Chapter 8 Electric Power Generation section 8-3 Nuclear Power Plants 电气工程及其自动化专业英语课件.pptVIP

* Chapter 8 Electric Power Generation Section 3 Nuclear Power Plants Text New Words and Expressions Exercises End Key Words and Introduction Section 3 Nuclear Power Plants Controlled nuclear fission is the source of energy in a nuclear power plant. In the process of fission, heat is generated which is transferred to a coolant flowing through the reactor. Water is the most common coolant, but gases, organic compounds, liquid metals, and molten salts have also been used. In U.S.A., the two common types, collectively called light-water reactors (to distinguish them from a typ