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1. Needs a supply of cooling water, could be a large lake, or river, or the ocean
2. Not in a serious earthquake zone
3. Not too near an airport and certainly not on an approach or take-off route.
4. A few miles away from large towns, ten miles is reasonable. This is mainly for PR reasons, people are worried about pollution even if there is no need to be.
5. If it can be near an existing main transmission line this helps by reducing the need for new lines, though existing ones may need upgrading.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agopublic safety and security There are actually a number of good reasons why nuclear power plants tend to be built in the remote locations. The first and most important of these reasons would appear to be to minimise potential collateral damage in the event of nuclear catastrophe. Other reasons include percieved public danger of irradiation (There is actually little to no danger of this) or the fact that many consider them to be eyesores. One would imagine that there are a plethora of practical considerations at play also.
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∙ 9y agoPower Stations are usually near places where resources are close by. For example, some power stations are built relatively close to coal mines for ease of transport.
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∙ 11y agoThey are pretty dangerous to be around, especially nuclear power plant, also many people don't really like the sight of them
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The biggest source by far is still from coal burning power stations, other large sources are natural gas, nuclear, and hydro power
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Your question is far too broad to be answered specifically. The number of different metals used in a nuclear power station is huge. If you just want to know what is used for fuel, that is generally an isotope of Uranium.
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