Introduction:
Nuclear power plants have been used for many years to produce electricity. It is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactors and this generates heat. From the nuclear reactor. The start of these power plants was from a discovery of uranium. Today the nuclear power plant is increasing as time goes to get more electricity. However, some may argue that even though nuclear power plants are being built for good use it may not be good for the environment and for our health. Nuclear power plants can do more damage than good. Nuclear power plants are different from other power plants because they can release high amount of radioactivity. There had been a couple of serious accident that had happened which helped …show more content…
During the 1950s it would take an average about five years to build whereas during the 1970s would take an average 14 years. In order to be economically successful it is important to have short and accurate construction. The components that are used in building a nuclear power plant is used from worldwide supplies. The design, construction, assembly and testing is done all by highly-specialized engineers. The construction of nuclear power plants big facilities that have high construction cost. The total cost of electricity depends on construction cost and operations and maintenance including fuel. There are many things that must go in built of nuclear power …show more content…
There are three levels of safety that is involved in building a nuclear power plant, 1) the design for safety in normal operations providing tolerances for system malfunctions, 2) the assumption that incidents will nonetheless occur and the inclusion of safety systems in the facility to minimize damage and protect the public and 3) the provisions of additional safety systems to protect the public based on the analysis of very unlikely accidents. Nuclear Regulatory Commission had revised the safety codes and inspection requirements which caused a lot of reactors to redesign. Other than producing electricity, nuclear power plant produce a lot of nuclear waste. Nuclear waste can be harmful so this was a big part of regulations. In order to be sure that the nuclear waste was being handled correctly, the Congress and the President created a law called Nuclear Waste Policy Act. This allowed the Department of Energy to enter into contracts with generators of nuclear waste to collect the waste in return of payment of fees. These fees would be used to build a long term storage for the nuclear waste but nothing has
Nuclear power plants have been used for many years to produce electricity. It is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactors and this generates heat. From the nuclear reactor. The start of these power plants was from a discovery of uranium. Today the nuclear power plant is increasing as time goes to get more electricity. However, some may argue that even though nuclear power plants are being built for good use it may not be good for the environment and for our health. Nuclear power plants can do more damage than good. Nuclear power plants are different from other power plants because they can release high amount of radioactivity. There had been a couple of serious accident that had happened which helped …show more content…
During the 1950s it would take an average about five years to build whereas during the 1970s would take an average 14 years. In order to be economically successful it is important to have short and accurate construction. The components that are used in building a nuclear power plant is used from worldwide supplies. The design, construction, assembly and testing is done all by highly-specialized engineers. The construction of nuclear power plants big facilities that have high construction cost. The total cost of electricity depends on construction cost and operations and maintenance including fuel. There are many things that must go in built of nuclear power …show more content…
There are three levels of safety that is involved in building a nuclear power plant, 1) the design for safety in normal operations providing tolerances for system malfunctions, 2) the assumption that incidents will nonetheless occur and the inclusion of safety systems in the facility to minimize damage and protect the public and 3) the provisions of additional safety systems to protect the public based on the analysis of very unlikely accidents. Nuclear Regulatory Commission had revised the safety codes and inspection requirements which caused a lot of reactors to redesign. Other than producing electricity, nuclear power plant produce a lot of nuclear waste. Nuclear waste can be harmful so this was a big part of regulations. In order to be sure that the nuclear waste was being handled correctly, the Congress and the President created a law called Nuclear Waste Policy Act. This allowed the Department of Energy to enter into contracts with generators of nuclear waste to collect the waste in return of payment of fees. These fees would be used to build a long term storage for the nuclear waste but nothing has