Bradwell, near Essex, was a Magnox plant, using natural uranium as its fuel.
You mean Kingsnorth in the UK? It is not nuclear, coal is used there.
The difference is only the material that is being used to generate electricity.
The Kayamkulam Power Plant, in Kerala, India, is a 350 MW Gas Fired Plant.
The international space station makes use of solar power.
Cruachan Power Station is a storage hydro-electric power station whereas a Normal Hydroelectric power station is produced and then used, no storage needed.
In a power station that uses fossil fuels, The fuel is burnt and the heat used to generate steam. The steam is then injected onto the turbine blades, making it turn.In Hydro elcectric stations, special water turbines are used. Water pressure is used to turn the turbine blades directly.
Yes, certainly, it used to be a major fuel but now it is generally too expensive, except in countries like Saudi Arabia where they have plenty of oil on the spot
To power vehicles, for example, it is used as rocket fuel to power rockets and planes.
All petrol fuel available on the continent is imported by the government that supports the research station where the fuel is used.
To power vehicles, for example, it is used as rocket fuel to power rockets and planes.
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.
Plutionium, Uranium and/or Americum can all be used to fuel a nuclear fission power station