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How much land would need to be covered in wind turbines to replace one nuclear power plant?
Beepboop
If each wind turbine produces about 2 MW, which I believe is current though I suppose bigger ones could be built, you would need 750 of them to replace a nuclear reactor, and you would also have to be prepared for blackout periods when the wind is either not blowing or blowing too strongly for safety. I don't know the spacing requirements but should imagine about 1 acre per wind turbine for these large units, otherwise you would get wind shadowing.
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How many average wind turbines are needed to replace 1 average nuclear power plant?
About 500, when the wind is blowing
What does the steam turbines do in a nuclear reactor?
Primarily, the steam turbines spin the generators, which make electricity. That is the primary objective of a nuclear power plant, to make electricity. There are other steam turbines in a nuclear power plant which are used for various functions, such as High Pressure Coolant Injection and Low Pressure Coolant Injection, which are used during various shutdown and emergency scenarios.
What is the purpose of the heat in the nuclear power plant?
To boil water into steam to run (turn) turbines.
Describe the role of steam in a nuclear power plant?
Steam in nuclear power plants is used to drive turbines for generation of kinetic energy.
What type of energy is the ultimate product of a nuclear power plant?
The ultimate product of a nuclear power plant is binding energy, released as heat and radiation. The usual byproduct of that is steam, converted from water, which is used to spin turbines to turn generators to make electricity.
How many average wind turbines are needed to replace 1 average nuclear power plant?
About 500, when the wind is blowing
What does the steam turbines do in a nuclear reactor?
Primarily, the steam turbines spin the generators, which make electricity. That is the primary objective of a nuclear power plant, to make electricity. There are other steam turbines in a nuclear power plant which are used for various functions, such as High Pressure Coolant Injection and Low Pressure Coolant Injection, which are used during various shutdown and emergency scenarios.
What is the purpose of the heat in the nuclear power plant?
To boil water into steam to run (turn) turbines.
What part of a nuclear power plant produces the electricity that can be used in a home?
The steam turbines (which use the steam produced by the hot nuclear pile).
Describe the role of steam in a nuclear power plant?
Steam in nuclear power plants is used to drive turbines for generation of kinetic energy.
What is the waste of nuclear power?
Nuclear reactors produce heat, the heat then is used to make steam, turning turbines. Therefore, the waste of a nuclear power plant is excess steam.
Parts of a nuclear power plant?
Reactor,Control Rods,Steam Generator,Turbines and Generator,Cooling Tower.
How does a nuclear sub marine convert its fuel into motion?
A small scale version of a nuclear power plant-thermal energy from the nuclear reactor is used to raise steam to drive turbines
How is electricity produce inside a nuclear plant?
Nuclear fission produces heat energy that produces steam The steam spins the turbines that spins electric generators and hence producing electricity.
How reliable is the nuclear as a form of energy?
Once the nuclear power plant has been built and put into service, nuclear power is very reliable, it is only dependent on how reliable the plant's equipment is, things like pumps, instruments, turbines, and so on. The reactor itself hardly ever fails.
How does nuclear fission warm your home?
The nuclear power plant heats up water, which turns turbines, which creates electricity via powerlines to your house. The electricity can be used to run a heater in the house.
What type of energy is the ultimate product of nuclear power plant?
The ultimate product of a nuclear power plant is binding energy, released as heat and radiation. The usual byproduct of that is steam, converted from water, which is used to spin turbines to turn generators to make electricity.
