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In terms of the environment, nuclear power is much better. Fission plants emit no greenhouse gasses or carbon, and -all- of the waste can be completely contained onsite. Living next to a coal plant would actually expose you to much much more radiation than living next to a nuclear plant, because the airborne effluents produced by burning coal is highly radioactive.
It's one of those things people need to get educated about. The coal industry spends millions to spook everyone about fission, and it makes me cringe to see highly advanced fission systems like in Germany and Japan be swept away by fear and the extraction industry Propaganda.
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Compare and contrast coal power plants and energy in hearing?
coal uses fossil fuels and nuclear power plants doesn't
Why were Nuclear Power Stations made?
Nuclear power plants were made in the hope of providing a more efficient source of electricity than is obtained from coal powered plants.
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.
If the nuclear power plant in palatka Florida exploded will it reach Ocala Florida?
According to Wikipedia's sources, the power plant in Palatka, Seminole Generating Station, is a coal burning power plant. It only appears to be nuclear because of the cooling towers that are iconic of nuclear power plants but can be used coal fired power plants. I would have to imagine that the blast from a coal power plant, if exploded, would not travel the 40 or so miles to Ocala.
What waste problems of nuclear power plants is NOT a problem with a coal-burning power plant?
Radioactive wastes that can last thousands of years
What is an advantage of coal power plants over nuclear power plants?
Coal Power plants are cheaper to build.
What is an advantage of nuclear power plants over coal power plant?
Coal Power plants are cheaper to build.
Which produces more radioactivity in the atmosphere coal fire power plants or nuclear power plants?
Coal fired plants.
Compare and contrast coal power plants and energy in hearing?
coal uses fossil fuels and nuclear power plants doesn't
Do nuclear power plants pollute more than coal power plants?
No. Nuclear power is more efficient because nuclear power is used as splitting atoms, making big bursts of energy, whereas coal power is simply burning coal. So nuclear power uses uranium fission to create energy (electricity), whereas coal power burns coal, emitting carbon. (Mind you, nuclear energy leaves behind radioactive waste - that is arguably easier to deal with for the time being. Not to mention that accidents at nuclear plants can have devastating environmental effects.
How do the three types of power plants make electricity?
Nuclear, coal-fired, and hydroelectric power plants provide electricity.
Why were Nuclear Power Stations made?
Nuclear power plants were made in the hope of providing a more efficient source of electricity than is obtained from coal powered plants.
What percent of nuclear powerplants make energy in the US by coal?
Zero percent of nuclear power plants make energy by coal, US or otherwise.
What are the different kinds of power plants?
Coal fired, Nuclear Power, Gas Fired, Hydro, Wind Power.
What waste problems of nuclear power plants is NOT a problem with a coal burning power plant?
fear of the waste.
How many nuclear power plants are in Alberta?
There are none, Because we use coal or gasoline to power our generators.
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.
