Sentences with phrase «than a nuclear power plant»

The sentence marked with an asterisk was changed from «In fact, fly ash — a by - product from burning coal for power — and other coal waste contains up to 100 times more radiation than nuclear waste» to «In fact, the fly ash emitted by a power plant — a by - product from burning coal for electricity — carries into the surrounding environment 100 times more radiation than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.»

sWow, if hundreds of thousands of tons of uranium are being released by coal power plants it would appear they are more dangerous than nuclear power plants.

In addition to the potential passenger dangers, he says that pilots could only fly a limited number of flights to prevent overexposure to nuclear radiation, noting that after a few flights, they would have been exposed to far more radiation than nuclear power plant workers.

Wind and solar all cause more emissions to produce the facility than a nuclear power plant.

Wind energy creates 30 % more jobs than a coal plant and 66 % more than a nuclear power plant per unit of energy generated.

Not exact matches

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded 29 years ago on 26 April 1986, releasing radioactive particles into the air that were 250 times more powerful than the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

Perry has repeatedly said that storing fuel on site makes coal and nuclear plants less prone to shutdowns than other power generators in the event of disasters and attacks.

Within a few months it took a 30 % + plunge due to cost overruns on its new Nuclear Power Plant project and than abandonment due to the bankruptcy of Westinghouse.

Japan's Nikkei stock index nose - dived more than 12 percent Tuesday as the earthquake - shattered country faced an unfolding nuclear crisis after a radiation leak was detected at a crippled power plant.

Tests conducted on water being dumped into the Pacific Ocean near the Fukushima nuclear power plant have found levels of radioactivity millions of times more than is normal in water.

By that time, nuclear power plants will be spread throughout the world, and it is predicted that more than 35 countries will possess nuclear weapons (as opposed to seven now).

Assembly Democrats grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's energy officials for more than four hours yesterday on a taxpayer subsidized plan executed by the PSC and a major energy company — Entergy — that will keep three upstate nuclear power plants alive for the next twelve years.

«The closing of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant will devastate the lives of the more than 600 employees and their families.

It's also the date for an $ 8 billion bailout of some upstate nuclear power plants to begin, and more than 80 local government leaders are making a last - ditch effort to stop a plan that they say will cost electric utility ratepayers billions of dollars.

[214] Euan Phimister has said that bills are likely to increase across the whole of Great Britain because renewable schemes and new nuclear power stations in England are both receiving higher subsidies than the power plants which will shortly close due to environmental regulations.

Assembly Democrats grilled Governor Andrew Cuomo's energy officials for more than four hours on a plan executed by the Public Service Commission and a major energy company that will keep three upstate nuclear power plants alive for the next twelve years.

A report commissioned by two environmental groups shows that low - carbon options will be ready to replace the more than 2,000 megawatts of power lost by the closure of New York's Indian Point nuclear power plant in four years.

Many of the same warnings Mario Cuomo heard in the 1980s about Shoreham are the same ones his son hears today from supporters of Indian Point: Closing a nuclear plant will result in blackouts, a less reliable electric grid and increased air pollution as fossil fuels are burned to replace the lost emissions - free nuclear power; customers could face higher bills; more than 1,000 jobs will be lost, and tax revenue for schools and towns will dissipate.

«The closing of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant will devastate the lives of more than 600 employees and their families.

Indian Point boosts New York's economy by $ 1.5 billion per year A new report claims that the Indian Point nuclear power plant contributes more than $ 1.5 billion to New York's economy every year.

Assembly Democrats grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's energy officials for more than four hours Monday about a plan executed by the Public Service Commission and a major energy company that will keep three upstate nuclear power plants alive for the next 12 years.

Additional testing has turned up even higher levels of radioactive tritium than what was reported last week at the Indian Point nuclear power plant.

For the second time in less than a week, the Nine Mile Point Unit 2 nuclear power plant in Oswego County experienced an automatic shutdown, due to a problem at the plant.

