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The hidden safeties of nuclear power - Coggle Diagram
The hidden safeties of nuclear power
dangers of current power technology
Coal power plants
large emissions of CO2 and other particulates into the air
health problems for local and global populations
increase in greenhouse gasses
coal mining
severe health problems for miners
coal mines lead to destruction of natural habitats
pollutants leaching into sounding ground
disruption of local plant growth and therefore land animals
water sources become polluted, distrupting aquatic life
Renewable power
Windmills
bird migratory and daily flight pattern changes
noise pollution
Watermills
disruptions in aquatic life movement patterns
aquatic population changes
benefits of nuclear power
reliable
from any given fuel rod, continuous power can be generated until the depletion of the fuel rod, so there are no breaks in power generation
power needs will be met with no interruptions except for planned testing or downtime, which can be scheduled anytime
easy to run the power plants with limited interference
carbon free
there are no carbon emissions from nuclear power generation
healthier atmosphere and people
negligible contributions to global warming
low operating costs
due to the continuous nature of fuel consumption, the operating costs are low because there is no need for continuous resupply during the lifetime of a fuel rod
cheap power, which allows for spending in more important areas and reliable supply of necessary repairs and resources
land efficient
the highest power/land ratio of all clean power generation techniques
less disruptions to wildlife habitats upon creation of a new power plant
misconceptions of nuclear power
waste managment
the amount of waste produced since the 1950s in the entire operating history of the industry is only about 4% the volume of the empire state building. There is a negligible amount of waste and can be stored in a contained, discrete area
nuclear waste can be recycled into other nuclear reactors, thereby decreasing waste and producing slightly more power
risk of disaster
Only three notable nuclear power disasters in 70 years, which is when the industry started: Fukushima, Chernobyl, and Three Mile Island
we have learned from disasters and have put in many redundancies and safety features in critical areas of operation
any failure point in nuclear reactors are designed to always fail safely, in other words, if a failure of a critical process is imminent, it will shut down other systems beforehand, and bring the fuel to sub-criticality, these fail systems also have redundancies