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It takes a few days to get a plant online after it has been shut down, cooled down and depressurized. Note that it only takes a few minutes to an hour or so to start up the nuclear reactor, depending on the plant. That reactor doesn't take all that long to be made critical. But it takes many hours to heat the primary plant, and then heat up all the steam lines in the secondary plant before you can begin drawing steam to roll the turbines. The limits on the speed at which the plant can be brought online are in the transfer of heat throughout the primary system and the heating of the secondary one. Note that plants are operated to avoid high differential temperatures across the pressure vessel and primary components. And blowing a bunch of steam down a cold steam line will cause the steam to condense. Water droplets and rapidly spinning turbine blades make for a bad mix. It takes a finite amount of time to get the plant "hot" and start generating the megawatts. This all takes a couple or three days or so to do, depending on the size of the plant. Sometimes the plant will sit at a few percent operating capacity while tests and such are run, particularly if the plant is coming back after an extended shutdown. You can guess a few other variables. Bottom line is it takes little time to get the reactor critical, but quite a bit of time (relatively speaking) to heat everything up. Once things are hot in the primary and bleeding steam has heated the secondary, the order is given to open the steam stops and the turbines will begin to spin.
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If the nuclear power plant in palatka Florida exploded will it reach Ocala Florida?
According to Wikipedia's sources, the power plant in Palatka, Seminole Generating Station, is a coal burning power plant. It only appears to be nuclear because of the cooling towers that are iconic of nuclear power plants but can be used coal fired power plants. I would have to imagine that the blast from a coal power plant, if exploded, would not travel the 40 or so miles to Ocala.
What is the time taken for a power station to produce electricity after it is switched on called?
The time taken for a power station to start generating electricity after it is switched on is called the "ramp-up time." This includes the time needed for the turbines to reach their full operational speed and for the electrical systems to stabilize before electricity can be delivered to the grid.
What is a necular power plant?
A nuclear power plant is a plant [not a plant that you see in gardens or forests..] that holds mounds of electricity and power. If it ever leaks or explodes, gases can reach up from Conneticut to approximatley, Maine [as an example]. If people inhale gases from an exlosion or leak from power plants, it may cause cancer, possibly death [depending on how bad the power plant was exposed].
How many miles can a nuclear bomb reach?
The range of a nuclear bomb depends on its size and type. Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) carrying nuclear warheads can reach distances of up to thousands of miles. Some ICBMs have a range of over 6,000 miles.
Why would a nuclear power plant use pressurized water?
A pressurized water nuclear power plant uses water as both a coolant and moderator in the reactor core. The water's high pressure helps prevent it from boiling at the high temperatures in the core, allowing it to absorb and transfer heat efficiently. Additionally, the water's ability to moderate neutrons helps sustain the nuclear chain reaction.
Electrical energy travels from a power station through what kind of source?
You answer the question because I dont know!
If the nuclear power plant in palatka Florida exploded will it reach Ocala Florida?
According to Wikipedia's sources, the power plant in Palatka, Seminole Generating Station, is a coal burning power plant. It only appears to be nuclear because of the cooling towers that are iconic of nuclear power plants but can be used coal fired power plants. I would have to imagine that the blast from a coal power plant, if exploded, would not travel the 40 or so miles to Ocala.
How is electricity produced at a power station?
In a coal-fired power station, a boiler burns coal to produce steam. The steam makes a turbine spin. The turbine drives an electricity generator. The electricity from the generator is converted to a higher voltage by a transformer. This higher voltage is to enable transmission over long power lines without losing too much energy. When it comes to reach our homes, it is then converted back into lower voltage by other transformers. Nuclear power stations are similar - instead of a coal-fired boiler, a nuclear reactor creates the steam. Wind turbines use the blades to turn the generator.
When was Gallions Reach DLR station created?
Gallions Reach DLR station was created in 1994.
How do you reach Delhi Rohilla station from Nizamuddin railway station?
By hiring a taxi.
How do you reach Dalhousie from Pathankot Railway Station?
The bus station is across the road from Pathankot railway station. Buses take two and a half hours to three hours to reach Dalhousie.
How you reach vidyasagar university from howrah station?
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What is the process for making a station-to-station call on this phone?
To make a station-to-station call on this phone, you need to dial the phone number of the station you want to reach and wait for the call to connect.
What is the time taken for a power station to produce electricity after it is switched on called?
The time taken for a power station to start generating electricity after it is switched on is called the "ramp-up time." This includes the time needed for the turbines to reach their full operational speed and for the electrical systems to stabilize before electricity can be delivered to the grid.
What is a necular power plant?
A nuclear power plant is a plant [not a plant that you see in gardens or forests..] that holds mounds of electricity and power. If it ever leaks or explodes, gases can reach up from Conneticut to approximatley, Maine [as an example]. If people inhale gases from an exlosion or leak from power plants, it may cause cancer, possibly death [depending on how bad the power plant was exposed].
What was the first nuclear submarine to reach the north pole?
USS Nautilus
How do you reach railway station from budapest's airport terminal 2B?
Which train station? Eastern, southern, western or airport train station? (Keleti) (Déli) (Nyugati)
