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What is similar between a nuclear power station and a fossil fuel power station?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
They both employ steam turbine/generators operating on the Rankine cycle.
They both produce similar amounts of radioactive waste:
- Nuclear power plants "burn" uranium or plutonium through nuclear fission. The amount of nuclear waste produced is about 3 metric tons per terawatt-hour.
- Coal contains small amounts of uranium and thorium, but you have to burn so much coal to produce the same amount of energy, that the total amount of nuclear waste produced by burning coal is about 2 metric tons per terawatt-hour.
Some of this nuclear waste escapes or is dumped into the environment, so both power plants also irradiate you. Coal power plants actually irradiate you 100 times as much as nuclear power plants, since their waste is not as tightly regulated by the government:
- People are exposed to 5 person-rem/year from nuclear power plants.
- People are exposed to 500 person-rem/year from coal power plants.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThe similarities between nuclear power stations and fossil fuel power stations lie in the steam and condensate systems, the turbine-generator (although the nuclear version is optimized for the lower pressure steam that is used), and the electrical power controls.
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoThey all have electrical generators which are connected to the outside grid lines
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoThey both use steam turbines coupled to generators. Some fossil plants particularly natural gas ones however use gas turbines.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoCurrent nuclear power plants use identical type steam turbines, electric generators, and steam condensers/cooling towers as used in other thermal power plants.
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoHydroelectricity and fossil fuels are similar only the way that both of them are energy provider.Other than that there are no similarities in these things.
Wiki User
∙ 6y agoBoth are natural and renewable sources of energy.
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What are the advances of burning fossil fuels over nuclear fuels?
Nuclear fuels are extremely dangerous and the station could explode.
Which of these accurately describes a difference between nuclear energy and fossil fuel?
Nuclear fuel has a higher energy density than fossil fuels.
Is nuclear power a fossil fuel?
Nuclear power is NOT a fossil fuel.
Which type of fossil fuel power station has the shortest start-up time?
Gas stations start up the quickest because they use gas turbines and do not require water to be boiled up to produce steam.
Solar energy fossil fuel water and nuclear?
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How does nuclear energy conserve fossil fuels?
Nuclear energy conserves the use of fossil fuel because if there is a nuclear power station there is no need to burn fossil fuel in that region.
What is the difference between a nuclear power station and coal fired power station?
The difference is in the name; nuclear power plants produce electricity via a nuclear reaction producing head to turn a turbine, whereas coal fired power plants burn coal to produce the same efffect.
How does a nuclear and fossil fuel station differ?
A nuclear station uses the energy from nuclear fission to generate power, but fossil fuel stations burn fossil fuels that release CO2 into the atmosphere, instead of the steam that nuclear plants produce. Therefore, nuclear power is more enviormental friendly, though it has some very radioactive waste products that can be harmful if not disposed properly.
What is the difference between electricity being made in a fossil fuel power station to being made in a nuclear power station?
The difference is only the material that is being used to generate electricity.
What are the advances of burning fossil fuels over nuclear fuels?
Nuclear fuels are extremely dangerous and the station could explode.
What are the differences between fossil fuels and nuclear fuels?
fossil fuel is made by the nature and nuclear fuel is not made by the nature
Compare a power plant that burns fossil fuels with a nuclear power plant?
Both power plants generate electricity, but a fossil fuel power plant burns coal, oil, or gas to produce heat that boils water into steam to drive a turbine, while a nuclear power plant uses nuclear reactions to heat water into steam. Nuclear plants produce no greenhouse gas emissions, while fossil fuel plants do. However, nuclear plants produce radioactive waste that needs to be safely managed for a long time.
Which of these accurately describes a difference between nuclear energy and fossil fuel?
Nuclear fuel has a higher energy density than fossil fuels.
What power station makes very cheap electricity after the station is built?
This is typical of nuclear plants where the fuel costs are low compared with fossil fuel costs.
Is nuclear power a fossil fuel?
Nuclear power is NOT a fossil fuel.
How are a fossil fuel burning power plant and a nuclear plant similar?
They both use steam turbine/generators
Describe the working of a thermal power station.?
1. Heat energy is produced by burning fossil fuel in a furnace or from the fission of uranium in nuclear or by hot gas in a gas-fired power station
