How Nuclear Power Works
A detailed breakdown of Nuclear Power, using the AP1000 plant design as our subject model. CREDITS Jacob O'Neal - Research, script, narration, 3D modeling / animation, music MUSIC I composed the background music PATREON https://www.patreon.com/animagraffs SOFTWARE USED I use Blender 3D to create these models. It's free and open source, and the community is amazing: https://www.blender.org/ 0:00 Overview 03:57 Nuclear Fuel Handling 05:53 Fission 12:14 Control Rods 17:18 Core Flow and Components 20:36 Pressurizer 22:01 Steam Generators 26:01 Reactor Coolant Pumps 28:00 Containment 29:48 Passive Safety Systems 35:40 Refueling 39:13 Spent Fuel Handling 41:57 Generating Electricity 45:44 Conclusions
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