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old free blank chancellor video for your media projects a free media dog to our teeth on tom. hello and welcome to technology update in this episode we'll be exploring the revolution going on in atomic energy the need for increasing amounts of power is being tempered by fears of nuclear proliferation and safety concerns over the next twenty five minutes we'll be asking just how peaceful is the peaceful ad of as developing nations getting richer and more populous global demand for energy is on the rise according to estimates world electricity consumption is said to grow by more than seventy five percent by two thousand and thirty five. as many countries

worried about the harmful effects of fossil fuels have on the climate there's a big push to move away from calling for gas and oil for power generation. but they believe the world's consumption of electricity is growing in size or is production of the figure has been basically stable for many years old you sometimes it can vary from quite a number of reasons but generally one should note that global electricity consumption is growing at an year old rates of about three to five percent is a trend evolution progress and development of all civilization in gym. and atomic energy is going to have to play a big part in meeting our increasing needs there are currently around fifty new reactors under construction in the world for the next twenty years electricity production from nuclear power is projected to more than double the present there's

at least thirty countries operating more than four hundred nuclear power plants worldwide the united states has by far the largest number. while they may be the leader in nominal terms nuclear energy certainly plays the biggest role in france were accounts for about seventy five percent of all electricity generation earlier this year iran fired up its long delayed to share reactor and connect it to the nation's power grid western nations are suspicious of their intentions officials in tehran argue that they're only interested in the peaceful benefits of nuclear technology but when you speak about nuclear reactors it's not the only concern it's still chatter. and charging meltdown of course on. the disaster in japan has reignited some fears about the dangers associated with atomic energy even though the march two thousand and eleven incident was the result of a unique sequence of events in the anti-nuclear activists i think it's just

a matter of time before the next disaster strikes the scenario how it could happen could be different you don't need tsunami or quake for eat because there was in fact we have a few months human being. mistakes. culture of labor that thread has driven many concerned citizens out onto the streets in protests hundreds of thousands in germany alone the nation's parliament passed legislation designed to eventually make the country nuclear free of this renewed concern was not isolated to just germany similar rallies took place in korea taiwan and france as well despite the ongoing worries about the viability of nuclear power we're likely going to continue to rely on atomic energy for at least a part of our needs russian scientists and engineers are drawing on decades of experience to make the next generation of reactors as safe as possible but in order to understand the future we have to look to the past which takes us to the belly

arced power station in some one thousand miles east of moscow the plan began life as one of the most advanced nuclear power stations in the world. constructional was to become the globe's first graphite moderated a reactor got underway in one nine hundred fifty eight and a few years later a second more powerful reactor was built together the two generated more than two hundred fifty megawatts of electricity or enough to provide a city of one million people with lighting and other modern amenities. look at present nuclear capacity the vast majority of the world's atomic power comes from pressurized water reactors there are about two hundred fifty of this kind in operation across the globe these wholesale reactors are most prevalent in france as well as in the u.s. and russia next we have boiling water reactors in these the coolant isn't as highly pressurized which allows it to boil hence its name about half of japan's nuclear plants are of this design gas called reactors as

a name suggests utilize gas instead of water which often allows these to transfer much more sheets to the generator resulting in greater efficiency then there are light water graphite moderator reactors which are called high power channel reactors in the former soviet union lastly a pressurized heavy water reactors are most common in canada here and they did the data designs of the past and are pushing ahead with that breeder reactors while the technology isn't exactly brand new it's still thought to be the future of nuclear energy production. this is what's called the we are six three or the first and only currently operating reactor on the site to be in six hundred this house here which has been churning electricity and thermal heat for the region's residents since one thousand nine hundred eighty. and then six hundred care units has been operating for over thirty years the service alteration license has been extended till twenty twenty this became very good prospects in terms of producing green you build

