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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Comparison Of Fossil Fuel and Nuclear Power


There are lots of resources in generating energy to power up our daily live. The increase in the demand of energy has put a lots of challenges to fulfill the required needs in the century. Lots of consideration and comparison has been done to gain knowledge in generating energy. The table below are premised on the assumption facilities run with reasonable attention to environmental protection so far as routine operation and concern of waste management.




Table of comparison between Fossil Fuel and Nuclear Energy
[click table to enlarge]


** Question has been raise about the effect of krypton- 85from extensive reprocessing necessary for a breeder reactor system  on  cloud formation and hence potential climate change. However krypton- 85 can be removed from exhaust gases by cyrogenic cooling.





Further explanation and source at Institute For Energy and Environmental Research

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