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Yes, it is available from well developed PWR and BWR designs, the fuel costs are reasonable, and it does not create atmospheric pollution. The only serious drawback in my opinion is that there is no approved scheme for long term storage of spent fuel waste.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt is potentially dangerous, it has to be made safe by careful design and operation. With a few exceptions, the worst being Chernobyl, it has been safe in practice for the last 50 years or so.
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How is a nuclear power plant safe?
How is a nuclear power plant safe?
Is nuclear power plant as dangerous as nuclear weapons?
No. Properly engineered nuclear power plants fail safe.
What is an advantage to using a wind turbines to produce electricity?
unlimited energy, safe, no effort.
How can nuclear energy improve our lives?
the nuclear power generates electricity that can help us in our daily lifes, and in this date without electricity life would be almost impossible, because electricity plays an important role in our life.
Is nuclear power a safe form of energy?
Nope. Nuclear power is very enviromentally friendly and very efficient, but accidents can cause great damages. For instance, one of the major problems with the tsunami in Japan was all the nuclear plants that were destroyed.
How reliable is nuclear electricity?
Nuclear power is among the most reliable and safe sources of carbon free electricity.
How is a nuclear power plant safe?
How is a nuclear power plant safe?
What is the most environmentally safe sort of energy?
Solar and wind energy is the most safe. Of the renewable energies, nuclear can produce nuclear waste and go critical, while hydroelectric power can displace many acres of land. Wind and solar energy produce no waste, do not pollutes, and do not displace.
Is nuclear power plant as dangerous as nuclear weapons?
No. Properly engineered nuclear power plants fail safe.
Is nuclear power unsafe?
Nuclear power reactors are potentially dangerous, we have to make them safe by careful design and operation
Is it safe to enter in a nuclear power plant?
A nuclear power plant is safe if it's designed on the most advanced safety measures. Its accurate and permanent maintenance issues are essential to keep any nuclear power plant working safely. I think visitors are not allowed in Nuclear Power Plants.
Is it safe to work or live in the nuclear power plant?
obviously not
How much electricity produced in one power plant?
Nuclear power plants have been build in several sizes. The nuclear reactor to generate electricity was EBR-1, the Experimental Breeder Reactor number 1 in Idaho. On December 20th 1952 it generated enough electricity to power four light bulbs! On June 27 1954 the Obninisk Nuclear Power Station in the USSR became the first nuclear reactor to provide electricity to an electricity grid. It was a 5MW (electric) reactor. In general the larger a reactor the cheaper the electricity it produces, although larger reactors are arguably less safe than smaller ones. The largest nuclear power plant in the world currently is the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant. It has seven reactors in the gigawatt range, KK-1 to KK-5, which are boiling water reactors with an rated output of 1.067GW(e) each, and KK-6 and KK-7, advanced boiling water reactors each with rated outputs of 1.315GW(e). However these reactors and their associated fuel fabrication facilities have been plagued with problems including management malfeasance, falsification of data and earthquakes. All reactors are currently offline for inspection. a reactor is the cheaper it can produce electricity though, and recent designs have be in the multi-gigawatt range.
Is geothermal energy safe for humans and the environment?
Geothermal energy (hot water and steam) is usually used to produce electricity. Electricity is dangerous if misused, but it is usually safe.
Can a car run on nuclear power?
yes, but not directly. The nuclear power will produce electricity and/or hydrogen. The car can run by electricity and/or hydrogen (as gas, liquid, or solid metal hydride). That is not exactly true. A car could indeed run on nuclear power. The fuel cell for an aircraft carrier is about the size of a dime. Auto fuel cells could be pin sized fuel rods that could be sold separately and changed as you moved from car to car. The technology for a safe and viable method for doing this is feasible and doable. The issue would be to move away from fear based technology into one that looked for safe solutions to our energy needs. The only issue that holds back this technology would be the fear factor of individuals and fossil fuel companies.
What is an advantage to using a wind turbines to produce electricity?
unlimited energy, safe, no effort.
Is it safe to work at a nuclear power plant?
not really because a power plant is very dangerous and it can harm you.
