tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78566582772523659582024-03-19T12:15:54.429+08:00Nuclear For PeacePelajar IPTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321837140479142836noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856658277252365958.post-14437068526523912632010-12-18T22:33:00.001+08:002010-12-18T22:37:17.934+08:00A lil update...<div style="text-align: center;">Hi everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been a while since the last update huh...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today, i came across an article while reading The Star newspaper...</div><div style="text-align: center;">An article titled <i>Your 10 Questions For Tan Sri Leo Moggie...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first question asked by one of the readers is about nuclear...<br />
Are you ready for nuclear in Malaysia?<br />
Hmm...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Q: Is Malaysia really ready for nuclear power? The citizenry are concerned over the prospect of having a nuclear plant in their backyard and much of it has to do with trust, or lack of it. </b><i>Amirul, Klang.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A:</b> It would need a full article to give a satisfactory answer to this question. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Suffice to say there are compelling reasons to include nuclear power in our energy mix in the future. Gas and coal will be increasingly expensive. Coal will also face objections from environmentalists. Hydro power has its own challenges. Renewable energy attracts a lot of excitement but it can at best only complement conventional sources. Nuclear is clean. It is comparatively cheaper in the long run. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is important to address public concerns openly, with reliable information. Many of these concerns are associated with the spectre of the Chernobyl accident in April 1986. Chernobyl should be put in perspective. The accident was the result of a flawed reactor design. The technology of reactor design has advanced since then and there has not been any incident of that nature since Chernobyl. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Because of concerns with climate change and global warming, there is now renewed worldwide interest in nuclear power. A total of 440 nuclear power plant reactors are now operating in 30 countries, which provides about 15% of the world's electricity. About 53 nuclear plants are under construction and will be commissioned in the next five years. There is expertise worldwide in plant design and safety, in managing spent fuel and in handling radioactive waste. Even some countries in the Middle East are looking at nuclear. The United Arab Emirates is now building one. Countries in our region are also looking at building nuclear power plants. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is always ready to offer advice to countries starting a nuclear power programme for the first time and I know our relevant government agencies are in touch with IAEA. There is in fact already some experience on nuclear technology in this country. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">At TNB, a lot of preparatory work has been done in anticipation of developing a nuclear power plant. We have completed a desk study identifying potential sites. A preliminary feasibility study, in association with Korean Power Company was completed in June 2010. We have a Nuclear Energy Unit and are building up our staffing capacity. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">While there is still much work to be done, to achieve the commissioning of the first unit in 2021, Malaysia is managing the process of deploying the use of nuclear power in a considered way, including getting public acceptance from an early stage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Source: <b><a href="http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/12/18/business/7599904&sec=business">The Star</a></b></div>Pelajar IPTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321837140479142836noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856658277252365958.post-84742220054338148042010-11-01T03:51:00.001+08:002010-11-01T03:53:26.782+08:00Every picture tells a story...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left: Aizat, Hafiz<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Why so serious?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAWRYytAeKWlHoXuVew_caD7wzIjl5YXU-z8hI75e_M5a-4BGMHTBscjRpZ2UHXOvCzYx_eIqWZRxcGlu93aai1Pbeytd56tdRbvxDteKfb_Sj7m9vZnVkPw3tRbD-LqNYriU0C5lDHbO/s1600/DSC01686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAWRYytAeKWlHoXuVew_caD7wzIjl5YXU-z8hI75e_M5a-4BGMHTBscjRpZ2UHXOvCzYx_eIqWZRxcGlu93aai1Pbeytd56tdRbvxDteKfb_Sj7m9vZnVkPw3tRbD-LqNYriU0C5lDHbO/s320/DSC01686.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><i>"</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>A good snapshot stops a moment from running away."</i> - Eudora Welty</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Nuclear for peace. :)</span></span></div>Pelajar IPTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321837140479142836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856658277252365958.post-13291737109527946062010-10-31T15:14:00.000+08:002010-10-31T15:14:43.370+08:00Front - end nuclear fuel cycle.<div style="text-align: center;">There are studies showing that Uranium resources can only last for a few years from now.</div><div style="text-align: center;">To us, this is not true and we disagree with it.<br />
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Why?<br />
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There are several reasons actually.<br />
First of all, uranium reserves is directly proportional to its spot price.<br />
When the market price for uranium is high, it means that the demand is increase.<br />
When this happens, miners will start to mine more, thus will make known reserves to increase.<br />
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Its similar to the oil and gas industry.<br />
I still remember when i was a little boy, i keep hearing people saying that fossil fuel is depleting and it will only last for a few years.<br />
Now, its still the same. Yet people are still using fossil fuel as if it is going to last for the next 1000 years.<br />
Numbers of new oil well is explored as demand increase.<br />
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Nuclear industry is not as famous as the oil and gas industry.<br />
Mainly because people are scared of the word Nuclear.<br />
Try to think if all the country in this world are generating electricity using nuclear, we believe that known uranium reserves will increase from time to time as more effort will be put on uranium exploration.<br />
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As for now, public awareness about nuclear must be put in our to-do list.<br />
Go Green! Go Nuclear!<br />
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</div>Pelajar IPTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321837140479142836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856658277252365958.post-36534061136981985152010-10-18T17:35:00.006+08:002010-10-19T10:06:52.722+08:00Green is Hijau<div style="text-align: center;">A short video from us...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A video worth a thousand words...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Pelajar IPTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321837140479142836noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856658277252365958.post-90909674603243032892010-10-14T08:42:00.102+08:002010-10-17T04:31:35.774+08:00Uranium Mining<div style="text-align: center;">Something has to start from somewhere...</div><div style="text-align: center;">So does the story of Nuclear...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the story begins with - Mining.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mining as we all know is the extraction of minerals or other geological materials from the earth.</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the case of uranium mining, the minerals extracted = uranium ore.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Basically, there are several ways uranium can be mined.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This includes:-</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Open surface or Open pit mining.</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Underground mining.</div><div style="text-align: center;">- In-situ leaching.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Why several ways?<br />
