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Pu bl i c Aw ar en ess e- N ew sl etter K ai ga Si te I N TH I S I SSUE: - Dear Col l eagu es, Ar ou n d 320 peopl e visited Kaiga Site in th e m on th PA ACTI VI TI ES DURI N G TH E M ON TH of Apr

.. - Ch air m an, PA Com m ittee I N FORM ATI ON - FEATURE ARTI CL E N PCI L M I SSI ON H I GH LI GH TS : To devel op n u cl ear 324 - Total Nu m ber of Visitor s power tech n ol ogy an d to 10 - Nu

1 Pu bl i c Aw ar en ess e- N ew sl etter K ai ga Si te I N TH I S I SSUE: - Dear Col l eagu es, Ar ou n d 320 peopl e visited Kaiga Site in th e m on th PA ACTI VI TI ES DURI N G TH E M ON TH of Apr il W ith al l you r su ppor t, I am su r e, we wil l - VI SI TOR FEEDBACK be abl e to r each m or e peopl e. - CL I CK! CL I CK! - N u Cl ear Fact s - TECH N I CAL W ish you a h appy r eadin g... - Ch air m an, PA Com m ittee I N FORM ATI ON - FEATURE ARTI CL E N PCI L M I SSI ON H I GH LI GH TS : To devel op n u cl ear Total Nu m ber of Visitor s power tech n ol ogy an d to 10 - Nu m ber of tim es PA Docu m en tar y was scr een ed pr odu ce Nu cl ear Power 12 - Nu m ber of Gr ou ps Visited as a safe, en vir on m en tal l y ben ign an d econ om ical l y viabl e VI SI TOR FEEDBACK : - Ver y Good Pr esen tation sou r ce of el ectr ical - It pr ovided essen tial in for m ation an d awar en ess en er gy to m eet th e in cr easin g n eeds of a cou n tr y. r egar din g th e pr oject an d its ben efits. - Sh r i S.Nar asim h am u r th y,su pdt. En gin eer (El e), H ESCOM, H u bbal l i

2 L i st of Vi si t or s w h o v i si t ed i n t h e M on t h of Ap r i l 2018: Sl. No. Nam e of th e col l ege / In stitu te/ Or gan ization No of visitor s Date 1 Official s fr om H ESCOM, H u bbal l i J.S.S.K.H.Kabbu r In stitu te of En gin eer in g, Dh ar wad Un iver sity B.D.T.Col l ege of En gin eer in g, Davan ger e SECAB In stitu te of En gin eer in g & Tech n ol ogy,vijaypu r Gu ests of Su per in ten den t of Pol ice, Kar war CM R In stitu te of Tech n ol ogy,ben gal u r u Al l ian ce Un iver sity,ben gal u r u Rel atives an d Gu ests of Em pl oyees (In 5 gr ou ps) 25 Apr -18 Total 324

3 OR C K T I VI S E D BA FE Good h ospital ity an d th e team wh o accom pan ied to expl ain th e m odel s was ver y k n owl edgeabl e. Th ey h el ped th e stu den ts to u n der stan d th e con cept wel l. M r.m oh an 's pr esen tation was ver y in for m ative an d h is exper ien ce sh ar in g was ver y u sefu l. M r.jogal ek ar accom pan ied u s to al l section s an d h is assistan ce was ver y h el pfu l for u s. - Pr of. Kasif Ah m ed, CM R In stitu te of Tech n ol ogy,ben gal u r u

4 PA s a t ie vit e i t a c si t Few Glim pses!! Official s fr om H ESCOM, H u bbal l i ( ) J.S.S.K.H.Kabbu r In stitu te of En gin eer in g, Dh ar wad ( )

Col l ege of En gin eer in g, Davan ger e ( 07.04.

5 t PA es a i vit e i t a c si t Few Glim pses!! Un iver sity B.D.T. Col l ege of En gin eer in g, Davan ger e ( ) SECAB In stitu te of En gin eer in g & Tech n ol ogy,vijaypu r ( )

6 t PA es a i vit e i t a c si t Few Glim pses!! CM R In stitu te of Tech n ol ogy,ben gal u r u ( ) Al l ian ce Un iver sity,ben gal u r u ( )

7 N uclear Power - Clean & Gr een Power!! Pain tin g by Su ch ar ita M ook h er jee Public awar eness calendar for the year is pr inted with the paintings por tr aying advantages of N uclear power. These paintings ar e r eceived thr ough a contest am ong the Em ployees, Dependents, School childr en etc.,.

