Zhigulevskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant

<div style="text-align: justify;">As an engineering dude who actively working with machine, I'm always fascinated with heavy machinery. Learning about machine and its working principle making my adrenaline pump-up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today we will look into Zhigulevskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant, which also known as the Volga HPP. This power plant located on the Volga river is the second most powerful hydro plant of the Volga-Kama Cascade region.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Malaysia, we have quiet a number of hydro power plant. Most famous is Kenyir Hydro Power Plant in Terengganu and Bakun Hydro Power Plant in Sarawak.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower, where the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once a hydroelectric complex is constructed, the project produces no direct waste, and has a considerably lower output level of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) than fossil fuel powered energy plants.</div><br><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeTCtSgrWE7wQeoXdDx7zsPFMkPp72Y9gtqrshk6fWTW4v5ZTb-3uhF5UwtYQm7V8LSbpwn0kj9JOavbZK-mWzfhdi_QYVXd-2NtEGAdBv2dBV5UBCboGsIk8v3TE5dcA6D5p5ajAlxA/s1600/Zhigulevskaya-Hydro-Power-Plant-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeTCtSgrWE7wQeoXdDx7zsPFMkPp72Y9gtqrshk6fWTW4v5ZTb-3uhF5UwtYQm7V8LSbpwn0kj9JOavbZK-mWzfhdi_QYVXd-2NtEGAdBv2dBV5UBCboGsIk8v3TE5dcA6D5p5ajAlxA/s640/Zhigulevskaya-Hydro-Power-Plant-002.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The construction of the Zhigulevskaya HPP began in 1950 and ended in 1957. The territory of the plant is huge. 7-8 hours aren’t enough to look everything around. The main building (pictured) is 700 m long.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53yiKych7tJlF9IMwD0u_dVHqlbwPvPQxtDccty2rl-ek3bEt_W53NCdfQJD5eB0y1_0DMWjAX3DSEc8NRLWkqTPlYV7Z4zUCGSKIxTGPeducFOoi8OiGZN5AsYMjw5WM4y1rLb6tfmM/s1600/Zhigulevskaya-Hydro-Power-Plant-003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53yiKych7tJlF9IMwD0u_dVHqlbwPvPQxtDccty2rl-ek3bEt_W53NCdfQJD5eB0y1_0DMWjAX3DSEc8NRLWkqTPlYV7Z4zUCGSKIxTGPeducFOoi8OiGZN5AsYMjw5WM4y1rLb6tfmM/s640/Zhigulevskaya-Hydro-Power-Plant-003.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The red line in the picture marks the roof of the main building and the road on the side of the headrace.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/09/hydro-power-plant.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

Zhigulevskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant

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Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Previously we seen the <a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/07/master-control-room-of-kalinin-nuclear_22.html">Master Control Room of Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant</a>. Now, selection of picture of Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4es-gejAR9iwQE5drzgOhm9R49GIARC7yJjqYu2OZg7eJn9Df47iTX_FvwIA8g4JOlqvfbpTkxEzCygMntRvBlnx_tPoCp5q4B14aBCA7GLaN0wDIetzsSU8nrHJoFQtNacBWAHBR20w/s1600/Smolensk_Nuclear_Power_Plant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4es-gejAR9iwQE5drzgOhm9R49GIARC7yJjqYu2OZg7eJn9Df47iTX_FvwIA8g4JOlqvfbpTkxEzCygMntRvBlnx_tPoCp5q4B14aBCA7GLaN0wDIetzsSU8nrHJoFQtNacBWAHBR20w/s640/Smolensk_Nuclear_Power_Plant.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br><div style="text-align: justify;">Nuclear power station Smolensk, or Smolensk NPP, is a nuclear power station in Russia. It is located in the Smolensk region, in Desnogorsk province, approximately 100 km from Smolensk, 120 km from Bryansk and 320 km from Moscow. Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant is the biggest NPP in the Nechernozem region of Russia.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFy5TYR-WgE3E3KtehfxVTafdpqbOhpORImcty1G5xg7HG2qY95hrf8pDbWGPSNoLuFCSF0P_0fxmaFFRUlwmhF8wEM-ZAdVswQk9B3wduN_vcQzsQDv6Ld38WNzK310MlMBADAq112Fk/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFy5TYR-WgE3E3KtehfxVTafdpqbOhpORImcty1G5xg7HG2qY95hrf8pDbWGPSNoLuFCSF0P_0fxmaFFRUlwmhF8wEM-ZAdVswQk9B3wduN_vcQzsQDv6Ld38WNzK310MlMBADAq112Fk/s640/2.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Smolensk NPP operates three RBMK-1000 reactors (1000MW water-cooled graphite-moderated channel-type reactors). The plant was supposed to have four units but the construction of the 4th reactor was stopped in 1986 following the Chernobyl disaster.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/07/smolensk-nuclear-power-plant.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant

