15px 0;border-width:2px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div><div   id="8n9s8rpp6h"     class=\"lgc-column lgc-grid-parent lgc-grid-33 lgc-tablet-grid-33 lgc-mobile-grid-100 lgc-equal-heights \"><div   id="8n9s8rpp6h"     class=\"inside-grid-column\"><\/div><\/div><div   id="8n9s8rpp6h"     class=\"lgc-column lgc-grid-parent lgc-grid-33 lgc-tablet-grid-33 lgc-mobile-grid-100 lgc-equal-heights \"><div   id="8n9s8rpp6h"     class=\"inside-grid-column\">\n<h2>See above:<\/h2>\n<p>Glossary<a href=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/glossary\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#606060;background-color:#ffffff;border-color:#cccccc;border-radius:10px;-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#606060;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:10px;-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000000;-moz-text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000000;-webkit-text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000000\"><i class=\"sui sui-link\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#5d5d5d\"><\/i>  <\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div   id="8n9s8rpp6h"     class=\"lgc-column lgc-grid-parent lgc-grid-33 lgc-tablet-grid-33 lgc-mobile-grid-100 lgc-equal-heights \"><div   id="8n9s8rpp6h"     class=\"inside-grid-column\">\n<h2>See next:<\/h2>\n<p>Conventional Island<a href=\"http:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/nuclear-power-plant\/conventional-turbine-island\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#606060;background-color:#ffffff;border-color:#cccccc;border-radius:10px;-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#606060;padding:7px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:10px;-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000000;-moz-text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000000;-webkit-text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000000\"><i class=\"sui sui-link\" style=\"font-size:16px;color:#5d5d5d\"><\/i> <\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12523"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32641,"href":"https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12523\/revisions\/32641"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitepourvtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}