Study of intake technology for the condenser coolant and desalination plant of NPP

Study of intake technology for condenser coolant and desalination plant to supply amount of water required in NPP has been carried out. Intake technology had a momentously role in supplying amount of water required from the sea. There were two types of seawater intake for condenser coolant and desalination plant namely surfaces intake and subsurface intake. Both technology have their own superiority. Surface intake technology consist of two system which include traveling water screen and passive screen, meanwhile subsurface intake technology consists of three system, namely beach well, infiltration gallery and seabed filtration. A good performance of intake technology will secure quality and quantity stability of feedwater supply, which have been an important factor to improve process efficiency and reliability of plant overall, with minimum ecology impact. Ecology impact that need to be considered were impingement and entrainment. For the class 1000 MWe NPP that has been designate to be built at Ujung Lemah Abang, Jepara, type of traveling water screen system could be a better choice due to the conformity with velocity, flow direction and water supply quantity requirement. Traveling water screen type could reduced 80-90% impingement ecology impact, but didn't reduce entrainment of egg and larva of variety oceanic organism. (author)