NUCLEAR FACILITY PRESENTATION

Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1
Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit 1
Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1
Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

South Texas Project, Unit 1
Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1
Reactor Type: Boiling Water Reactor

Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1
Reactor Type: pressurized Water Reactor

Cooper Nuclear Station
Reactor Type: Boiling Water Reactor

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1
Reactor Type: Boiling Water Reactor

Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit 3
Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Unit 1
Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor

Advantages of nuclear power generation:

• Nuclear power generation does emit relatively low amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2). The emissions of green house gases and therefore the contribution of nuclear power plants to global warming is therefore relatively little.
• This technology is readily available, it does not have to be developed first.
• It is possible to generate a high amount of electrical energy in one single plant.

Disadvantages of Nuclear Generation Power: 1. High risks: Despite a generally high security standard, accidents can still happen. It is technically impossible to build a plant with 100% security. A small probability of failure will always last. The consequences of an accident would be absolutely devastating both for human being as for the nature.The more nuclear power plants (and nuclear waste storage shelters) are built, the higher is the probability of a disastrous failure somewhere in the world.

2. During the operation of nuclear power plants, radioactive waste is produced, which in turn can be used for the production of nuclear weapons. In addition, the same know-how used to design nuclear power plants can to a certain extent be used to build nuclear weapons (nuclear proliferation)

3. The problem of radioactive waste is still an unsolved one. The waste from nuclear energy is extremely dangerous and it has to be carefully looked after for several thousand years (10'000 years according to United States Environmental Protection Agency standards).