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maybe cuz the desert is dry

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Q: Why can't you build a nuclear power plant in the middle of the desert?
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Why would you not build a nuclear plant in the middle of a desert?

A nuclear power plant needs a large heatsink, i.e. cooling water. There is very little cooling water in the middle of a desert. That is why nuclear power plants are generally built on the edge of oceans or lakes, or on large rivers.


Is it legal to build a nuclear power plant in the US?

It is legal to build a nuclear power plant in the U. S., provided the licenses and permits are granted.


Why the nuclear power plant build?

Because the power plant is the source of electricity


Why would you build a nuclear power plant in a middle of a desert?

Seems unlikely. Any power plant is useful only if it can deliver power to where it is required. Also you need a good source of water for cooling. The one clear advantage, however, is that it would be far from populated areas, and hence far less dangerous to people.


Where is the best place in the US to build a nuclear power plant?

no where


Resources used to build a nuclear power plant?

Graphite, Concrete and Lead.


How do you make a working model of nuclear power plant?

You would not be able to obtain the fissile material necessary to build a working model of a nuclear power plant. You could build a model, for sure, but it would not be a working model.


What scientists would be needed to build a nuclear power plant?

None. Building a nuclear power station is a job for engineers.


Where is the nearest nuclear power plant to Finland?

In Finland. There are several nuclear power plants in Finland and more are likely to be build.


What is the average cost to build a typical nuclear power plant?

6-7 billion


Who was the inventor of first nuclear plant?

Leo Szilard invented the nuclear reactor in 1933, but did not build it.Enrico Fermi built first nuclear reactor, CP-1 in 1942.Walter Zinn built the first nuclear power plant, EBR-1 in 1951.


How would you feel if your town wanted to build a nuclear power plant very close to your home?

I would want them to build it somewhere else, but the same would apply to any type of power plant or industrial plant