TNAG-1508-FCO40-2066-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1987 — Page 141

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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