The steam generators, each 67-feet in length, are heat exchangers used in the pressurized water reactors, such as Watts Bar. As the name indicates, the components use heat generated by the reactor to ...

How low can you go? That’s the question owners of gas turbine combined cycle plants are asking these days as they are being called upon to operate those units for rapid response in markets where load ...

The fabrication of the reactor and steam generators for Unit 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, being executed with Russian technical knowhow, has commenced in Volgodonsk. Russia’s Rosatom – ...

When I began my power industry career years ago (initially in the chemistry lab of a coal-fired power plant), the criticality of proper chemistry control of steam boilers, cooling water systems, and ...

Combined-cycle power plants are frequently located in or near residential or commercial areas, with many people residing or working near the plant. The high energy required for power production ...

The second of three steam generators at China's forthcoming Tianwan 6 nuclear power unit has been installed, completing a 12-day process that involved bringing the component through a hatch and ...

The French nuclear safety authority has requested five of EDF's nuclear power units are taken offline for additional inspections on their steam generators within the next three months. The steel in ...