How Nuclear Power Plants Work
Introduction
A- Containment Structures
B- Control Rods
C- Reactors
D- Steam Genarator
E- Steam Line
F- Pump
G- Generator
H- Turbine
I- Cooling Water Condenser
J- Cooling Tower
K- Fuel Rod
L- Transformer
Works Cited
A gas-tight shell or other enclosure around a nuclear reactor to confine fission products that otherwise might be released to the atmosphere in the event of an accident. Such enclosures are usually dome-shaped and made of steel-reinforced concrete.