Additional testing has turned up higher levels of radioactive tritium in groundwater than what was reported last week at the Indian Point nuclear power plant.

More than 100 organizations across New York and the country are sending a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo asking the state not to subsidize nuclear power plants.

The other side of the «green» argument against nuclear power is the fear by some climate scientists that carbon emissions in New York could increase by more than 31 million metric tons during the next two years, if a number of nuclear power plants close.

Just more than a week after the state Public Service Commission approved a long - term clean, renewable energy standard that includes subsidies for nuclear power, the state on Tuesday touted Exelon's planned acquisition of the FitzPatrick nuclear plant from Entergy Corp..

Indian Point Energy Center, the more than aging nuclear power plant in Westchester County that's just a short trip up the Hudson River from America's most populous city, will fully close by 2021.

«The closing of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant will devastate the lives of the more than 600 employees and their families,» Cuomo said.

Power plants that depend on natural gas can make electricity more cheaply than nuclear plants.

It triggered a devastating tsunami that killed more than 20,000 people and an ongoing nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

Research suggests the risks posed to the nation's nuclear reactors may have been underestimated and therefore could be worse than the power plants were designed to withstand

As a general clarification, ounce for ounce, coal ash released from a power plant delivers more radiation than nuclear waste shielded via water or dry cask storage.

Though the wastes from nuclear power plants are highly toxic, their physical quantity is surprisingly small — barely more than 2,000 tons a year in the United States.

After the public soured on nuclear power following Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster, a previous administration even decided to build new coal - fired power plants rather than turn to renewable energy, Yun says.

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.

COPENHAGEN — Revolutionizing the energy industry to achieve a target concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere of no more than 450 parts per million (ppm) would require building 17 nuclear power plants a year between now and 2030; 17,000 wind turbines a year; or two hydropower dams on the scale of Three Gorges Dam in China, according to the International Energy Agency.

«We are heating the salts to more than 1,000 degrees F and that results in the same inlet conditions that utilities see today on a coal - fired or nuclear power plant,» says Terry Murphy, SolarReserve's president.

For example, he points out that the proportion of electricity to be generated by nuclear power plants in the year 2000 will, at 34 per cent, be almost double the previous forecast made less than three years ago.

New Jersey - based NRG Energy applies to build the first new nuclear power plant in the U.S. in more than 30 years

More than 100 gigawatts of geothermal power (one tenth of the current U.S. electrical generation) could be developed for $ 1 billion during the next 40 years — at the full cost of one carbon - capturing coal - fired power plant or one - third the cost of a new nuclear generator.

That helps explain why such a large earthquake was unexpected in the region, resulting in catastrophic consequences that included more than 24,000 people dead or missing and fuel meltdowns in three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the coast.

The site is more than 600 miles from the nearest nuclear power plant, which would simplify identifying antineutrinos from Earth's core.

NuScale claims it will be able to produce power at about seven to nine cents per kilowatt - hour — roughly the same as big nuclear plants, only a few cents more than the cheapest modern natural gas — fired or coal - fired plants, and one - third the cost of a typical diesel generator.

Even though Illinois has more nuclear power plants than any other state, Obama is not gung ho on that type of energy.

In less than two weeks, it will be five years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami killed over 15,000 people and crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The cesium levels in the groundwater were up to 10 times higher than the levels found in seawater within the harbor of the nuclear power plant itself.

The Qinshan addition is one of 20 new nuclear power plants undergoing construction or approved for construction in China today, part of a bid to increase the nuclear share of China's electricity - generating capacity from less than 2 percent to 5 percent.

They envision zero - carbon power plants that run on fuel made from hydrogen isotopes in seawater and produce less waste than today's nuclear power plants.

Energy company SCANA subsidiary South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G) plans to add two AP - 1000 reactors to its nuclear power plant near Jenkinsville, S.C., by 2016 and 2019, whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority will finally complete Watts Bar Unit 2 near Chattanooga, Tenn. — more than 30 years after construction began, including a nearly two - decade hiatus — next year.