Sentences with phrase «nuclear plants»

Although industry representatives may have convinced some political leaders that this is a good idea, there is little evidence of private capital investing in nuclear plants in competitive electricity markets.

Again, we have been hearing a lot of optimistic statements from the nuclear engineering community about new types of nuclear plants for decades, with no real developments.

«Everything you described in your article was true for nuclear plants built in the 1970s,» an industry veteran told me.

Over the last few months we've seen growing recognition by Democratic political leaders that efforts to close nuclear plants prematurely are disastrous for the climate.

While quick to grab the taxpayer - supported nuclear pork, none have committed to construct new nuclear plants at any of the sites.

While the cost of building nuclear plants rose when it switched designs, construction costs fell when it built the same reactor on the same site using the same team.

The company has produced hundreds of technical reports using its proprietary computer codes for operating nuclear plants, and has performed numerous tests to validate its computer codes.

And as natural gas prices rise, keeping nuclear plants on - line will protect consumers and industries from future price shocks.

In the intervening years, the energy policy would give utilities an incentive to use power generated by nuclear plants, which are considered clean sources, though not renewable.

Solar and wind require three to five times as much steel and concrete as nuclear plants.

The plan isn't without controversy, however, since it includes subsidies to ensure the state's existing upstate nuclear plants remain open.

Not the development of more nuclear plants or hydro facilities, as these too have damaging consequences to the environment.

What will nuclear plants do with all their spent fuel in the meantime?

There was a wave of nuclear plant construction from the late 1960s to about 1990.

The study notes that some countries are planning to extend the life of existing nuclear plants.

Over the last half decade or so it has become increasingly difficult for so - called environmentalists to advocate replacing nuclear plants while also campaigning for action on climate change.

Large nuclear plants may need continent spanning distribution systems.

But predictably, when nuclear plants began to shut down, as eight immediately did, something else had to take its place.

The reason is because while the rule would keep nuclear plants producing power, it wouldn't necessarily do the same for coal plants.

The Site services group has carried out over 100 significant projects at nuclear plants around the world without a single lost time injury — a stunning record of safety!

It said nuclear plants should continue to operate as long as they are deemed safe, but didn't set a precise timetable.

In other words, what makes nuclear plants safer are the human factors: not just the plant design but also the construction and operation.

If something needs to be done about CO2, then the next generation of nuclear plants needs to be developed!

Part of this strategy includes saving aging nuclear plants from shutting down and may lead to building new ones.

They also have 28 new nuclear plants under construction, more than any other country.

The state should take the plant back and let the neighboring nuclear plant owners run it for the state.

Where nuclear plants generate power for over 90 percent of the year, solar and wind farms do so for 20 - 40 percent of the year.

The basis of this, I have written before, is allowing competition to develop for small nuclear plants about the size of the gas turbines.

I knew when I was 14 what a big deal it was and I was so against nuclear plants.

About 70,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel has been generated from the 104 licensed commercial nuclear plants and from 11 others no longer in operation.

Such are their problems that we now hear of scientists and technicians at nuclear plants going on strike because they have not received their wages.

Despite rapid growth of wind and solar, it says, two - thirds of power generation will come from gas, coal and nuclear plants over the next decade.

Italian opponents of plans to build the country's first nuclear plants have been strengthened by the ongoing crisis.

Investing in new nuclear plants now is part of a viable clean - energy portfolio that will grow the state's economy and protect the environment for generations to come.

Even nuclear plants have a lot of thermal pollution for their cooling sources.

A typical nuclear plant generates about 20 tons of radioactive waste annually.

This simplified design is as efficient as that of a conventional nuclear plant.

The commission rejected the energy secretary's assertion that retirement of coal and nuclear plants threatens electric resilience.

The reason is clear: those nations offer low - cost loans to nations seeking to finance nuclear plant construction.

We find that the only policies with positive net benefits are the ones that support only nuclear plants.

But they predicted that the catastrophe could lead to new regulations requiring increased investment and operating costs in currently operating and future nuclear plants.

If I build a solar or nuclear plant today, I pay a lot today.