MAGNOX, worlds first commercial scale nuclear reactor
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Күн бұрынThe MAGNOX is a generation I reactor, and one of the worlds first commercial nuclear reactors to produce electricity. Native to the United kingdom, this reactor has left a legacy in the history of nuclear reactor design. In this video, I go through the legacy of this reactor and also go through a technical deep dive into some of its unique features.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
00:17 - Timestamps
00:39 - Reactor Overview
01:40 - Why was MAGNOX Gas Cooled?
02:27 - Online Refueling and Other features
03:25 - History of the MAGNOX
05:11 - MAGNOX Alloy (Magnesium Oxide)
06:40 - Fueling the MAGNOX reactor
07:10 - Wilfa Nuclear Reactor Specifications
07:40 - Conclusion
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I'm Osama, I have a background in Nuclear Engineering and work in Toronto, Canada. I make videos about Nuclear technology and science in my free time.
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1) [inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLC...](inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLC...)
2) [nucleus.iaea.org/sites/graphi... Designs of Nuclear Power Stations.aspx](nucleus.iaea.org/sites/graphi...)
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@ArkhamHedler 8 ай бұрын
Another reason for using CO2 is that graphite and magnesium are flammable, so being air-cooled, as the Magnox was in the beginning and caused a fire if I'm not mistaken, air was very dangerous, so they replaced the air with CO2 because then it eliminates the oxygen so there is no way to catch fire.
@CarlosCeballos56 Ай бұрын
First video that KZfaq suggests me, and I've to say. Brilliant!!!!!!! Your description is precise, goes to the point, and yes it's a nuclear reactor, but yo don't want to ges into the physics of it. Great
@OsamaBaig Ай бұрын
Thanks Carlos, really appreciate your comment glad you found this video helpful!
@jacquelines1198 Жыл бұрын
First video I’ve come across… now away to binge watch your others. Very interesting!
@miantariq1888 2 жыл бұрын
Osama you are progressing very fast, your subscribers are coming from all sides. Keep up the good work!
@OsamaBaig 2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the kind words and support Tariq Uncle!
@AndrewLambert-wi8et 2 ай бұрын
TAKE UP MORE ABOUT THE INDIAN NUCLEAR REACTORS.
@OsamaBaig 2 ай бұрын
That story is indeed a bit more political so I didn't want to comment too much Andrew, however it is indeed a cool video topic to explore in the future
@davidnichol6282 Жыл бұрын
Extremely educational punching above its weight intellectually.
@muneeburrehman978 2 жыл бұрын
Assalamualaikum Akhi! It would be even nice if you make a video on nuclear fusion reactors. Thank You
@OsamaBaig 2 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion Muneeb, there is a great video on my channel about Tokomak reactors and also about Fission versus Fusion. Hope you get the chance to check them out!
@coderider3022 Жыл бұрын
Size reduction ?? They are huge things ! Far bigger than a PWR. It’s was for plutonium production as much as power back then.
@nukiepoo 11 ай бұрын
Yeah, he got that all wrong:Magnox reactors have very low power density
@cjmillsnun 9 ай бұрын
Only Calder Hall and Chapelcross were used for plutonium production. They were owned by BNFL. The rest were owned by the CEGB and were for electricity generation.
@eggmaneggcellent4131 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry if it sounds like I'm nit-picking but at 3:03 I can see that the black stroke on the text is peaking creating spikes that happen when the stroke amount is set too high. I was just wondering what size of stroke do u use in Premiere Pro? I use 14 with a black shadow.
@OsamaBaig 2 жыл бұрын
Great observation, thanks for pointing that out. Do you have recommendations for fonts? I'm trying to experiment with a few to find some good ones
@eggmaneggcellent4131 2 жыл бұрын
@@OsamaBaig I emailed you some fonts I use and you can check them out
@riccardoriganti838 2 жыл бұрын
Is there anything that avoids a Chernobyl like accident? After all if the coolant goes away the moderator is still there.
@chrism3fbp507 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, with no water in the core you can't have a steam or a hydrogen explosion and the control rods don't contain graphite so no power surge during shutdown. Probably some melted fuel if they lost all cooling.
@caav56 Жыл бұрын
@@chrism3fbp507 Magnox isn't cooled with water, though, it's cooled with CO2.
@misahohimeima1981 Жыл бұрын
@@caav56 Was going to say the same thing, MAGNOX and AGR reactors can both be cooled with Nitrogen or Depressurized and filled with boriated fresh water to kill the reaction, the problem with the latter is that it destroys the reactor pressure vessel and the core and would cause massive damage if it were to ever be used.
@jollymoller 10 ай бұрын
The reactors would shutdown on loss of coolant gas, there were several systems monitoring the vessel pressure and integrity of the vessel and boiler ducts as well as CO2 detection systems. Air at atmospheric pressure was enough to cool the decay heat once the reactor was shutdown and required only one of the four cooling circuits to be effective. Along with the control rods there was a boron ball safety system in case the reactor core was damaged and the control rods could not travel to the bottom of the reactor. The last resort was boron dust which could be pumped into the reactor.
@cjmillsnun 9 ай бұрын
You keep comparing Magnox with generation two reactors, however it isn't one. Magnox is first generation. The AGR is the UK's generation two design.
@jooch_exe Жыл бұрын
They are very similar to the RBMK
@jollymoller 10 ай бұрын
In some ways they are but the RBMK is water cooled/graphite moderated and has a positive void coefficient. The control rods in an RBMK have graphite tips which was one of the (many) causes of the Chernobyl explosion. I'm pretty sure the RBMK used enriched uranium, Magnox definitely didn't as it only just worked.
@stttttipa 9 ай бұрын
@@jollymollerRBMK originally had only 2% enrichment, Magnox used natural uranium.
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