Me and my friend have a dissagreement about...

[dugweb]

Are portions of the continental US (civilian) locations still powered by Nuclear Power? (excluding research facilities i.e. INEEL in Idaho)

 

[HardcoreRobot]

DUH

About 20% of United States' and 12% of Canadian electrical generation comes from nuclear power plants. Nuclear plants can operate a long time between refuelings ? 500 days is a typical quoted figure, and some plants (Brunswick 1 and Pickering 7) are notable for having gone more than 700 days between refuelings. Nuclear plants tend to be more stable in operation than coal plants, and generally have more advanced control systems that can correct for minor problems or routine fluctuations. Two nuclear plant operators I asked about this wondered what I had been drinking, then said that a modern North American nuclear plant would likely run unattended for quite a bit longer than a coal power plant barring a mandated operator response ? perhaps as long as a few days to a week. This could vary considerably depending on the plant.

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mzombiepower.html

 

[ribbon13]

Hanford, near Richland, WA.

 

[RbSX]

Originally posted by: JudistPriest
Are portions of the continental US (civilian) locations still powered by Nuclear Power? (excluding research facilities i.e. INEEL in Idaho)

haha no the USA runs on fossil fuel power, thats why it's getting so expensive.

sheesh, of course it is.

 

[Justin218]

I hope you were the one arguing that it is.

 

[cmdrmoocow]

There's a plant not far from me in Palatka, Florida.

 

[Zolty]

Nuclear is still way cleaner than fossil fuels, that is if we dispose of the waste and the reaction doesnt go out of control.

 

[Baked]

My friend and I...

 

[HardcoreRobot]

A thriving global industry. A total of 439 nuclear power plants are operating around the world in 30 countries, supplying some 16 percent of the world's electricity. Twenty-six new nuclear plants are under construction in 11 countries.

http://www.nei.org/index.asp?catnum=2&catid=47

 

[GeekDrew]

lol... Yes... I have nothing to back this up because I'm too lazy to google, but I believe that most power plants being constructed are nuclear...

I know the locations of some of them.... no real reason, just do, lol 😛

 

[dugweb]

thanks all 🙂

 

[vi edit]

http://nuclearhistory.tripod.com/secondary_pages/location.html

 

[Colt45]

http://www.psr.org/images/nplants_big.jpg

 

[FoBoT]

there are many nuclear power plants operating in the USA today. i wonder where someone would get the idea that there were none.

 

I belive one of the FERMI plants is still operating in Monroe County, MI.

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: Colt45
http://www.psr.org/images/nplants_big.jpg

Link! Hurry to Arizona before Ganon gets there!

 

[Viper GTS]

I had no idea there were so many on the east coast.

Guess it makes sense, given the population density.

Pacific NW is pretty much devoid of nuclear power (and people too).

Viper GTS