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What advantage does nuclear have over fossil fuels?
Nuclear power plants do not produce greenhouse gas emissions during operation, unlike fossil fuel power plants. Nuclear power is also a more space-efficient way of generating electricity compared to fossil fuels, as nuclear plants require less land for the same amount of energy produced. Additionally, nuclear energy is more reliable and has lower fuel costs in the long run.
What advantage does nuclear power have over fossils fuel?
it does not release green house gases
Why does the fuel consumption increase with increasing power but the air consumption that has been measured remains almost the same?
Fuel consumption increases with increasing power because more fuel is required to generate the additional power. Even though air consumption remains almost the same, the engine needs more fuel to mix with the air in order to produce the higher power output. This results in increased fuel consumption without a significant change in air consumption.
How does nuclear energy differ from fossil fuels?
With fossil fuels we burn them to produce heat. With nuclear fuel we produce a nuclear chain reaction in a reactor which produces heat. Using the heat to produce electricity is the same for both types of fuel.
What are the positive sides of nuclear power?
It's greener and safer than fossil fuel power plants, but produces far more energy than wind or solar power plants. For example, coal power plants produce the same amount of radiation as Three Mile Island every few days, and produce extremely large amounts of particulate pollution, which kill the same number of people as Chernobyl every few weeks. Wind turbines cost about the same amount as nuclear plants, per watt, but to produce the same amount of energy, they require 300 times as much land.
What is the difference between solar geothermal nuclear fossil fuel hydroelectric energy?
they arn't the same type of energy
What is the efficiency of a fossil fuel power plant?
The efficiency of a coal burning power plant is between 35% and 40%. This means that 40% of the energy is used to make electricity and the other 60% is wasted on heat and pollution through cooling towers and smoke stacks. This is the same efficiency that we had in the 1950s.
How do nuclear power plant owners generate revenue from their reactors?
By selling the electricity generated from the heat of the reactor. Same as fossil fuel power plants do, sell electricity generated from the heat of burning.
What other fuels are used in the same way as fossil fuels?
Bio fuel but bio fuel is cleaner to use
Does coal oil same as fossil fuels?
I believe you mean coal bed gas or coal bed methane which is a fossil fuel.
How does electricity reduce the use of fossil fuels?
Electricity does not inherently reduce the use of fossil fuels -- in fact, the production of electric energy is one of the biggest uses of fossil fuels. There are two ways that electric power can reduce the use of fossil fuels: Efficiency improvements, and alternate power sources. Efficiency improvements: * By replacing thousands of relatively inefficient fossil-fuel-burning engines with thousands of electric motors and a couple of highly efficient centralized fossil-fuel-burning electric power plants, the same amount of mechanical work requires less fossil fuel. * By using a microwave oven to cook food rather than a gas or electric conventional oven, only enough energy is used to heat the food itself, rather than heating up the internal structure of the oven and the air it contains, and maintaining that temperature for a longer time. Alternate power sources: Power can be produced in several ways that require no fossil fuels -- see the "What can you use instead of fossil fuels?" question below. Converting those forms of energy to electric power makes it easier to reduce or -- in principle -- eliminate the fossil fuel that otherwise would have been used to produce that electric power.
Is the first and most immature form of coal is peat?
No, while peat can be used a fuel, it is in the same class a wood it is not a fossil fuel. The form of coal that has undergone the least diagenesis (and is still a fossil fuel) is called "Lignite".
What advantage does nuclear have over fossil fuels?
Nuclear power plants do not produce greenhouse gas emissions during operation, unlike fossil fuel power plants. Nuclear power is also a more space-efficient way of generating electricity compared to fossil fuels, as nuclear plants require less land for the same amount of energy produced. Additionally, nuclear energy is more reliable and has lower fuel costs in the long run.
Does alternative energy cost less than normal power?
Nuclear is about the same as fossil fuel in total costs, but more expensive to build the plant. Solar and wind power are more expensive and have to be subsidised to make them economic for power companies to use
Does biomass cost anything to generate?
Yes, you have to grow the plants, or collect the garbage, and there are maintenance costs for the power station, which can be the same as a fossil fuel (coal, oil and natural gas) power station, but without causing global warming.
How is nuclear reactor similar to a conventional fossil fuel power plant?
The useful product of both nuclear fission and of the combustion of fossil fuels is heat. That makes both types of power plants the same. We'll see both a nuclear plant and a fossil fuel plant using heat to turn water to steam. Then we'll see the steam used to drive a generator to make electricity.
What is the difference between a nuclear power station and coal fired power station?
The difference is in the name; nuclear power plants produce electricity via a nuclear reaction producing head to turn a turbine, whereas coal fired power plants burn coal to produce the same efffect.
