UCLEAR POWER STATIONS ARE CHEAPER THAN THERMAL POWER STATIONS
Although the capital construction costs for a nuclear power
station, the station are higher than those of a thermal power
same.
the
kilowatt
fuel costs are much lower and the operating costs are about
So if we calculate the generating costs for each
of electricity, the nuclear power station is some 15-50% cheaper
than the thermal power station. The fuel bill for a thermal power
whereas the station amounts to 40-60% of its generating costs,
of
fuel bill for a nuclear power station amounts to only 20-30%
the total generating cost. So, under the influence of fuel cost, higher generating costs of a thermal power station are much
the
than those of a nuclear power station.
CALCULATE HOW MUCH RADIATION YOU RECEIVE
For millions
of
years,
mankind
YOUR WAY OF LIFE
has progressed and multiplied
in
an environment of natural
radia-
Food, drink, air
tion. Throughout your life,
from
- 0.25 mSv/yr
beginning
to end,
you
are
constantly exposed to
rays of radiation,
invisible
Plane trip (2,000 km)
but of course
0.01 mSv
you
are
still
healthy.
Radiation
in
our
natural
Television viewing (2hrs/day)
environment comes
cosmic rays and traces of natural
mainly from
0.01 mSv/yr
radioactive
elements such as
Wearing a luminous watch
uranium,
thorium,
copper
and
- 0.02 mSv/yr
potassium-40
found in soil and
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