8 N u Cl ear Fact s Sou r ce: w w w.n iau k.or g

9 CLI CK! CLI CK! Eu r asi an Cu r l ew Ph ot ogr ap h y an d con t en t by Sh r i. K. H ar i sh, AG3, H R Si ze: 17 cm Small wader with black legs, narrow eye stripe,white supercilium and forehead, small dark patch on upper breast separates it from little ringed plover. In the breeding plumage the male has contrasting head marking and a bright rufous crown absent in resident south Indian race, white collar on nape. In flight a narrow wing bar and prominent white sides of tail distinctive. H abi t s: Seen in mixed flocks of other waders. A bird of mud flats, sandy shores of rivers, estuaries and tanks and also seen in sea shores. Food : Feeds on cr u stacean s, in sect l ar vae etc. Fr equ en t l y seen ar ou n d K ai ga. CLICK! CLICK! section is dedicated to En vir on m en tal con ser vation in itiatives at Kaiga Site. It is bel ieved th at Bir ds ar e th e fir st to feel an y ch an ges in th e en vir on m en t an d deser t th e pl aces if th ey fin d pl ace h ar m fu l. It is to be n oted th at 284 sp eci es of bi r d s wer e r ecor ded in th e vicin ity of Kaiga Site du r in g th e K ai ga Bi r d M ar at h on 2018 pr ovin g th e h ar m l essn ess of t h e n u cl ear p ow er p l an t in th is r egion.

10 K RUSTY React or f or Sp ace M i ssi on E F E AT UR! AR T I C L E NASA an d th e Depar tm en t of En er gy?s Nation al Nu cl ear Secu r ity Adm in istr ation (NNSA) h ave su ccessfu l l y dem on str ated a n ew n u cl ear r eactor power system th at cou l d en abl e l on g-du r ation cr ewed m ission s to th e M oon, M ar s an d destin ation s beyon d. NASA h as an n ou n ced th e r esu l ts of th is dem on str ation cal l ed th e K il opower Reactor Usin g Stir l in g Tech n ol ogy (KRUSTY) exper im en t. Th is system th at cou l d en abl e r obotic m ission s to deep space an d pr ovide power for cr ewed spacecr aft an d h u m an ou tposts on th e M oon an d M ar s. A demonstrator of a new Kilopower reactor under development by NASA and the Department of Energy. Photo Credit: NASA Glenn Research Center Con tin u ed in n ext page

11 E F E AT UR T I CL E! Con tin u ed fr om pr eviou s page... AR Th e KRUSTY r eactor u n it is sm al l, on th e scal e of an over sized fl oor l am p. Th e KRUSTY fission system u ses a sol id cast U-235 r eactor cor e, abou t th e size of a paper towel r ol l. U-235 is su r r ou n ded by a ber yl l iu m oxide r efl ector. Th is r efl ector focu ses n eu tr on em ission s an d r etu r n s th eir en er gy back in to th e cor e to m in im ize n u cl ear gam m a r adiation wh ich cou l d im pair on -boar d el ectr on ics. Th e k ey to k eepin g th e r eactor cor e as l igh t an d efficien t as possibl e is m axim isin g th e n u m ber of atom s of U-235 it con tain s. H igh l y en r ich ed u r an iu m m etal wou l d be th e best fu el for su ch a r eactor. H owever, pu r e m etal fu el wou l d pr esen t its own pr obl em s fr om a m ech an ical poin t of view: for exam pl e, th e m etal becom es ver y soft at h igh tem per atu r es. Th e r esear ch er s fou n d th at th e optim u m fu el for th e r eactor wou l d be an al l oy con tain in g 7% m ol ybden u m. Th e r eactor can be star ted at an y tim e du r in g th e m ission an d on e can tu r n down th e power an d tu r n u p th e power. Th e power can go u p to 1,000 watts al l th e way down to 50 or 40 watts, depen din g on th e dem an ds of th e spacecr aft. To tu r n th e power u p an d down, th e Kil opower design u ses a r od of bor on car bide wh ich absor bs n eu tr on s. W h en th e r od is pu l l ed ou t, th e r eactor tu r n s on as n eu tr on s begin to m ove fr eel y an d fission with oth er atom s in a ch ain r eaction. W h en th e r od is sl id back in to th e r eactor cor e, th e ch ain r eaction is stopped. El ect r i ci t y Gen er at i on : Th e h eat gen er ated by U-235 fission s, is th en tr an sfer r ed via passive sodiu m h eat pipes. Th e h eat pipes tr an spor t appr oxim atel y 4 k W of th er m al en er gy over a distan ce of 1m, attach ed to th e r eactor cor e. Passive h eat pipes fil l ed with l iqu id sodiu m th en tr an sfer th e r eactor cor e h eat to on e or m or e Stir l in g en gin es. Th e en gin es u se h eat to cr eate pr essu r e, Con tin u ed in n ext page

