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What are the information required by a planner in order to develop a programme for the design and construction of a power plant? (300 words)

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Despite all the efforts being put into expanding renewable energy sources, large-scale power stations will be essential as part of a reliable energy supply strategy for a longer period. Given that they are low on CO2 emissions, many countries are moving into or expanding nuclear energy to cover their baseload supply.
Building structures required for nuclear plants whose protective function means they are classified as safety-related, have to meet particular construction requirements more stringent than those involved in conventional construction. This book gives a comprehensive overview from approval aspects given by nuclear and construction law, with special attention to the interface between plant and construction engineering, to a building structure classification. All life cycle phases are considered, with the primary focus on execution. Accidental actions on structures, the safety concept and design and fastening systems are exposed to a particular treatment.

Selected chapters from the German concrete yearbook are now being published in the new English "Beton-Kalender Series" for the benefit of an international audience.
Since it was founded in 1906, the Ernst & Sohn "Beton-Kalender" has been supporting developments in reinforced and prestressed concrete. The aim was to publish a yearbook to reflect progress in "ferro-concrete" structures until - as the book's first editor, Fritz von Emperger (1862-1942), expressed it - the "tempestuous development" in this form of construction came to an end. However, the "Beton-Kalender" quickly became the chosen work of reference for civil and structural engineers, and apart from the years 1945-1950 has been published annually ever since.

The engineer must keep in mind the fact that for every set of conditions there is a particular type of plant which, under those conditions, will return the largest dividends. The most important conditions affecting the design of a power plant are: (1) The site; (2) the cost of coal; (3) water supply; (4) character of load; (5) capacity of the station. The site of a proposed plant is important because accessibility to a market for power often means lower investment cost and subsequent maintenance of transmission lines, and available sources of coal and water must always be large factors in the determination of a proper site. In congested districts where real estate is high the designer must keep within certain reasonable limits as to floor space to keep down investment costs. Coal prices determine largely the result of possible competition. Hydroelectric plants cannot compete with steam plants when coal prices fall much below.

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