Author Question: Fewer nuclear reactors have been built than might have been expected because of the high costs of ... (Read 40 times)

ahriuashd · **on:** Jul 28, 2018

Fewer nuclear reactors have been built than might have been expected because of the high costs of satisfying unreasonable demands for safety compared to other sorts of energy.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How it is that Insull's apartment building allows more efficiency in the distribution and supply system?

What will be an ideal response?

britb2u · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

This is a sentiment reflecting what is felt by many supporters of nuclear energy,
and has a kernel of truth to it. Safety requirements are far more stringent for nuclear plants
than for fossil-fuel plants. However, the reluctance of members of the public are more likely
to be reverberating remnants of the Three Mile Island accident and the Chernobyl accident.

Answer to Question 2

Different families operate on different schedules. One might eat at 6 PM, some
may eat at 7 PM. This means that the maximum demand for one family and for the other
fall at different times. The net generating capacity is less than if each family had its own
generator.