Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table A.2
Elements and prefi xes.
Prefi x
Abbrev.
Value
Prefi x
Abbrev.
Value
Kilo
k
10
3
(thousand)
Milli
M
10
−
3
(thousandth)
Mega
M
10
6
(million)
Mikro
10
−
6
(millionth)
μ
Giga
G
10
9
(billion)
Nano
N
10
−
9
(billionth)
Tera
T
10
12
(trillion)
Piko
P
10
−
12
(trillionth)
Peta
P
10
15
(quadrillion)
Femto
F
10
−
15
(quadrillionth)
Exa
E
10
18
(quintillion)
Atto
A
10
−
18
(quintillionth)
A.2 Geographic Coordinates of Energy Power Plants
Most energy power plants are so large that they are easy to detect in satellite images.
The free software Google Earth enables satellite images with a high resolution to
be viewed on one's own computer at home. The following list shows the coordinates
of some interesting systems and power plants. The coordinates can be entered
directly into Google Earth but must comply with the following format:
+51 23 23 , +30 05 58
°
′
′′
°
′
′′
This stands for 51°23
′
23
″
N and 30°05
′
58
″
E. Negative prefi xes are used with S
and W.
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Conventional Energy Power Plants
51°23
′
23
″
N
30°05
′
58
″
O
Shut down nuclear energy plant in
Chernobyl
with 4 blocks
each with 1000 MW. A reactor accident occurred in Block IV
on 26.4.1986. Today a cement sarcophagus encloses the
damaged reactor.
51°45
′
47
″
N
6°19
′
44
″
O
Fast breeders at
Kalkar
; built for 3.6 milliard euros and never
put into operation. Today the Wunderland Kalkar leisure park
is situated on the grounds of the former nuclear energy plant.
51°50
′
00
″
N
14°27
′
30
″
O
Jänschwalde
brown coal-fi red power plant containing 6 blocks
each with 500 MW. Built between 1976 and 1989. With an
output of 25 million tons of carbon dioxide per year, this power
plant has the highest emissions of any plant in Germany.
51°04
′
30
″
N
6°27
′
00
″
O
Garzweiler II
brown coal opencast mine. Around 1.3 tons of
brown coal are to be extracted from an area of 48 square
kilometres by 2045. As a result, 12 towns with 7600
inhabitants are to be relocated.
