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How many nuclear reactors are there in a nuclear power plant?
There is no fixed number, but most nuclear stations have two reactors. These are usually run quite separately, with separate generating equipment, so that whilst one reactor is being refuelled the other can continue to produce power. Some stations have more than two reactors, but usually then they have been built over a long time period and the later ones may be of an improved design.
Can nuclear energy be built anywhere?
Nuclear energy from the 104 operating nuclear reactors flows into the high voltage transmission lines, and once that has happened it is just power along with all other sources of electric power, so most areas will have some nuclear power being supplied. Of course the grid controllers determine which way current flows depending on the power stations available at the time and the load demand variations in different places. Nuclear plants are generally operated at full base load power because the fuel costs are much lower than for fossil fuels, so the variations in load demand are absorbed by the coal and gas fuelled stations. If you mean can nuclear plants be sited anywhere, this is a different question. You wouldn't put one in a city or highly urbanised area, and you need a source of cooling water as for fossil fuel stations, so the middle of a desert wouldn't be a good place. On the other hand you are not tied to location of the fossil fuels, as the nuclear fuel can easily be supplied by road truck anywhere there are roads. The other thing is how much consumption there is in an area, there is little point in siting a plant in a remote area and then having to build a new transmission line perhaps hundreds of miles to where the load can be used.
What is nuclear power plant decommissioning?
It is safely disposing of the bits of a burned out power station. (As nuclear fission gives off neutrons, anything near a nuclear fission reaction itself becomes radioactive over time, so it is a big job to take down a power station safely)
Why it is important to have power stations with a short start-up time?
Can quickly provide extra electricity when on demand.
Is nuclear energy available at all times?
Nuclear plants are normally run on base load, that is at a constant output, because they run with lower fuel costs than fossil fired stations. Where there is a high proportion of nuclear plant, as in France at 75 percent, some of the nuclear plants will have to load follow, that is respond to changes in national load demand, but I don't think this applies in the US with only 20 percent nuclear. Stations with higher fuel costs would be shutdown at night or other low load periods, rather than nuclear, so yes there will always be some nuclear being generated at any time.
Should people build more nuclear power stations in the UK?
Yes, because nuclear power stations induce energy from a nucleus. That nucleus being from the most common element called Uranium. Unlike power plants that burn coal which is a fossil fuel which leads to globabl warming.... Nuclear power stations dont BURN anything. they just establish nucleuses in a 'chain reaction'. where more and more nucleuses mutate and doubles and doubles whilst giving out TONS of energy. nuclear is a clean process. But it is extremely expensive to build and it would take a long time to make the nuclear reactor and apparatus... they need to be patient. :)
Should the UK go nuclear?
The UK has been nuclear for a very long time. It has lots of nuclear energy stations and lots of nuclear weapons.
When was Payback Time created?
Payback Time was created in 2000.
How many nuclear reactors are there in a nuclear power plant?
There is no fixed number, but most nuclear stations have two reactors. These are usually run quite separately, with separate generating equipment, so that whilst one reactor is being refuelled the other can continue to produce power. Some stations have more than two reactors, but usually then they have been built over a long time period and the later ones may be of an improved design.
What is a payback period?
payback period , it is to pay your period on time jajajaja
What time did the nuclear power plant explode?
a
What are the release dates for Payback Time - 2008?
Payback Time - 2008 was released on: USA: 15 May 2008
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.
What is meant by the payback period?
Something is meant by the payback period. It is the length of time taken to recover the cost of an investment. This is what is meant by the payback period.
What is the difference between payback and discounted payback?
Simple payback method do not care about the time-value of money principle while discounted payback period do take care of this principle in calculation.
Are nuclear power stations more efficient than wing turbines?
They are a lot more energy-producing; they produced millions of watts of power in a short time, whereas wind* turbines make comparatively nothing. The problem with nuclear power is the waste. Nuclear waste takes millions of years to decay, and is very dangerous, so must be stored in bug barrels underground. This is fine until we run out fo space for them. Wind turbines on the other hand; once they are up and running they take up no more space.
What time does payback start WWE?
8:00
