ChemX: Nuclear Comparison
Welcome to my ChemX! This part of my site is dedicated to one thing: showing you the differences between western nuclear reactors, and the nuclear reactors that are found in Europe and western Asia. The main examples we'll be using were actually both major disasters. Our Western example, Three Mile Island, was a meltdown that occurred, creating a large media buzz, but not harming the human population. On the other hand, our Eastern example, Chernobyl, was a disaster. This was a meltdown that occurred in the former USSR, effecting an estimated 24 million people throughout Europe and Asia, as far west as England, and as far east as China. We'll be going over their basic structures, how they both work, and then we'll be seeing how they're different. Submarine reactors will also be explored, but on a slightly smaller scale compared to the other two.
A large western nuclear plant with four cooling towers
Index of ChemX
Background Information About Nuclear Power
Western Nuclear Reactors
European Nuclear Reactors
Nuclear Reactors in Submarines
Western Reactors vs. Euro Reactors
Western Reactors vs. Submarine Reactors
European Reactors vs. Submarine Reactors
Bibliography:
*Note: Links to all pictures or their sites are listed here, instead of next to the picture.
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power.htm
http://www.duke-energy.com/decorp/content/newscenter/newsreleases/2003/feb/2003022701.html
http://dede.essortment.com/howsubmarines_rvpc.htm
http://people.howstuffworks.com/submarine.htm
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/TMI.html
http://www.nucleartourist.com/type/pwr.htm
http://www.chernobyl.info/en/Facts/Accident/TechDataReactor
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/Chernobyl.html
http://starfire.ne.uiuc.edu/ne201/course/topics/light_water_reactors/rmbk.html
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/nuclear-power-tower1.jpg
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/cno/n87/images/ssn742.gif
http://www.ki4u.com/chernobyl.gif