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How is nuclear power distributed?
All electrical power from large plants is fed into a grid system and distributed along high voltage lines, to wherever the load is required, which will include large cities and industrial areas. So nuclear power is no different to fossil fuelled power.
Why do we have nuclear power plants?
We have nuclear power plants to generate electric power without the generation of green house gasses. Yes, these complex systems pose risks, but we do our best to design and build them so they operate safely.
How is nuclear transported?
If you mean nuclear power, it is just regular electricity, so it's transmitted along regular hydro lines to the power plants, where it is distributed.
What state has the least nuclear power plant?
In the US there are many states that have no nuclear plants, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and so on. (I am talking about nuclear power plants, not research facilities). See the NRC website www.nrc.gov for maps and details.
Does the nuclear power station provides cleaner more efficient energy?
The main advantage of nuclear power is that it does not depend on manufacturing carbon dioxide from carbon fuels, as gas, oil and coal power plants do, so nuclear power plants save millions of tons of CO2 being dumped into the atmosphere.
How many nuclear power plants are in Mexico?
Mexico does NOT have nuclear weapons. Its of no use to us. Mexico has what many countries crave, no problems with other countries, so much so, that Mexico's military isn't trained for war, its just trained for defense inside the county. If Mexico began to produce nuclear weapons, it would mean a large split in US-Mexican relations, and Mexican-World relations.
What are people doing about the nuclear meltdowns?
The nuclear power plants are filled with water to keep the atoms from splitting too fast inside the nuclear rod. Because of the earthquake in Japan, the nuclear power plants lost a lot of water in them, which is making the atoms split too fast. Radiation is now leaking from the plants, so crews are going in and dumping seawater into the nuclear plants to cool down the rods.
Does Nuclear Power save energy?
Nuclear power plants generate electricity without burning fossil fuels, so do not release CO2, which causes climate change.
How many people die of nuclear power plants?
Mostly about 536,000 people so far
Do nuclear power plants pollute more than coal power plants?
No. Nuclear power is more efficient because nuclear power is used as splitting atoms, making big bursts of energy, whereas coal power is simply burning coal. So nuclear power uses uranium fission to create energy (electricity), whereas coal power burns coal, emitting carbon. (Mind you, nuclear energy leaves behind radioactive waste - that is arguably easier to deal with for the time being. Not to mention that accidents at nuclear plants can have devastating environmental effects.
What are the disadvantages of building nuclear weapons and plants?
Well their are no disadvantages to nuclear plants, if your using them for nuclear power, as nuclear power is the safest type of energy in modern times. However disadvantages of nuclear weapons include well the ending of the planet, the possibility of it being stolen by terrorists or even it being spied on for another nation so it can create nuclear weapons.
Are there only certain areas where nuclear energy can be used?
a nuclear power station requires adequate cooling water, but that's true of any large power plant. The fuel can easily be delivered by road or rail, so no difficulty there. I would say the only areas not to be able to take nuclear plants are in highly populated places and large conurbations, and that is to prevent exposures to many people if there is an escape of radioactivity.
