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