Control Countermeasures About Thermal Pollution of Thermal Discharge From Nuclear Power Plants

The negative thermal effects (i.e. thermal pollution) on the environment caused by the waste heat emissions of thermal discharge from nuclear power plants have attracted public attention increasingly. The existing domestic standards for temperature control about thermal discharge are inadequate to enforce, and the means of waste heat utilization are single, with low utilization efficiency. Based on the status quo, some control countermeasures at the present stage about thermal pollution of thermal discharge from nuclear power plants were pointed out, one is to establish control standards on water temperature (i.e. determination of several key control parameters of mixing zone), the other is to develop comprehensive utilization means of waste heat from thermal discharge. And a thorough and meticulous research with these two aspects should be carried out at the same time. The suggestion of designing a comprehensive warm water utilization method using ecological engineering principles was put forward.