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Advantages of Nuclear
Power Plants
Part 2 By: David Fadeff
 High Reliability
 High Power Density
 Nil Carbon Emission
 Possibly a Renewable
High Reliability
 Immune to various weather conditions
Solar, wind, summer, winter, etc.
High Reliability
 Fuel independent from foreign suppliers
Nuclear fuel is located and mined in the United
States.
No imported gas or oil is required from foreign
countries.
High Reliability
 Affordable
High Power Density
 Fuel enrichment
U-238 to U-235
 Result:
longer lasting fuel
-reduction in cost
-fewer refuels/outages
High Power Density
High Power Density
 Compare nuclear fuel to oil, and coal.
1 kg of coal = 8 kWh
1 kg of mineral oil = 12 kWh
1 kg of U-235 = 24,000,000 kWh
Nil Carbon Emission
 Nuclear power virtually has none.
 Among lowest producers of toxic gas
 Most production from coal plants: over 900 tonnes
 Nuclear and hydroelectric are less than 50 tonnes
 Clean Air Act of 1970
Nil Carbon Emission
Possibly a Renewable
 Yes and no
 Definition: energy source that is not depleted when it is
used.
 Fast Neutron Reactors (about 20)
-reuses old fuel
 Fast Breeder Reactors (about 2 in Russia)
-makes new fuel as it operates
References
 Reliable & Affordable Energy. (2015, January 1). Retrieved
January 19, 2015, from http://www.nei.org/Why-Nuclear-
Energy/Reliable-Affordable-Energy
 Affordable & Reliable – CASEnergy Coalition. (2015, January
1). Retrieved January 19, 2015, from
http://casenergy.org/nuclear-benefits/affordable-reliable
 World Nuclear Association. (2015, January 1). Retrieved
January 20, 2015, from http://www.world-
nuclear.org/info/Nuclear-Fuel-Cycle/Conservation-
Enrichment-and-Fabrication/
 What is Nuclear? / Nuclear Energy. (n.d.). Retrieved January
22, 2015, from
http://www.whatisnuclear.com/articles/nucenergy.html
References (Cont.)
 World Nuclear Association. (2015, January 1). Retrieved January 20, 2015, from
http://www.world-nuclear.org/Nuclear-Basics/Greenhouse-gas-emissions-avoided/
 Life-Cycle Emissions Analyses. (n.d.). Retrieved January 20, 2015, from
http://www.nei.org/Issues-Policy/Protecting-the-Environment/Life-Cycle-
Emissions-Analyses
 World Nuclear Association. (n.d.). Retrieved January 20, 2015, from
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Current-and-Future-Generation/Fast-Neutron-
Reactors/
 Russia bets its energy future on waste-free fast breeder nuclear reactors |
ExtremeTech. (2014, July 10). Retrieved January 25, 2015, from
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/186023-russia-bets-its-energy-future-on-
waste-free-fast-breeder-nuclear-reactors
 EuroNuclear. (n.d.). Fuel comparison. Retrieved January 25, 2015, from
http://www.euronuclear.org/info/encyclopedia/f/fuelcomparison.htm

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Advantages of Nuclear Power Plants

  • 1. Advantages of Nuclear Power Plants Part 2 By: David Fadeff
  • 2.  High Reliability  High Power Density  Nil Carbon Emission  Possibly a Renewable
  • 3. High Reliability  Immune to various weather conditions Solar, wind, summer, winter, etc.
  • 4. High Reliability  Fuel independent from foreign suppliers Nuclear fuel is located and mined in the United States. No imported gas or oil is required from foreign countries.
  • 6. High Power Density  Fuel enrichment U-238 to U-235  Result: longer lasting fuel -reduction in cost -fewer refuels/outages
  • 8. High Power Density  Compare nuclear fuel to oil, and coal. 1 kg of coal = 8 kWh 1 kg of mineral oil = 12 kWh 1 kg of U-235 = 24,000,000 kWh
  • 9. Nil Carbon Emission  Nuclear power virtually has none.  Among lowest producers of toxic gas  Most production from coal plants: over 900 tonnes  Nuclear and hydroelectric are less than 50 tonnes  Clean Air Act of 1970
  • 11. Possibly a Renewable  Yes and no  Definition: energy source that is not depleted when it is used.  Fast Neutron Reactors (about 20) -reuses old fuel  Fast Breeder Reactors (about 2 in Russia) -makes new fuel as it operates
  • 12. References  Reliable & Affordable Energy. (2015, January 1). Retrieved January 19, 2015, from http://www.nei.org/Why-Nuclear- Energy/Reliable-Affordable-Energy  Affordable & Reliable – CASEnergy Coalition. (2015, January 1). Retrieved January 19, 2015, from http://casenergy.org/nuclear-benefits/affordable-reliable  World Nuclear Association. (2015, January 1). Retrieved January 20, 2015, from http://www.world- nuclear.org/info/Nuclear-Fuel-Cycle/Conservation- Enrichment-and-Fabrication/  What is Nuclear? / Nuclear Energy. (n.d.). Retrieved January 22, 2015, from http://www.whatisnuclear.com/articles/nucenergy.html
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