Well, it all depends on factors such as:-<br />
- Depth.<br />
- Size of the ore body.<br />
- Type of rock formation which the ore is found.<br />
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In short:-<br />
- Open pit mining is the conventional type.<br />
- Underground mining is the least safe of all three methods.<br />
- In-situ leaching is less costly to build and operate. It also has a number of advantages over the other two mining types.<br />
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But again, mining technique depends on the condition in which the ore is found.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Open pit mining<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Underground mining<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In situ leaching<br />
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</div>Pelajar IPTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321837140479142836noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856658277252365958.post-12815149089890319772010-10-13T16:57:00.000+08:002010-10-13T16:57:23.408+08:00Something to ponder 2<div align="center">This is Part 2 of our previous <a href="http://1my1nuke.blogspot.com/2010/10/something-to-ponder_07.html"><strong><em>entry</em></strong></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Type of Power Plant</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Fuel for 1,000 MWe for 1 year</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Solar</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">100 KM<sup>2</sup> area</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Wind</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #ece9d8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">3,000 WIND TURBINES of 1 MWe</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div></td></tr>
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</div><div align="center">- Info from Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia) -</div>Pelajar IPTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321837140479142836noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856658277252365958.post-75970688763798380572010-10-12T08:51:00.000+08:002010-10-12T08:51:27.656+08:00D day<div style="text-align: center;">11/10/10</div><div style="text-align: center;">The radioactive day i would say.. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Its our Nuclear subject test!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Many topics to cover..and lots of things to memorize.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The questions given was a bit tough though...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Personally, i didn't manage to answer all the question.. :(</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Luckily, we were given tips for the test.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to our lecturers for the useful tips.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It really helps!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were also allowed to bring a piece of <i>cheat sheet*</i>. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Whatever it is, past is past..</div><div style="text-align: center;">Strive for better tomorrow!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">*<i>cheat sheet*</i> - A piece of A4 paper which we can write anything and bring it to the test.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">P/s : Sir, please give us good grades... :)</div>Pelajar IPTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321837140479142836noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856658277252365958.post-20364909806957349062010-10-08T11:19:00.000+08:002010-10-10T16:47:05.838+08:00The famous equation<div style="text-align: center;">E = mc2</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, what is this famous equation by Einstein is all about?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, the equation says that matter (m) and energy (E) are two forms of the same thing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The speed of light (c) which is constant, is an enormous number.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So basically, Einstein's equation shows that a very tiny amount of matter is the same as a huge amount of energy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Pelajar IPTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321837140479142836noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856658277252365958.post-33296258308710500852010-10-07T11:50:00.000+08:002010-10-07T11:51:46.576+08:00Something to ponder...<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Type of Power Plant</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Fuel for 1,000 MWe for 1 year</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Fuel Oil</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1.96 BILLION GALLONS of oil</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Natural Gas (Combined Cycle)</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">87.6 BILLION SCF of gas</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Nuclear (<i>fission</i>)</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">30 TONNES of uranium</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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-Info by Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia)-Pelajar IPTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321837140479142836noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856658277252365958.post-57726601432704710352010-10-05T17:23:00.006+08:002010-10-05T17:30:19.982+08:00Control Rods<div style="text-align: center;">As the name says, Control Rod is a control device that is use to provide precise and adjustable control of reactivity in the reactor core.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When reactivity is controlled, the power output is also controlled.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Basically, control rods function by absorbing neutrons from generating another nuclear reaction.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nuclear reaction or fission generates heat.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If the heat generated is not controlled, overheating will occur.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This will make the the reactor components such as the fuel rods melt.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Control rods also function as a safety device.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">In the event of emergengy, control rods can be release completely to shut down the reactor.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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<li><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Boron, B</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></li>