nuclear fuel in fast neutron reactors like the v. and six hundred energy is produced in the core when fast neutrons are absorbed by a fist so isotopes like uranium. thirty five a fast neutron travels at a very high speed around fourteen million meters per second after an isotope captures one of these neutrons and forms a highly unstable variation that then quickly turns into energy in the form of heat and more neutrons criticality is reached when there's enough fissile isotopes to sustain a chain reaction unlike in traditional thermal reactors there's no moderator involved which allows the free neutrons to was around at speeds fast enough to keep the reaction going. despite its relatively old age it's still on the cutting edge of nuclear technology in fact sodium cooled fast neutron reactors like the b.n. six hundred have been designated by the u.s. department of energy as the next generation of nuclear power if the core surrounded

by a fertile play could if you're rainy into thirty eight she can create a new nuclear fuel from spent quite a usable material when operating in the so-called greener mode fast reactors like the b. and six hundred can create a more fuel than they actually burn that can then be used at other nuclear power plants as fuel. for the killing of many any of it's have solutions which are implemented in the design of this power unit. this reactor is based on the principles of natural self protection of a in the six hundred power unit active certain has a very even how it density field with the pressure inside the vessel is very low which ensures a reduced load on live reactor vessel that's the bonus the sodium which is used as the current is not very corrosive in nature which has a positive impact on construction materials that's a pretty way so to triple circuit cooling system has been applied as well as an intermediate city circuit in which the syrian is no longer radioactive it's all the

same that flows into turbo generators is already carrying and non-radioactive. thanks to that technology the reactor is able to churn out six hundred megawatts of electricity from this hot steam is turned into power and delivered to the region's great to get a longer lease of life the place generators are modernized a host of other changes were made to make it even safer. according to the design there was initially no reserve control point for reactor three three had to upgrade it in order to extend its operation to their full reserve control point was built this includes the key technological features required to supervise and they react is conditioned in the case of an emergency failure because a reserve control board is necessary for such emergency. but that reserve point is only necessary if something were to go wrong with this main

control room from here all the plants vitals are constantly monitored while there have been a handful of incidents with the b.n. six hundred reactor all of them were minor and do not fire so designated urgency action however officials are now confident that all the kinks have been worked out but all the plants new safety features and technology haven't come cheap. generally fos new train reacts is a presently somewhat more expensive but with time as prices for nuclear fuel keep rising as a result of diminishing resources fast tracked is moving greater demand this is a general trend all over the world recognized by france india china and even the u.s. has resumed its work in this field. as the price for uranium goes up russia will be in a better position than most that's because in addition to the already operating in

six hundred in the coming years they'll be the next generation to be an eight hundred. thirty active construction of the units began in two thousand and six that's one with. building that for the main missile and construct as the poet three need to think monolithic so i have to go to the reactor and a one meter thick log for the turbine hole or. work on the fourth reactor actually started back in one thousand nine hundred three the construction was halted in one thousand nine hundred six following the disaster chernobyl since that time however the authorities have realized the increasing need for clean efficient energy for their reason fak in two thousand and six the russian government added there would be an eight hundred to a federal program aimed at developing the country's nuclear power capacity construction is well advanced on billy arced fourth which will how is the first be an eight hundred reaction from the afrikaans of design bureau but that's not the only thing claimed at the site. you see in red is what's already been built what's

green is still under construction as you can imagine the main building is the one that will housed the be an eight hundred reactor but it's nearly equal importance is the waste treatment facility highly radioactive material will be transformed into a new fuel and in a few years time construction should also be going on to other structures to be in twelve hundred reactor and the lead cooled breast three hundred. number of innovative solutions have been adopted into the an eight hundred designed to enhance nuclear and radiation safety crucially the new reactor. operating pressure the natural high thermal capacity of sodium as well as they do layer protective vessel to ensure problem free operation just like the b. and six hundred the new reactor will be able to work in breeder mode which means they can create new fuel for other power plants. based on an agreement with the united states the reactor value arsk can be used to weapons grade plutonium which

ought to help the nonproliferation efforts. this reactor has all the best elements that were used in the b. and six hundred. certain modifications that arose during the alteration of the reactor as you may know the v.n. six hundred has been in operation for move in thirty years it was invaluable to have both the manufacturing plants and the design. producing and designing the b.n. six hundred appointed most experienced this time while the b. and six hundred laid the groundwork for the current reactor under construction and the experience gained from the b.n. eight hundred is already being put to use here and where you can find the institute for physics and power engineering. has been a leading scientific center since the days of the soviet union there are currently working on the other fast after twelve hundred. of these are developed at the plate and increasing in the country's nuclear industry. small series.

