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It is safely disposing of the bits of a burned out power station. (As nuclear fission gives off neutrons, anything near a nuclear fission reaction itself becomes radioactive over time, so it is a big job to take down a power station safely)
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How is a nuclear power plant safe?
How is a nuclear power plant safe?
Can you shut down a nuclear power plant?
Yes, nuclear power plant can be shut down.
What nuclear reaction is used to the Bataan power plant?
The nuclear reaction used in the Bataan power plant is nuclear fission.
What produces energy for a nuclear power plant?
The energy source for a nuclear power plant is the fissioning of nuclear fuel, which is normally uranium.
How much coal does a nuclear power station use per year?
A nuclear power station does not use coal to generate the heat to generate electric power. That nuclear power station uses a nuclear fission reactor as the heat source, and it will use no coal at all. There is an indirect use of coal by nuclear power plants. For example, in the United States, nearly all of the fuel for nuclear plants is enriched using power from a dedicated coal burning power plant. That plant, interestingly, is rated as having the highest level of pollutants of any coal plant in the country. Nevertheless, the amount of coal used is very, very small, when considered in terms of its amount per power consumed. Nuclear power plants also consume fossil fuels in many other ways during their lifetimes. These include construction, mining, refinement, enrichment (as mentioned above), decommissioning, transportation and operations, decommissioning, and waste disposal. Any of these could consume some amount of coal. Current estimates of the greenhouse gas emissions related to nuclear power plants seem to average about a quarter the amount produced by combined cycle natural gas plants with cogeneration, or about a tenth of that of coal plants.
How many nuclear sites in Connecticut?
None. The Connecticut Yankee nuclear power plant decommissioning was completed in 2007.
Why is decommissioning a nuclear power plant so expensive?
because they have to safetly turn of the core of the reactor and dispose of the dangeouse chemicals used
What is the cost of decommissioning a coal power plant?
20p
What has the author G N Unsworth written?
G. N. Unsworth has written: 'Decommissioning of CANDU nuclear power stations' -- subject(s): Decommissioning, CANDU reactors, Nuclear reactors
Existing nuclear power plant?
what is the existing of nuclear power plant?
How is a nuclear power plant safe?
How is a nuclear power plant safe?
What is the positive of nuclear power plant?
what is negative of the nuclear power plant
What are some problems associated with decommissioning?
There are three options for decommissioning a nuclear power plant. One is to decommission immediately, another is to go into "safe store" for decommissioning later, and the third is entombment. Entombment means putting the entire plant into concrete or some other material that will encapsulate it. Something like this was done at Chernobyl, because there really was no choice on the matter, but it is not possible to do this completely and permanently. There is always the worry that the entombment materials will break down, or that the plant will begin leaking into the ground water. Decommissioning a nuclear power plant has to be done in a way that is safe for the workers, the people who live and work in the area, and the environment. The plant has to be taken apart without putting radioactive materials, or other potentially poisonous materials, into the air, onto the land, or into the ground water. The buildings have to be torn down, and the equipment broken down and carried off. Anything buried has to be dug up and removed. Any accident that takes place in these operations has the potential to be seriously polluting. There are pros and cons for immediate decommissioning or safe store. The decommissioning operation is less risky after safe store because the most highly radioactive materials have been allowed to decay quite a lot, but the time it takes leaves people nervous about the continued viability of corporations and decommissioning funds, not to mention the presence of an aging and obsolete nuclear power plant which, they fear, might have some problem due to the passing of time.
Where is the Nuclear Fission Power plant in Alaska?
There is no nuclear power plant in Alaska.
What kind of fallout will we see from a nuclear power plant?
Nuclear Fallout comes from a nuclear power plant.
Where is the method of producing electricity from a nuclear power plant used?
In a nuclear power plant
What is the name of the nuclear power plant that expoded in 1986?
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
