Nuclear pouer station
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A nuclear power station or nuclear power plant is a thermal pouer station in which the heat soorce is a nuclear reactor. As is teepical o thermal pouer stations, heat is uised tae generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected tae a generator that produces electricity. As o 23 Apryle 2014[update], the IAEA report thare are 449 nuclear power reactors in operation[1] operating in 31 countries.[2]
Nuclear plants are uisually considered tae be base load stations syne fuel is a smaw pairt o the cost o production[3] an acause thay canna be easily or quickly dispatched. Thair operations an maintenance (O&M) an fuel costs are, alang wi hydropower stations, at the law end o the spectrum an mak them suitable as base-load pouer suppliers. The cost o spent fuel management, houiver, is somewhat uncertain.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "PRIS - Home". Iaea.org. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ↑ "World Nuclear Power Reactors 2007-08 and Uranium Requirements". World Nuclear Association. 2008-06-09. Archived frae the oreeginal on March 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ↑ "Nuclear Power Economics - Nuclear Energy Costs - World Nuclear Association". www.world-nuclear.org.