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Nuclear Power Economics | Nuclear Energy Costs - 10 views

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      Great comparison of energy and fuel costs
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How nuclear power works - 3 views

  • You'd encounter the generator that produces the spark and the turbine that turns it. Next, you'd find the jet of steam that turns the turbine and finally the radioactive uranium bundle that heats water into steam. Welcome to the nuclear reactor core.
  • following a volt of electricity back through the wall socket,
  • The water in the reactor also serves as a coolant for the radioactive material, preventing it from overheating and melting down
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Benefits of Nuclear Power - 4 views

  • the main advantage this type of power has over other methods is that it is a clean way to produce energy as it does not result in the emission of any of the poisonous gases like carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide or nitrogen dioxide
  • The disposal of nuclear waste which results during the generation of nuclear power is much easier because it is just dumped in to a geological site where it decays over a period of time and has no negative impact on the ecosystem
  • Nuclear power is safe
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  • sporadic incidents when compared to the rate of accidents which occur in fossil fuel industries, coal mines and gas pipelines
  • uranium and this is available in abundance in the crust of the Earth
  • because most nuclear reactors have a life cycle of 40 years
  • is an extremely reliable source of power
  • this form of power is virtually inexhaustible.
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