Atomic Power Plant

Atomic power plants are modem installations. They consist of several main

units and a great number of auxiliary ones.

In a nuclear reactor uranium is utilized as a fuel. During operation process

powerful heat and radioactive radiation are produced. The nuclear reactor is cooled

by water circulation. Cooling water circulates through a system of tubes, in which the

water is heated to a temperature of 250-300°C. In order to prevent boiling of water, it

passes into the reactor at a pressure up to 150 atmospheres.

A steam generator includes a series of heat exchangers comprising tubes. The

water heated in the reactor is delivered into the heat exchanger tubes. The water to be

converted into steam flows outside these tubes. The steam produced is fed into the

turbogenerator.

Besides, an atomic power plant comprises a common turbogenerator, a steam

condenser with circulating water and a switchboard.

Atomic power plants have their advantages as well as disadvantages. The reactors

and steam generators operate in them noiselessly; the atmosphere is not polluted

by dust and smoke. As to the fuel consumption, it is of no special importance and

there is no problem of fuel transportation.

The disadvantage of power plants utilizing nuclear fuel is their radiation. Radioactive

radiation produced in the reactors is dangerous for attending personnel.

Therefore, the reactors and steam generators are installed underground. They are also

shielded by thick (up to 1.5 m) concrete walls. All their controls are operated by

means of automatic devices. These measures serve to protect people from radioactive

radiation.

Tupolev tu-214 medium to long range airliner, russia

The Tu-214 medium to long range airliner is a development of the Tupolev Tu-

204 with higher weight and longer range. The aircraft was designed by Tupolev JSC of Moscow, Russia and is manufactured at the Kazan Aircraft Production Organisation

(KAPO) in Tatarstan.

The Tupolev Tu-214 was certified in December 2000 against the Russian AP-

25 standards. The aircraft entered service in May 2001 with the Dalavia Airline of

Khabarovsk, on scheduled Russian domestic and international routes. The aircraft has

also entered service with the Russia State Transport organisation. In addition, orders

for the aircraft have been placed by Uralskie Airlines, Atlant-Sojuz and Slovak Airlines

(two aircraft).

CONFIGURATIONS

The aircraft is available as a single class or two class passenger airliner, a combination

cargo/passenger aircraft and a VIP/VVIP aircraft.

The baseline single class configuration of the Tu-214 provides 210 passenger

seats in a single aisle 3 x 3 seat arrangement. A two-class arrangement provides 164

seats with 16 business class seats and 148 economy seats.

The Tu-214C3, the 214 Combi passenger Cargo Convertible, is for mixed

cargo and passenger operation.

Vip presidential aircraft

The layout of the VIP aircraft is tailored to the customer's requirement. A typical

layout of the Tu-214 VIP presidential aircraft includes a lounge, a bedroom with

en suite shower-room and a sitting room with an office area with business class seating.

The Tu-214 VIP has a maximum range of 9,200km.

CARGO-PASSENGER TU-214 C3

The Cargo-Passenger aircraft can transport up to 164 passengers or 25.2t of

cargo in 26 LD3-46 standard containers. The aircraft can be converted by airport

ground crew from the passenger version to a mixed cargo/passenger version or to the

all cargo version in, typically, four or five hours.

Eighteen containers can be loaded in the main passenger cabin and eight containers

loaded in the cargo compartment.

The aircraft is fitted with a 3,405mm x 2,180mm cargo door and the internal

cargo lift for automated loading and unloading of standard containers is installed beneath

the cargo hatch.

The cargo containers are delivered by an airport loading system to the rear

cargo compartment. The aircraft is equipped with a fully automatic container loading

system with manual back-up. The first eight containers are automatically lifted to the

passenger compartment and automatically secured in the designated positions. A further

five containers are secured in the cargo compartment. Unloading the containers