Nuclear Power ProposalNuclear Power Proposal

Colin O’KeeffeColin O’Keeffe

What is Nuclear Energy?What is Nuclear Energy?

A relatively new power A relatively new power source introduced in the source introduced in the early 1970’searly 1970’s

Is created by fission, Is created by fission, splitting of nuclei in atoms, splitting of nuclei in atoms, and/or fusion, the and/or fusion, the combining of nuclei in combining of nuclei in atomsatoms

Fission and fusion can be Fission and fusion can be divided into sub-categories: divided into sub-categories: man made, and naturalman made, and natural

Man made is when the Man made is when the nuclei are manually nuclei are manually combined or splitcombined or split

Naturally is when the sun’s Naturally is when the sun’s heat is used to form a heat is used to form a nuclear reactionnuclear reaction

Costs and Power GenerationCosts and Power Generation

Nuclear energy has the highest rate Nuclear energy has the highest rate of energy generation per dollar spent of energy generation per dollar spent among all power sourcesamong all power sources

Nuclear power is responsible for 16% Nuclear power is responsible for 16% of the world’s electricityof the world’s electricity

This 16% is based on merely 436 This 16% is based on merely 436 plants world-wide plants world-wide

NH Nuclear Plants-Seabrook NH Nuclear Plants-Seabrook StationStation

Currently the only nuclear plant in Currently the only nuclear plant in NHNH

Located in Seabrook, NHLocated in Seabrook, NH Seabrook produced 10,763 GW·h in Seabrook produced 10,763 GW·h in

20072007 Seabrook is a Generation 2 reactor Seabrook is a Generation 2 reactor

(Pressurized Water Reactor)(Pressurized Water Reactor) Federal inspections are done dailyFederal inspections are done daily Built to withstand a bomb explosion Built to withstand a bomb explosion

inside and simultaneously outsideinside and simultaneously outside Constructed with thick walls of non Constructed with thick walls of non

eroding concreteeroding concrete Maintains 100 warning sirens in NH Maintains 100 warning sirens in NH

and MA.and MA.

The plant being proposed will be The plant being proposed will be made almost identical to Seabrook made almost identical to Seabrook station in terms of safety station in terms of safety mechanisms and reactor type mechanisms and reactor type

Nuclear Waste and Nuclear Waste and Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Impact

When procedures are conducted correctly, When procedures are conducted correctly, there is absolutely there is absolutely NONO environmental environmental harmharm

Currently all waste is being stored on site Currently all waste is being stored on site for the short term, then transported to the for the short term, then transported to the nearest nuclear dump sitenearest nuclear dump site

An official US nuclear dumping ground is An official US nuclear dumping ground is being proposed but has still no being proposed but has still no determined locationdetermined location

Why Nuclear for NH?Why Nuclear for NH? ReliableReliable

Cost Effective Cost Effective

Environmentally Environmentally friendlyfriendly

The FactsThe Facts

20% of the electricity 20% of the electricity in the US was from in the US was from nuclear sourcesnuclear sources

There are only 104 There are only 104 nuclear plants nuclear plants (generators) in the US(generators) in the US

The leading source, The leading source, coal, has over 1, 465 coal, has over 1, 465 generators in the USgenerators in the US

The second leading The second leading source, natural gas, source, natural gas, has over 5,435 has over 5,435 generators in the USgenerators in the US

CitationsCitations

http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/CChttp://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/CC/radioactivity.php/radioactivity.php

http://www.nei.org/http://www.nei.org/ http://www.energy.gov/energysources/http://www.energy.gov/energysources/

nuclear.htmnuclear.htm http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/

HBASE/NucEne/reactor.htmlHBASE/NucEne/reactor.html http://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/http://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/

content/where/portfolio/nuclear/content/where/portfolio/nuclear/facts.shtml#funfacts.shtml#fun

http://www.eia.doe.gov/http://www.eia.doe.gov/