the only dumb question

[NuclearStudent]

is the one you never ask right?
so here we go, I'm a student at Linn State Technical College and am taking part in the Nuke program
for the semester we have a powerpoint and presentation due, i chose bwr's
i was looking for some information on the reactor vessel and info on operation, any suggestions on where to find this stuff? I've been looking most of the afternoon but have not gotten any results worth two squirts a....


any and all help is greatly appreciated
(sorry if this is in the wrong section, n00b here!)

[Nuclear NASCAR]

How in depth is the information you need?  Do you need a basic overview?  If I find any links in my travels over the internet I'll post them.

[NuclearStudent]

just a basic overview, its the entry level class at the school

[Nuclear NASCAR]

Here's a few to start with, hope it helps.

http://www.nukeworker.com/forum/index.php?topic=7048.0

http://www.nukeworker.com/pictures/displayimage-lastup-55-13.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_water_reactor

http://www.nucleartourist.com/type/bwr.htm

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/students/animated-bwr.html

[Fermi2]

If you need any additional help just PM me. I speak fluent BWR.

Mike

[wlrun3@aol.com]

  

   ...BWRs...

  ...There are 35 operating BWRs located at 24 sites in the United States...

  ...They are designated Models BWR 2 thru 6...

  ...They are housed in Mark I thru III Reactor Containment Buildings...

  ...There are two Model 2s, 6 Model 3s, 19 Model 4s, 4 Model 5s and 4 Model 6s...

  ...The 2 Model 2s have 5 reactor coolant recirculation pumps, all others have only 2...

  ...The 4 Model 6s have spent fuel pools located outside the reactor containment building, all others have spent fuel pools located in the reactor containment building...

  ...There are 23 Mark I (torus) reactor containment buildings housing Model 2s, 3s and 4s.

  ...There are 8 Mark II (suppression pool-vertical standpipe) reactor containment buildings housing Model 4s and 5s.

  ...There are 4 Mark III (horizontal vent) reactor containment buildings housing all 4 of the Model 6s.

  ...The Mark I and Mark II reactor containment building drywells, torus/suppression pools are nitrogen inerted. The Mark IIIs are not.  

  ...The oldest operating BWR is Oyster Creek (BWR 2, Mark I, 650 MW, 1969).

  ...The newest operating BWR is Limerick 2 (BWR 4, Mark II, 1191 MW, 1989).

  ...The first commercial power BWR was Dresden 1 (210 MW, 1960 - 1978).


   ...If you like, I will email you the first chapter of my book "American Nuclear Power Plants" which contains the information listed above. The information originally came from the 2008 American Nuclear Society World List of Nuclear Power Plants.

[NuclearStudent]

thanks all, this is great stuff
glad i asked!