10.
11.
12.
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At present, about 3% of the electricity
UK comes from oil; about 20% comes
energy and the
It is
coal.
generated in
from nuclear
remainder of about 77% comes from
anticipated that the percentage
of
will be increased to 30% if the PWR
nuclear energy
programme should receive a green light.
If the Sizewell B project gets its green light, then
it is expected that 6 other PWR nuclear plants will
follow.
The energy growth in the U.K. is between 1 and 1.5%
per annum.
13.
Design Safety Features of the PWR
The design safety features of
are more advanced than U.S. PWRS.
there will be 2
not
the PWR in the U.K.
And in the U.K.
containments; the outer one being
SO strong and is intended to contain
radioactivity which
might have leaked through the
stronger containment by pipe installations, etc.. As
to safety, the design aspect is
thought to be less
"A PWR
important than maintenance and operation.
can be said to be as safe as a Boeing 747, but
either
can bring
about
maintenance or operation.
OF
deaths due to
faulty
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