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What is better, a nuclear power plant or a coal?

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Compare and contrast coal and nuclear power plant?

coal is black nuclear is purple


What is an advantage of nuclear power plants over coal power plant?

Coal Power plants are cheaper to build.


Does nuclear power pollute?

Not really. You receive 100 times as much radiation from coal power plant pollution than you do from nuclear power plant leaks.


Is A Coal Power Station Better Than A Nuclear Power Station?

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What are the kind of power plant?

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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.


Which is a waste problem of nuclear power that does not occur with coal-burning power plants?

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What waste problems of nuclear power plants is NOT a problem with a coal burning power plant?

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Is coal a nonrenewable nuclear power source?

Cola is a renewable thermal fuel power source. It is not radioactive in the sense of nuclear plant fuel.


Is a nuclear power plant and power plant the same?

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How could workers at a nuclear power plant be safer than workers at a coal-firing plant?

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What does the generator in a nuclear power plant do?

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