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Explore the invaluable role of nuclear power amidst growing energy demands, comparing it with other sources, waste disposal, and safety concerns. Discover how it differs from coal, France’s nuclear success, waste disposal methods, Chernobyl tragedy, modern reactor advancements, and lessons from Three Mile Island incident.
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Nuclear Power: Our Misunderstood Friend
Overview • Growing Demand for Energy • Comparison of Nuclear with Other Forms of Energy • Disposal of Waste • Safety of Nuclear Energy
Growing Demand for Electricity • Steady increase of use • How electric drive vehicles will impact use • EGU MACT legislation will impact demand
Better for the environment because it is renewable Generates at a capacity of 20-40% Rate of Injury of Workers Wind
Solar • Better for the environment because it is renewable • Can only generate at a capacity of15-30% • Battery technology
Nuclear vs. Coal Nuclear Coal 80% of electricity generated by DTE Mining, transport, burning low energy content Large fluctuations in cost of fuel High cost in fuel • About 19% of electricity generated by DTE • Uses less than 0.00001% fuel • High energy content • Less susceptible to fluctuation • High initial cost
Nuclear Power in France • 75% electricity from nuclear • 17% electricity from recycled nuclear power • Generate 3 billion euro by selling to the rest of Europe
Disposal of Waste • Types of Nuclear Waste • Disposal of Nuclear waste • Amount Generated • Repository
Types of Waste • Gaseous
Types of Waste • Liquid
Types of Waste • Solid
Disposal of Nuclear Waste • On Site Repository
What Happened • Failed Experiment • Ignored Warnings • Explosion • Runaway Nuclear Reactor
Effects of Chernobyl • 100,000 km2 of contamination • Rise in Thyroid Cancer • Treatment 96% Effective. • Could have been prevented. • Liquidators and Acute Radiation Sickness • Firefighters in the Plant. • Cancer Rates in Highly Contaminated Group • 4000 Extra Cancer Deaths among 600,000 People. • Cancer Rates of People in Contaminated Zones • 5000 Extra Cancer Deaths among 5 Million People
How Modern Reactors Differ From Old Soviet Reactors • RBMK Reactor • Water Cooled • Graphite Rod Moderators • No Containment Vessel • Light Water Reactor • Water Cooled • Water Moderated • Steel and Concrete Containment Vessel
Effects • Average Dose of Radiation • 1 milirem • 1/6th radiation produced by a chest x-ray • Maximum Dose of Radiation • Less than 100 milirem • Background Radiation 100 to 125 milirems per year • Radioactive Isotopes • Very Low Levels Detected • Radiation Contained • Containment vessel was not breached
Aftermath • NRC given more control of power plants • Human Error • Operator training improved by lessons learned. • 2 Full Time inspectors at each site. • Design Problems • Improved controls and indicators. • Piping system revamped. • Component Failures • Auxiliary Coolant Systems. • Automatic Shutdown.
Our No Longer Misunderstood Friend Nuclear Power: