Nuclear Reactor Wall Charts: an earlier post from the same collection
Gosgen, Daniken, Switzerland. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, February 1980 [No. 76]
Nuclear Engineering, February 1980 [No. 76]
Windscale AGR, Windscale, Cumberland, UK. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, April 1961 [No. 32]
Nuclear Engineering, April 1961 [No. 32]
Wylfa Magnox, Wylfa, Anglesey, UK. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, 1965 [No. 39]
Nuclear Engineering, 1965 [No. 39]
System 80+ (e.g. Yongwang 3 & 4), USA. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, 1992 [No. 97]
Nuclear Engineering, 1992 [No. 97]
Dragon, HTR, Winfrith, Dorset, UK. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, July 1960 [No. 26]
Nuclear Engineering, July 1960 [No. 26]
Dungeness B, Kent, England, UK. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, 1967 [No. 41]
Nuclear Engineering, 1967 [No. 41]
Ulchin 3 & 4, South Korea. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, April 1998 [No. 100]
Nuclear Engineering, April 1998 [No. 100]
Kernkraftwerk Krummel. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, 1993 [No. 99]
Nuclear Engineering, 1993 [No. 99]
DWR-PWR 1300 MWe, Germany. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, March 1984 [No. 85]
Nuclear Engineering, March 1984 [No. 85]
CANDU 950. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, June 1981 [No. 79]
Nuclear Engineering, June 1981 [No. 79]
Point Lepreau, New Brunswick, Canada. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, June 1977 [No. 72]
Nuclear Engineering, June 1977 [No. 72]
Palisades, South Haven, Michigan, USA. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, January 1970 [No. 49]
Nuclear Engineering, January 1970 [No. 49]
Winfrith SGHWR, Dorset, England. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, May 1968 [No. 42]
Nuclear Engineering, May 1968 [No. 42]
Latina, Italy. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, October 1959 [No. 22]
Nuclear Engineering, October 1959 [No. 22]
BR3 PWR, Mol, Belgium. Wall chart insert,
Nuclear Engineering, August 1960 [No. 27]
Nuclear Engineering, August 1960 [No. 27]
[click through on any chart for large -- and extra large -- images]
{the images appear here with permission}
{the images appear here with permission}
The complete set of 105 reactor wall charts has now been uploaded by the University of New Mexico. The dates above relate to the issue of Nuclear Engineering International magazine in which they first appeared. The collection was assembled by Ronald Knief, a nuclear engineer from Sandia National Laboratories.
The UNM CSEL Nuclear Engineering Wall Chart collection can be viewed as thumbnail jpegs but the full sized images are only available as pdf files {I found it easiest to download them rather than paralyse the browser on ffox} The size and resolution of the images vary somewhat, but they're all at least 2000px on the long side. Wired posted a little more information about the collection late last year.
The images remain under copyright to NEI magazine : high-resolution scans, and poster prints, are available for sale. For more information or a quotation contact: wdal AT neimagazine DOT com.
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4 comments :
I've always had a mild cutaway fetish... the Wylfa one is particularly pleasing with its organic cuts & beautiful shading, looks a bit like an ant farm! But I must admit the subject matter gives me a case of the willies... or should I say Wylfies?
The semi-spherical or convex building shape that so many nuclear reactors have, always had me thinking that they contained some sort of pressurised.. something. But apparently they don't, as you can walk inside them. Why this shape? Is it to withstand an explosion? Or is it just style :)
Simen Christiansen,
The speherical or dome shaped part that you are looking at is called the containment dome. Virtually every western reactor has one of these. Its designed to withstand a steam explosion, or prevent the escape of radioactivity under accident conditions. The containment dome should not be confused with the pressure vessel, which sits inside the containment dome in Pressurised-Water-Reactors.
Hope that answers your questions.
The dome shape alleviates steam pressure by allowing for easier condensation, thus extending the amount of time from steam build-up to the eventual explosion. Think of it as a heatsink on an engine, processor, etc. except for steam.
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