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'The Shippingport Atomic Power Station, "the world's first full-scale atomic electric power plant devoted exclusively to peacetime uses," was located near the present-day Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station on the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, about 25 miles from Pittsburgh. The reactor first went critical on December 2, 1957, and was in operation until October, 1982. Shippingport was created and operated under the auspices of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, whose authority included a substantial role within the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). The reactor was capable of an output of 60 MWe. The reactor was designed with two uses in mind: for powering aircraft carriers, and serving as a prototype for commercial electrical power generation.[2] In 1977, it was converted to a Pressurized Light-Water Breeder Reactor (PLWBR).' UK sources would dispute the above, Calder Hall in England produced power in 1956. One must admit that one of the uses of the Calder and Chapelcross reactors was to produce plutonium for military purposes, though this was not emphasised in PR at the time. However to state that Shippingport was exclusively for peaceful purposes, and then say it was designed partly for powering aircraft carriers seems a little two-faced. However let that lie, it was a long time ago.
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What country first introduced the nuclear power plant?
It was the Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant which produced around 5 megawatts of electric power. Russia.
What is nucler power?
The phrase nuclear power means one or both of two things. It can be a type of electricity that is generated by nuclear energy or it can be a nation that possesses nuclear weapons.
What was the first nuclear power plant?
The USSR's Obninsk Nuclear Plant which opened in 1954.
When did russia become a nuclear power?
1949
When did uk become the nuclear power?
The United Kingdom tested its first nuclear weapon on 3 October 1952.
How a nuclear accident occur?
There are many ways a nuclear accident may occur, however most nuclear power plant accident occur due to problem in an reactor.
Negitive consequences of using nuclear power?
Nucular desises can occur
Where nuclear reaction occur?
In the nucleus of the fuel material, such as uranium-235
In what area of the nuclear power plant does the chain reaction occur?
fuel assemblies in the core.
Name two ways that nuclear fission is currently being used?
first it occur in nature and second it occur in power plant
How does a meltdown occur?
When fuel rods in a nuclear power plant generate too much heat, they start to melt.
Why do some not agree with Japan building and using nuclear power plants?
Some people do not agree with Japan building and using nuclear power plants because twenty percent of the worlds earthquakes occur in Japan which causes dangers for the people living in Japan.
Which countries operate commercial nuclear reactors?
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Where does the reaction occur in nuclear fission?
Nuclear energy
Which is a waste problem of nuclear power that does not occur with coal-burning power plants?
The only waste from a nuclear power plant is spent fuel rods, which can be reprocessed. The waste from a coal fired plant is carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, mercury, ash, and soot.
Why aren't there more nuclear power plants?
The reason is that there are many people around the world who are uneducated in the nuclear power field and therefore still assume the stereotypical nuclear meltdown or mutations will occur and as such, oppose their construction vehemently. Also, it is quite expensive to develop and build such plants.
Do you need nuclear power?
You don't need nuclear power, energy can be generated using other methods, fossil fuels, hydro-electric etc. However nuclear power does reduce a countries reliance on fossil fuel, which can be particularly important for countries with few fossil fuel reserves of their own. Nuclear power stations do not release CO2 into the atmosphere so do not directly contribute to global warming. Many countries are looking at an investment in nuclear power to help meet CO2 emissions targets. Nuclear power stations are also required to make plutonium for nuclear weapons. Plutonium does not occur naturally and can only be made from uranium in nuclear reactors. Any country with a nuclear weapons program will have a civilian nuclear power industry for this reason.