twelve hundred power units could be used to develop new infrastructure necessary for reactive technology which would allow us to start introducing reactors on an intensive basis in the nuclear power industry by the twenty first. despite its increased production capacity up to one thousand two hundred megawatts the reactor core is expected to be significantly smaller in size than its predecessors but innovation here and. scientists are also researching other types of liquid metal coolant the most promising appears to be another high powered fast neutron reactor . with high capacity fast neutron reactors are not the only way forward for russia's nuclear industry. is working on a new design that takes a totally different approach from atomic energy. centers of culture confines of technological innovation as the workforce of the country's nuclear industry for

conscious design bureau is developing the very latest high temp gas cooled power plants. in one thousand nine hundred. if there was a renewed interest in this technology. the russian ministry of atomic energy signed an international agreement with private companies. including general atomics from the united states from its home i'm fuji electric from japan. because your joint projects code g t m h r was launched as part of the public private partnership for a year. and the project under design is a helium turbine reactor in some ways it acts like a normal nuclear power station but greatly improves both safety and efficiency he does transfer to the electricity generator by high pressure helium gas rather than through pipes containing water it only has one heat transfer mechanism instead of two or more. that means the generator will be much more effective than traditional

setups simply put a loads of complex hardware are needed but that offers not only benefits in terms of efficiency question make the helium reactor safer as well without any water involved in the heat transfer there's no risk of a steam explosion. because of its huge mass the presence of temperature resistant cereals and the absence of metallic materials the backs of zone can never melt this property is insured by the type of materials used by special configuration of the acts of his own. engineers or harder work to put the project into practice in addition to a safer reactor number of innovation should reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation one think the specials a sign of its fuel ensured that weapons grade plutonium is destroyed in the fission

process in two thousand and ten the gas turbine much of the reactor was included in an international nuclear disposition strategy together with other nuclear institutes around russia the effort. concept design is in the process of testing many of the newly developed technologies in this reactor can produce nearly three hundred megawatts of electricity the power in your t.v. is only one of the ways but it could mean if it you. the question is cheap the nuclear energy sector focus on base nisha and the immense market of known illiterate complications of atomic power that's exactly what we've been doing researching and developing projects under really seen the implementation of nuclear energy in the known electric sphere. munich these. one way to this new reactor tried could find its place in the market concerns how we get from point a to point b. over a quarter of all energy related carbon emissions come from transport

a figure that the i.a.e.a. predicts to double in twenty years time and with international arrangements like the kyoto protocol many nations are counting carbon emissions like i show calories at the high temperature inside the reactor cool able to produce hydrocarbons such as hydrogen from thermo chemical plant electro chemical decomposition of h two o. that essentially means that we can get a new fuel source to power our cars just from water as the world's population continues to grow people are moving further and further afield to live work and get at precious natural resources a new russian design will soon bring the benefits of nuclear energy to the most remote locations of the technology making that possible everything to the linin no not that lynn in the nuclear powered icebreaker in one thousand fifty nine it was the first of a country's civil atomic fleet nearly twenty years later in the arctic of which was used as the beast mode for most that hit the water after it since then russia's

been tearing through the arctic steak ice thanks to extra strongholds and they just pushed provided by nuclear powered engines since their dubuque russia has churned out increasing the. fist acadian models like the tom we're. the most recent addition to the nuclear powered civil fleet is a ship whose name could be translated as the fiftieth anniversary of victory this behemoth is the final arctic a class icebreaker the vessel has no problems dealing with whatever the freezing cold water up north throws it with its atomic germ propeller and innovative spoon shaped out it can cut through ice up to nearly ten feet thick at both the top cruising speed of over twenty one knots and now that it's seaboard it can be used to clear the way for cargo ships navigating the northern passage. it's also function as a tourist vessel leaving trips up to the north pole. its home has been al fitted with additional cabins as was a swimming pool gym a library and restaurant. like this are impressive in their own right what's really

