Building an underground nuclear power plant in Singapore - geological and geotechnical considerations
Singapore has long been facing a lack of energy issue. One of the possible solutions that has been considered is to construct a nuclear power plant. With a very limited land, going underground is one possible attractive alternative. Some options and types for the most suitable nuclear power p...
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| author | Riesta Sutanto. |
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| description | Singapore has long been facing a lack of energy issue. One of the possible solutions that has been considered is to construct a nuclear power plant. With a very limited land, going underground is one possible attractive alternative.
Some options and types for the most suitable nuclear power plant for Singapore will be proposed. Various cavern shapes, dimensions, and arrangements are analyzed using the Phase2 software. The best option is chosen after comparing the surrounding rock conditions once they are excavated. It is suggested that each component of the power plant to be allocated in single cavern as it results in less deformation of the surrounding rock.
However, this 2-Dimensional analysis does not give a sufficient result for it does not include the analysis in longitudinal direction. Therefore, a 3-Dimensional analysis is highly recommended in the future. Furthermore, some passive system reactors are recommended to be analyzed since it offers an advantage to lower the risks.
The decisions on the nuclear power plants’ construction has still being discussed and studied. Some of the neighboring countries around Singapore have also been considering the option. The details of the implications, especially about safety issues, should be studied carefully. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/497242023-03-03T16:52:05Z Building an underground nuclear power plant in Singapore - geological and geotechnical considerations Riesta Sutanto. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Wong Ngai Yuen, Louis DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Environmental protection Singapore has long been facing a lack of energy issue. One of the possible solutions that has been considered is to construct a nuclear power plant. With a very limited land, going underground is one possible attractive alternative. Some options and types for the most suitable nuclear power plant for Singapore will be proposed. Various cavern shapes, dimensions, and arrangements are analyzed using the Phase2 software. The best option is chosen after comparing the surrounding rock conditions once they are excavated. It is suggested that each component of the power plant to be allocated in single cavern as it results in less deformation of the surrounding rock. However, this 2-Dimensional analysis does not give a sufficient result for it does not include the analysis in longitudinal direction. Therefore, a 3-Dimensional analysis is highly recommended in the future. Furthermore, some passive system reactors are recommended to be analyzed since it offers an advantage to lower the risks. The decisions on the nuclear power plants’ construction has still being discussed and studied. Some of the neighboring countries around Singapore have also been considering the option. The details of the implications, especially about safety issues, should be studied carefully. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) 2012-05-23T07:41:30Z 2012-05-23T07:41:30Z 2012 2012 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49724 en Nanyang Technological University 104 p. application/pdf |
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