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</ul><div style="text-align: justify;">In a more proper way of writing, the purpose of control rods includes:-</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><ol><li><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Coarse control and/or to remove reactivity in relatively large amounts - Shim rods.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Fine control and to maintain desired power or temperature - Regulating rods.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Provides fast shut down in the event of unsafe and emergency condition - Safety rods.</div></li>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Okay..lets talk about safety.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The most important aspect of a Nuclear Reactor.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">What is Nuclear Reactor?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Nuclear Reactor is an engineering device, in which nuclear fuel and structural material are arranged such that a self-sustained fission chain reaction can occur in a controlled manner.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">New and advanced reactors are designed with safety in mind, including the development and application of Passive Safety Systems as far as possible.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">It requires no operator intervention in the event of major malfunction.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Passive Safety Systems depends only on physical phenomena such as pressure differentials, convection, gravity or the natural response of materials to high temperatures to slow or shut down the reaction, not on the functioning of electrical or mechanical operation on command systems.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Other safety provisions includes a series of physical barriers between the radioactive reactor core and the environment, the provisions of multiple safety systems, each with backup and designed to accommodate human error.<br />
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<ol><li style="text-align: left;">Fuel container within the reactor, generally thousands of sealed metal tubes, rods, or plates, fabricated to the highest quality standards.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Closed loop of water which transport the fission energy away from the reactor. Water is converted to steam by fission. The steam passes through a turbine-generator, is condensed and the water eventually returned to the reactor to be reheated. Note that while this loop serves to generate steam, it also serves to cool the reactor, keeping it in thermal equilibrium. Should one or more fuel elements fail, mechanically or due to overheating, the fission fragments would be contained in the closed cooling water loop.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Most reactors (except the Chernobyl type) have a third barrier, called a containment building. It is a large steel lined, concrete structure completely enclosing the reactor and it’s cooling loops. It is designed to completely contain all of the coolant should a major failure leak occur in the cooling loops, and all of the water flashed to steam. So even if fission fragments were released into the cooling loop and the loop leaked, fission fragments would be held in the containment building.</li>
</ol></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">So, Is a Reactor safe?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The answer is simply <b>Yes!</b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ever heard of Chernobyl accident?<br />
Chernobyl Power Plant located in Ukraine (Soviet Union at that time) was hit by disaster in 1986.<br />
One of the reactor exploded and cause major catastrophe.<br />
The accident is said to be caused by the combinations of the <strong>design</strong> and <strong>operating characteristics</strong> of the reactor and <strong>human error</strong>.<br />
Yeah, human do make mistake.<br />
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Chernobyl reactor have a feature known as Positive Reactivity Feedback.<br />
When the output power increase, the temperature and multiplication factor increase.<br />
In short, Positive Reactivity Feedback Effect <strong>enhances</strong> the effect that produced it and is <strong>destabilizing</strong>.<br />
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The RBMK reactor design used at chernobyl is a pressurized water cooled reactor which uses boiling water as the coolant and using graphite as its moderator.<br />
It is very different from most other power reactors in the world, as it is derived from a design that produce both plutonium and power generation.<br />
When the coolant water temperature increase, the boiling increase, which creates voids.<br />
In RBMK reactor, the void coefficient is positive thus making it less stable.<br />
As the accident showed, positive void coefficient is fairly unsafe.<br />
Major modifications have been made to RBMK reactors to solve these problems.<br />
The last unit of reactor at Chernobyl were still used until the year 2000.<br />
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As for now, there is nothing to worry about.<br />
The <b>flawed design characteristics</b> of the RBMK reactor is seen as one of several cause of Chernobyl accident.<br />
Those were 1970s design reactors after all. :)<br />
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Reactors design nowadays is far more safer!<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You know the difference? </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alright, the main difference between both of them is the rate of energy it released.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a nuclear reactor, energy is released at a controllable rate. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While in a nuclear weapon, energy is released at a very high and uncontrollable rate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or in other words, in a nuclear reactor, the nuclear chain reaction is kept at a level to be just barely self-sustaining. In a bomb, the chain reaction accelerates rapidly until the energy produces causes the assembly to fly apart.</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, as the main nuclear arsenals are being dismantled and a comprehensive test ban treaty is in sight, commercial nuclear power provides 14 percent of the world's electricity. Several factors suggest that nuclear power has a much larger role to play in supplying the world's future energy needs.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">References:-</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-05/988836248.Ph.r.html</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf52.html</span></span></li>
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div></span></span></span></pre>Pelajar IPTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321837140479142836noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856658277252365958.post-2616946879265829162010-09-27T14:12:00.002+08:002010-09-27T22:40:57.365+08:00Nuclear For Peace, Nuclear For Malaysia :)<div style="text-align: center;">Assalamualaikum and Salam Sejahtera.</div><div style="text-align: center;">First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who accidentally, or purposely come across to read this blog.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This blog is mainly about the Nuclear Power Plant Development in Malaysia.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Whether you like it or not, Malaysia is in need for a larger generating capacity Power Plant.</div><div style="text-align: center;">As fossil fuels are depleting, building a Power Plant that rely on fossil fuel is not an intellect idea. And it also emits huge amount of toxic and hazardous emission.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Renewable Energy? Well, Nuclear is a renewable energy actually. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Why? hmm, I can't tell everything in this very first post right?</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, to know more, remember to bookmark this blog and remember to read it daily.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Once again, Thank You.</div><div style="text-align: center;">;)<br />
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