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Master Control Room Of Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant

<div style="text-align: justify;">Fancy about your Centralized Control Room (CCR) at your factory or power plant? This is images of Master Control Room Of Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant. Located about 200 km north west of Moscow, in Tver Oblast near the town of Udomlya. Owner and operator of the plant is the state enterprise Rosenergoatom. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kalinin Nuclear Power Station supplies the majority of electricity in the Tver region and additionally serves Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Vladimir. In 2005 the nuclear power station fed 17.3 TWh into the grid. The station's four 150 metres tall cooling towers are local landmarks. They were manufactured in 96 concrete sections each.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4N_VYfF5FE6yqeW5sS-vp8nTlf1zpPk8qrD-g9sa0u79aF9n6d4cRWoXdgxapbo6fNjwi_fEQjOfdFwjhyphenhyphenBHYS0pjqlFqzv5f5cnoFCeCByG3-XMiz6GdutKDqTsZeAoGmf1frA6CTQJ/s1600/Udomlya_Kalinin_AES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4N_VYfF5FE6yqeW5sS-vp8nTlf1zpPk8qrD-g9sa0u79aF9n6d4cRWoXdgxapbo6fNjwi_fEQjOfdFwjhyphenhyphenBHYS0pjqlFqzv5f5cnoFCeCByG3-XMiz6GdutKDqTsZeAoGmf1frA6CTQJ/s640/Udomlya_Kalinin_AES.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By March 2009 the containment structure of the new Kalinin Unit 4 reactor was nearly complete and become operational in 2011.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is one one of those few places where you are forbidden to enter if you wear a helmet because it may simply fall from his head if he bows and accidentally switch on/off a circuit. Besides, it’s forbidden to cross yellow limiting lines if you don’t have a permission of the head of the unit control room. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Not sure how many operator will be inside this Master Control Room at one time but based on my experience, it would take 4-5 operator at one time.</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF-pjWbEzFsI_Co8JgZFGmSxdbdtlcwlOFnFR6PJkH891FbYXNFhqeGDIiWsox8jvpvH77lHogN3ZH5VHR3dqYdvP2_NuEAj9ZuyglJdCg15hbO4DVqxCo9R98C405vjOS8pfv56ePWOB/s1600/06kaes-bschu0211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF-pjWbEzFsI_Co8JgZFGmSxdbdtlcwlOFnFR6PJkH891FbYXNFhqeGDIiWsox8jvpvH77lHogN3ZH5VHR3dqYdvP2_NuEAj9ZuyglJdCg15hbO4DVqxCo9R98C405vjOS8pfv56ePWOB/s640/06kaes-bschu0211.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/07/master-control-room-of-kalinin-nuclear_22.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

Master Control Room Of Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant

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Jellyfish Invasion

<div style="text-align: justify;">Whoaaa... This is really wierd. I used to work at Power Plant before and had similar problem. However, the problem faced at Orot Rabin power station in Hadera in Israel is really out of this planet. Tons and tons of jellyfish clogged the water system and jeopardizing plant operation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During my time at Power Plant, we facing fish problem where big fish clogging at strainer for cooling water system. But, not as critical as faced by Orot Rabin Power Station.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Enjoice cleaning the jellyfish</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://empirefun.com/uploads/posts/2011-07/1310062623_1006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://empirefun.com/uploads/posts/2011-07/1310062623_1006.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://empirefun.com/uploads/posts/2011-07/1310062658_1001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://empirefun.com/uploads/posts/2011-07/1310062658_1001.jpg" width="640"></a></div><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/07/jellyfish-invasion_18.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

Jellyfish Invasion

Whoaaa... This is really wierd. I used to work at Power Plant before and had similar problem. However, the problem faced at Orot Rabin power...

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