Compare the Nuclear power station with Hydro power station.
SR. No.
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Points
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Nuclear Power plant
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Hydro Power station
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1
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Site/ Location
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Where there is ample supply of water is available, away from thickly populated areas to avoid radioactive pollution.
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Such power plant located at a place where rain fall is more and there is natural head available.
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2 |
Space Required/ Requirement
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Required least space compare to TPP & HPP of same capacity
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More space is required due to large water reservoir(Back water)
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3 |
Auxiliaries equipment requirements
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Auxiliary’s equipment requirements more than hydro power plants.
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Auxiliary’s equipment requirements are less.
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4 |
Initial /capital cost
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Highest due to complex Nuclear reactor.
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High due to construction of dam.
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5 |
Running/opera ting cost
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High running cost.
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Running cost is lowest.
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6 |
Maintenance cost
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Highest cost
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High cost
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7 |
Cost of Fuel
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Expensive
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Freely available.
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8 |
Fuel Transportation cost
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More fuel transportation cost.
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No fuel transportation cost.
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9 |
Overall Generating cost
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More
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Less
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10 |
Air Pollution
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Less as compare to TPP but produces nuclear waste, which is currently a problem
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No air pollution.
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11 |
Simplicity & cleanliness
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Complicated & Clean
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Simple & clean
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12 |
Reliability
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Highest
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Highest
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13 |
Stand by losses
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stand by losses are their
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No stand by losses
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14 |
Overall Efficiency
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Moderate (50 to 55 %).
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Highest (96%)
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15 |
Limit of source of power
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Unlimited, since large deposits of fissionable materials over the world are available.
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Unlimited & inexhaustible
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16 |
Erecting period
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5 to 7 Years
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7 to 10 Years
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17 |
Field Application
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As base load
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Used as base load during as well as peak load
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