Nuclear fission reactor electricity produces no greenhouse gas emissions, and smaller nuclear reactors are less expensive to develop. Transmission lines are essentially exhausted in the United States. And small reactors can be connected to the electrical grid more efficiently.
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Explore the role of nuclear power in a sustainable future. 🌍 Delve into the potential of nuclear energy as a clean and reliable source and discover why it matters for a greener world. Read our blog: https://hubs.ly/Q021Lx520 #NuclearPower #CleanEnergy #Sustainability
UK nuclear reactors support grid in cold weather. EDF’s additional investment in UK nuclear reactors, initially set to retire, has played a crucial role in maintaining the grid during the current cold spell, according to a report. #electricity #energymarket #energysecurity #energysupply #nuclearpower
Biden administration is now pushing nuclear power as an additional means to get enough electricity to meet the huge demands that everything from A1 to EVs will be making on the nation's electric grid. Since nuclear needs water to cool its plants, the coast is one place where nuclear plants currently exist and more might be placed. What do you think about this development? https://lnkd.in/e3zTfBK5 (subscription)
Japan, Canada, and Korea are currently home to the largest nuclear power reactors in the world. However, the rise of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) could have a significant impact on the global energy mix in the coming years. SMRs are smaller and more flexible than traditional reactors, making them easier to deploy in a wider range of locations. #SMRs #CleanEnergy #GlobalEnergyMix
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Fascinating read on the surging growth of #nuclearpower around the world, with 🇨🇳China, 🇮🇳India, 🇹🇷Turkey setting the pace for new construction. If this pace persists, nuclear power expansion could well end up doing more to transition the world off #coal power (the biggest single contributor to global #GHG emissions) than any other individual development. #cdnpoli #energytransition
Economic competitiveness is a challenge for nuclear power, particularly in liberalized electricity markets where utilities compete to meet a given demand by supplying power at the lowest cost. We address two related questions: 1) How competitive is nuclear power? 2) What will determine how well small modular reactors will compete against large nuclear reactors?
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With Nuclear power set to grow with various commitments in different stages by multiple countries, this visual graphics gives a high level snapshot on the current nuclear power capacity by country.
EDF is replacing pipe sections of key reactor circuits that are prone to stress corrosion at a quickening pace, thanks to increasingly efficient work organization. It's confident its problems that severely worsened Europe's energy crisis last winter are mostly behind. Read the latest, and its implications for Europe's power market.
France is confident that its nuclear industry has overcome the problems that severely worsened Europe's energy crisis last winter.
China has made significant strides in expanding its nuclear power capacity over the past decade, with an impressive addition of more than 34 GW. More: https://buff.ly/3UND9ub #NuclearPower
Carbon-free, renewable energy ✔️ According to the World Nuclear Association, as of 2021, Australia has about 1,179,000 tonnes of uranium resources, accounting for around one-third of the world's known uranium resources. ✔️ Nuclear energy is not reliant on environmental factors (sun or wind) to produce a stable output.✔️ It makes sense to close the supply and demand gap with a cost effective and environmentally kind electricity source. #nuclear #environmental #renewable #sustainable
The main job of a reactor is to house and control nuclear fission—a process where atoms split and release energy. Reactors use uranium for nuclear fuel. The uranium is processed into small ceramic pellets and stacked together into sealed metal tubes called fuel rods. Typically, more than 200 of these rods are bundled together to form a fuel assembly. A reactor core is typically made up of a couple hundred assemblies, depending on power level. Inside the reactor vessel, the fuel rods are immersed in water which acts as both a coolant and moderator. The moderator helps slow down the neutrons produced by fission to sustain the chain reaction. Control rods can then be inserted into the reactor core to reduce the reaction rate or withdrawn to increase it. The heat created by fission turns the water into steam, which spins a turbine to produce carbon-free electricity. https://lnkd.in/gd-c_gJ
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1yMaybe no greenhouse gasses but you have nuclear spent fuel rides to deal with. Not saying it’s better or worse but it’s not a cure all. Frankly I am an above of the above type, so think nuclear has potential if we could use it.