Sentences with phrase «if nuclear power stations»

If nuclear power stations were built in most of the world's countries, what are the risks that terrorists, or irresponsible regimes, would misuse the materials involved?

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If that's not the case, then none of the Nuclear power stations here on Earth would work either.

«If the prime minister gets his way and a new generation of nuclear power stations are built, both the taxpayer and consumer will get stung again.

«If you look at the economics of nuclear power and the commitment the coalition has made not to subsidise it, and then you reflect on the fact not a single nuclear power station has been built anywhere in the world without public subsidy, maybe, just maybe the issue won't arise,» he said.

«Now, if it turns out that - for the first time in decades - a consortium is prepared to build a nuclear power station without public subsidy, then... that will, in all probability, go ahead.

The deal to provide a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point would have cost even more if George Osborne had had his way, the former energy secretary Ed Davey has said.

If China's use of renewable and nuclear energy grows at a plausible rate, and the country captures some of its emissions from coal - burning power stations and keeps making improvements in energy efficiency, by 2050 its total emissions could end up 4 per cent lower than today, says Zhou.

In the short term, new gas - fired power stations can help cut emissions, but only if they replace existing coal - fired power stations rather than nuclear plants or renewable energy sources.

Marks wonders if the OST has communicated this view to Nuclear Electric, which is currently installing a safety - critical software engineering system at the Sizewell B nuclear power sNuclear Electric, which is currently installing a safety - critical software engineering system at the Sizewell B nuclear power snuclear power station.

IF ALL the red traffic lights in the US were fitted with a new energy - saving device, the country could close down one nuclear power station.

But yes, I would be happy to live next to a nuclear power station, if only they weren't such big ugly things.

If 15 per cent of the UK roofs had solar, they would generate as much electricity as six existing nuclear power stations.

With the games now awarded to Tokyo, if these stations are running, the «Nuclear Games will have a ticking time bomb powering every moment.»

Billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide have been released into the atmosphere from coal - fired power stations that would never have been built if it weren't for our fear of nuclear power.

Re # 33 While using nuclear explosions to solve the problem of AGW is almost certainly less political acceptable than the alternative of building thousands of nuclear power stations, it could produce a solution that would be more effective if the situation becomes urgent.

This process doesn't produce the radioactivity and nuclear waste, as would be found in nuclear power stations, as this process if different, and known as nuclear fission.

As examples of the issues involved, the CCC points out that if new nuclear power stations are built around the coast, they must be protected against sea - level rise well beyond their operational lifetime.

A report backed by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has claimed that microgeneration could prevent the need for new nuclear power stations if enough people adopt the technology.

If this was to happen, microgeneration could produce as much energy as five large new nuclear power stations and by 2030 we could be saving as much carbon as if we were to take all HGVs and buses off our roadIf this was to happen, microgeneration could produce as much energy as five large new nuclear power stations and by 2030 we could be saving as much carbon as if we were to take all HGVs and buses off our roadif we were to take all HGVs and buses off our roads.

If you don't like trading electricity, go and build your fancy nuclear power stations, but then don't complain about wholesale prices of 15ct / kWh and more.

For example, if a massive global nuclear expansion was one way of savagely reducing the amount of coal and natural gas burned in power stations (which it is) and the cost disadvantage of nuclear wasn't completely silly (which it isn't) then that could work.

More significant perhaps is the legacy of nuclear power for future generations, particularly if the worst case scenarios of anthropogenic climate change play out, where society will be vulnerable and incohesive and possibly less able to cope with the technical challenge of maintaining or decomissioning elderly nuclear power stations or dealing with the build up of waste.

Personally if I were in a position to do so (and couldn't build nuclear or preferably coal fired power station to provide desperately needed power quickly) I would invest in research to develop a combined tidal and wave power unit.

If we closed down all our coal fired power stations and build nuclear power stations to replace them it would cost us billions and billions of dollars.

If we really were «running out of time» then (unless the politicians actually wanted climate catastrophe to happen) every country would be building nuclear power stations as fast as possible, and machine - gunning any protesters who tried to stop them, wouldn't they?

Interesting that there was the cause and effect here, that if you close nuclear power stations you will need something to replace them, and there is a consequence to that.

Given the evident concern about nuclear waste, it will be interesting to see if there is any reactions from young people to the governments recent admission that, on current NDA plans, the proposed Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is not expected to be available to take spent fuel from new nuclear power stations until around 2130, which they note «is approximately 50 years after the likely end of electricity generation for the first new nuclear power station».

If the discount rate to use in estimating the damage costs for CO2 emissions is 1 %, then why aren't we using 1 % discount rate in evaluating whether to build nuclear or coal fired power stations?

Nuclear powered electricity would be much cheaper if the power station operators were allowed to dump their radioactive wastes in the sea.

If you really want to do something about climate change, wouldn't cogenerating nuclear power stations be the best way to start?

It is if a terrorist cell decides to target a nuclear power station, or even a coal - fired power station that we need to be extremely worried, as the results could be catastrophic.

Author and blogger Chris Goodall estimates that if the planned construction of new nuclear power stations in the UK stalls in response to the crisis, the result will be an increase of 9m tonnes of carbon dioxide for every year we delay».

If we could, then the cheapest way to build a coal power station would be to build a nuclear power first and then convert it to burn coal.

As for solutions if CO2 is a big problem: I think we should just replace coal - fired power stations with nuclear, and then shift terrestrial transportation first to natural gas and then hydrogen, leaving the fossil fuels for air - travel.