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I’ve been to two power plants in the Czech republic: Temelin, nuclear power plan [1]. Pretty nice information center in a historical building with models, plan
by flac 10y ago
I’ve been to two power plants in the Czech republic:
Temelin, nuclear power plan [1]. Pretty nice information center in a historical building with models, plant simulator and a small cinema. Although the most exciting part is visiting the actual power plant site - generators, accompanying infrastructure, going through radiation check point. Not sure if the site visit is publicly available.
Lipno, hydro plant [2]. Not as interesting information center as in Temelin, but the underground facility with turbines, generators and outlet tunnels makes you realize the huge mass of water in the dam and the amount of power the plant is able to generate.
The next item on my bucket list is pumped-storage in Dlouhe Strane [3], which looks like a hill with the peak cut off, having there a large pond instead.
Sources:
[1] https://www.cez.cz/en/power-plants-and-environment/nuclear-power-plants/temelin/information-centre.html https://www.cez.cz/en/power-plants-and-environment/nuclear-p...
[2] https://www.cez.cz/en/contacts/information-centers/lipno-information-centers.html https://www.cez.cz/en/contacts/information-centers/lipno-inf...
[3] https://www.cez.cz/en/contacts/information-centers/dlouhe-strane-information-centers.html https://www.cez.cz/en/contacts/information-centers/dlouhe-st...
- enticeing 10y agoNear where I live is the Taum Sauk pumped storage plant [1], which actually overtopped in 2005 and flooded the valley below. You can see where the water cleared trees and things [2], and where the reservoir broke [3]. It drained over 3.7 billion liters in 20-30 minutes. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taum_Sauk_Hydroelectric_Power_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taum_Sauk_Hydroelectric_Power_... [2] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Tscompare.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Tscompar... [3] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Taum_Sauk_reservoir-FERC_12-22-05_01.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Taum_Sau...