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The task of the engineer will be to determine the design of the plant. Understand all of the main parts and how they work. Decide between the different types of cooling systems.

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Use these questions to guide your research, but do not limit yourself.

  1. Locate at least two diagrams of nuclear facilities. Use these diagrams to aid you in designing your own.
  2. What are the differences between the two types of cooling systems? Which do you recommend? Why?
  3. What do the following parts do and what are they made of? Control Rods; Fuel Rods; Moderators; Coolants (including heavy water); Shielding.
  4. What is the reaction that takes place in the reactor?

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(You can augment your research with your text or other books and magazines, but use the Internet as your primary source)

  1. NUCLEAR POWER

    2. http://tqd.advanced.org/2763/Electricity/Generating/Nuclear.html

  2. NUCLEAR REACTOR

    3. http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/reactors.html

  3. THE NATURAL NUCLEAR REACTOR AT OKLO: A COMPARISON WITH MODERN NUCLEAR REACTORS

    4. http://www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/oklo.htm

  4. ENGINEERING RESEARCH DIVISION

    5. http://www.era.anl.gov/erdivisions.html

  5. NUCLEAR ENERGY (don’t download plug-ins) http://tqd.advanced.org/3471/noNetscape/nuclear_energy.html
  6. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES TRUST

    7. http://www.utilityguide.com/1common/nuclear.html

  7. GO TO REACTION SECTION IN ON-LINE ENCYCLOPEDIA http://www.optonline.com/comptons/ceo/03449_A.html