Nuclear power plant
device · 1954 · Digital age
The world’s first was the Obninsk plant.
What it is made of
- Nuclear reactor — has part. The reactor heats the coolant.
- Steam turbine — has part. Steam turns the turbines — as at a thermal station.
- Electric generator — has part. Generators.
- Transformer — has part. Transformers step up the voltage so the plant's power can travel far.
Principles and materials it uses
What it is a kind of
- Power station — is a kind of. A power station.
Things built in a similar way
- Thermal power station — works like. A nuclear plant is a thermal station in which the boiler is replaced by a reactor.