12 E F E AT UR T I CL E! Con tin u ed fr om pr eviou s page... AR wh ich m oves a piston? m u ch as ol d coal -power ed sh ips u sed steam pr essu r e to r u n th eir piston s. W h en cou pl ed to an al ter n ator,th e Stir l in g en gin e pr odu ces el ectr icity. Th e Kil opower r eactor cou l d pr odu ce 1-10 k il owatts of el ectr ical power,con tin u ou sl y for ten year s or m or e. K RUSTY f or Sp ace M i ssi on s: (I m age: N ASA) An ar tist's r ender ing of a Kilopower nuclear power plant on the sur face of the m oon. The pr om inent heat r adiator m akes it look like a beach um br ella. The actual unit will have cables car r ying electr icity away fr om the r eactor. A space n u cl ear r eactor cou l d pr ovide a h igh -en er gy den sity power sou r ce with th e abil ity to oper ate in depen den t of sol ar en er gy or or ien tation, an d th e abil ity to oper ate in extr em el y h ar sh en vir on m en ts, su ch as th e M ar tian su r face. Sol ar power is a ch eap an d easy way to power a spacecr aft, bu t th e efficien cy dr ops off sh ar pl y as you get far th er fr om th e su n. On M ar s, for exam pl e, sol ar pan el s pr odu ce m u ch l ess power th an th ey do on Ear th. In addition, M ar tian du st stor m s can l ast for m on th s. Th e r adio th er m al gen er ator s (RTGs) u sed on r over s l ik e Cu r iosity ar e m or e r el iabl e, as th ey con ver t h eat fr om r adioactive decay dir ectl y

13 E F E AT UR T I CL E! Con tin u ed fr om pr eviou s page... AR in to el ectr icity. H owever, th ey don?t pr odu ce ver y m u ch power. Nu cl ear system s wou l d l ik el y offer weigh t an d oper ation al advan tages over an equ ival en t sol ar ar r ay an d en er gy stor age system. Saf et y : Sel f-r egu l ation h as been a cr u cial r equ ir em en t in design in g th e r eactor. Th is featu r e n ot on l y in cr eases th e safety of th e r eactor bu t al so fr ees astr on au ts fr om h avin g to m on itor th e con tr ol s. Addition al l y, th e r eactor wil l n ot be tu r n ed on u n til it is far away fr om Ear th. Cal cu l ation s sh ow th at, u n der al l wor st-case con dition s, th er e's n o ch an ce th at th e r eactor wou l d com e on acciden tal l y, [even ] du r in g a l au n ch acciden t. Nu cl ear r eaction con tr ol is pr ovided by a sin gl e r od of bor on car bide th at is in itial l y fu l l y in ser ted, so th at pr e-l au n ch r adiation is n egl igibl e. On ce th e r od is extr acted th e n u cl ear ch ain r eaction wil l star t bu t can n ot be stopped com pl etel y,al th ou gh th e depth of in ser tion pr ovides a m ech an ism to adju st th e h eat ou tpu t fr om th e r eactor cor e to th e l oad dem an d. Con t en t Cou r t esy : Sr i.s.k.su br am an y a, SO/ G, SRP, K GS 3 &4 Sou r ce: &

Pr ep ar ed by : Ch eck ed by : Jegan Jey ar

Rev i ew ed by : Ap p r ov ed by : J.R.Desh p

14 Pr ep ar ed by : Ch eck ed by : Jegan Jey ar am an, M Sesh ai ah, DM -H R & TS, KGS & M em ber Secr etar y, Ch air m an, PA Com m ittee. PA Com m ittee. Rev i ew ed by : Ap p r ov ed by : J.R.Desh p an d e, San jay K u m ar, Station Dir ector, Site Dir ector, KGS 3&4. Kaiga Site..

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OH BOY! Story. N a r r a t iv e a n d o bj e c t s th ea t e r Fo r a l l a g e s, fr o m th e a ge of 9

OH BOY! Story. N a r r a t iv e a n d o bj e c t s th ea t e r Fo r a l l a g e s, fr o m th e a ge of 9 OH BOY! O h Boy!, was or igin a lly cr eat ed in F r en ch an d was a m a jor s u cc ess on t h e Fr en ch st a ge f or young au di enc es. It h a s b een s een by ap pr ox i ma t ely 175,000 sp ect at