exceptional is what's being developed on the basis of their nuclear technology. to do since the beginning of this century nurture our industry has been actively working on an innovative and absolutely unique project a special purpose nuclear station unique in every sense of the word that meets all safety requirements of the russian technical supervisory authority c m the russian maritime register of shipping. and international supervising organizations including the international atomic energy agency it is again here i'm talking about the floating nuclear power plant. modest over zero russia is using the core technology for nuclear powered subs and icebreakers to build mobile power stations these could in theory be dark anywhere along the coast

where they can offer a stable supply of both electricity and heat to nearby populations in many cases they'll be more economical or cold an oil supplies remain costly in difficult each foreign plant will be far less expensive than traditional media stations and could produce enough energy to power a city of two hundred thousand insidious to yours. ministrations governments of countries are going to presently experiencing a shortage of energy are greatly interested in this project. primarily these are island states such as in the southeast asian region as well as a number of developing states. don't have the opportunity to use nuclear technologies but are very much interested in the most. it's. the first of these floating in outposts is the academic

a lot of construction on its twenty one and a half thousand ton hole started back in two thousand and seven the massive vessel was outfitted with two modified cayle forty eight s reactors originally designed for nuclear ships and submarines that could make a lot of launch into the waters off of st petersburg in two thousand and ten and is slated to come online this sometime next year in view chines a city under russia's come chaka peninsula quite fittingly it will help provide energy to the atomic submarine base out in the far east in addition to supplying power to isolated communities officials expected of the great demand for ships like this which could also power offshore oil rigs. the global professional communities could noises rushes leadership in this field. and also as certain concern from the viewpoints of competitive advantage in this area of work through a. given the country's edge in

a trial of shipbuilding there's likely going to be a lot more work to be done at this production facility at the both he shipyard the floating power plants will be constructed here it was the reactors and then shipped off to their final destinations whoever that may be. dumped which is responsible for the project the only. be leasing the ships to other nations that means that if and when the time comes to pull up anchor the power plant and any potentially dangerous material will be towed back to russia since the forty power plants are based on tried and true technology and utilize existing production facilities to simply nothing standing in the way of turning the idea into a money making cash cow while the massive barge may get all the glory in press visits and photos the whole thing is only as powerful as the reactor at the heart of it.

this is a reactor unit that's used as the energy source of the floating nuclear power station. that's being built in st petersburg right now. so it's based on the reacts. breakers of the russian fleet. however into the graded to ensure higher level of safety. on board russia's floating nuclear barges will be two of these bad boys each cayle t. forty as is designed to pump out around thirty five megawatts of electricity and produce about two hundred forty tons of steam power is a pressurized water reactor fueled by enriched uranium according to the designers of the nuclear fuel will be enriched up to about fifteen to eighteen percent some argue that having such radioactive material just being the waves off the coast could make these ships both the safety and proliferation risk for them or they

could be a potential terrorist target officials however claim that they're even safer than land based reactors. the modified stations were designed and built. by the afrikan to design the same company responsible for it and some of the others highlighted earlier in the program in this design the skilled russian engineers have turned their watchful eyes and. super powerful computers to maximizing efficiency and safety of russia's floating nuclear fleet. using the latest technology these engineers are able to map out bit by bit just what the finished product will look like as well as one models to test how will perform under specified conditions. with the calle t forty s are already taking care of they've now focused their attention to the next generation reactor for floating power stations. we didn't start with that project that we've developed and gold was finalized the projects for a new floating prime station unit this will be

a new integral reactor but presently there's nothing like this in the world just yet this project is being developed with the help of the supercomputer technologies . in addition to providing a new source of energy these nuclear reactors can help solve and other global problems the heat in steam produced can be used to desalinate water which can turn a dry thirsty city into a desert away says it's indisputable that more and more energy will be needed to meet the world's growing demand of course there are risks involved with nuclear power but thanks to innovations like those you've seen today the industry is doing it's hard to balance potential threats and benefits so we'll see you next time and until then enjoy the ride.

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