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The power plant was hit by a major earthquake and responded perfectly, from everything we can determine at this point.
It takes a great deal of energy and time to shut down something that generates this much power and the shutdown procedure was working until a Tsunami wave hit the plant and washed away the backup generators that were being used to cool the reactors.
American reactors have these generators underground. The units at this plant were above ground and were destroyed in the wave. This left the reactors with no method to cool the systems or to destroy the hydrogen buildup.
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Why did your band saw motor reverse direction?
the power leads were wired wrong
In what four ways do utilities serve the public?
I think it can be gas, telephone, water, electric power. But i can be wrong.
What could go wrong if you change the voltage on a PC power supply?
the computer will not switch on. May be the SMPS fail leading to a huge spark.
Can you get fired from your job at an chemical plant and a ammonia plant?
Sure! You can get fired from any job. However, if it's a union plant, you need to have done something wrong to get fired. A union will keep a good worker from getting fired just because the boss doesn't like him; it won't keep a bad worker from getting fired for a hazardous act. I think you mean the company will be on fire due to the chemicals they are manufacturing? then the answer is it is unlikely. All the production plant will have strict regulations to prevent any disaster and they wont let you fire the whole industry.
What will happened when you enter wrong data?
You get the wrong results.
What is wrong in the Bataan nuclear power plant?
see related links below
What are the negative stuff about nuclear power?
1. The nuclear power is messy 2. The biggest negative about nuclear power is the safety factor. If something goes wrong, it can be really bad! 3. Another problem is the amount of heat created by a nuclear power plant. 4. Nuclear power can cause death or extremely bad injuries as part of nuclear power is explosive .
What Are The Negative Things about Nuclear Power?
The biggest negative about nuclear power is the safety factor. If something goes wrong, it can be really bad! Another problem is the amount of heat created by a nuclear power plant. Try googling Chernobyl and 12 (or just) 'mile island' they are great examples of what can go wrong.
Would it be safe to build a nuclear power plant in a city in order to supply the city with alternative power?
Most nuclear plants operate their whole lives entirely safely, but as we have seen in Japan recently, things can go wrong occasionally and its best not to have too many people living near the plant. Transmission lines from the plant at say 20 miles can easily bring the power to the city instaed.
Social issues related to nuclear power plant?
I don't know of any, except that some people are for nuclear and some against. Is this what you had in mind?
What is the disadvantage of having a power station near your house?
The bad thing about living near a nuclear power plant is that radiation will end up affecting you in the long run. No matter what you will be exposed to the radtiation somehow. Everyday you will worry about a melt down occurring and hopefully you wont have kids who will also be exposed to that as well.
Where is the largest thermal power station in NewZealand?
Since this question is in the "nuclear energy" category, I assume it relates to nuclear thermal reactor. To my knowledge there are no nuclear plants in New Zealand. It would make sense, however, for the question to refer to a geothermal plant and be in the wrong category. If that is the case, the the answer is the Wairakei Plant at Wairakei, at about the center of the North Island. This plant is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2011. When it is, the largest geothermal plant in New Zealand will be the Nga Awa Purua Power station in Taupo, which is also at about the center of the North Island.
What would be the social consequences if a nuclear power plant exploded?
First and foremost, it is impossible for a nuclear power plant to explode. i.e. to go nuclear, because it is impossible for it to stay in prompt critical geometry long enough to consume the fuel for a runaway reaction to occur. Period. Not possible. Even if a terrorist organization infiltrated the facility and blew it up, that would be a chemical explosion, not a nuclear explosion. Yes, there would be release of radioactive materials to the environment, but it would not be a nuclear detonation as from a nuclear bomb. Get your heads straight around that. Its just not possible. The geometry is all wrong.
Can you get cancer from nuclear power plants?
Only if things go badly wrong and radioactivity leaks from the reactor
Is the nuclear power plant Fukushima out of control?
There is some degree of control at the power plant, but it is not fully stable, so the possibility exists that things could unexpectedly go wrong. TEPCO, the owner of the plant, has been trying to stabilize the situation since the accidents. It has succeeded to some degree, but says the plants will not be fully stable until April of 2012. The history of statements from TEPCO is not encouraging, as they have been proven to be wrong about several important issues. Originally, they said there was no meltdown, and now they say there were three. Their present position sounds credible, at least.
Is solar power or nuclear power better?
The 'power' that comes from a both nuclear and solar is the same - it's electricity. Nuclear power is quite clean while it is being produced (assuming nothing goes wrong with the plant), however getting rid of the harmful nuclear waste after it's use is an extremely difficult pollution problem. Solar power is 100% clean, and no harmful waste is caused after it's useful life. If you were to power a house with solar electricity, it can either be done by suplimenting the electricity needs at night with other green electicity (such as from a green energy supplier), or the electricity from the solar panels can be stored in solar batteries then power will be available day and night. Looking at the very short term problem, nuclear produces a lot of power and is clean (apart from after it's use). Looking at long term, and the need to reduce pollution and nuclear waste then more solar power is better. Nuclear and solar should work together - If more houses/buildings were powered by solar (and other green electicity) then it would mean reducing the need for quite as many nuclear power stations.
What wrong with nuclear energy?
people
