Hydropower

By: Abigail and Lauren

Safety

HydroElect
People go through a lot of training to
operate machines Nuclear
Trained Workers

Procedures
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To avoid dam failures, take in account
the surrounding area Chance of attacks and explosions

Machine Failures occasionally cause

problems

Generally very safe and little problems

 Reliability
Hydroelectric
There is a chance that the water flow cannot be
strong enough to turn the turbine at a fast
enough rate
Possible for something to get stuck in the turbine
or pipes that transport the water through the
dam
If the structure is not good possibly the dam could
collapse
By having good engineers and ground servaid
properly should not be a problem along with
choosing a location that has a strong current
Creates about 16% of the energy we use
Nuclear
Possible meltdown
Problems with cooling agent
Radiation leaks out
There are many safety precautions
taken at nuclear plants to protect the
civilians and workers in the area
including routine maintenance and
monitoring of the plant and its
reactors
Very Reliable Source
Impacts of society

HydroE
lectric
Boomtowns Nuclear
Can be dangerous to the society

Impact Down-Stream Societies Creates Jobs

Economic Impact
 cost
Nuclear
Hydroelectric
Today's hydroelectric dames coast
from .85 cents for 1 megawatt of
electricity per hour
Installation of hydroelectric dams
cost differs based on the size of
the dam, size of reservoir, and
about of energy it's possible of
producing (ie. higher amount of
energy)possible to be produced
higher prices
Can cost $500- and up
Nuclear power cost is 2.15
cents for 1 megawatt of
electricity per hour
Capital cost-building the
power plant
Plant operating cost-
maintenance which can
vary on size of the
power
External cost which are for
insurance and
legalization of the plant
Environmental impact
Hydroel Nuclear
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Disrupt wildlife in and out of water Radioactive Waste

Disrupt natural flooding processes

Does not omit greenhouse gasses

 Waste management
Hydroelectric

There is no waste once the dame is

constructed

Hydroelectricity uses that force of gravity Nuclear

and the natural flow of water by having
the water go through a chamber to
increase pressure and at a high angle to
increase gravity's force on the water to
turd a turbine
This meaning that no waste products are
produced because the water just
continues going down the river
With no burning causing more co2 emissions
The waste form all nuclear reactor is
radioactive and decays over time
To get rid of the waste properly the
waste is isolated and diluted (if to
hazaris)
Then Slowly Over time the radioactive
waste decays until gone
Our Recommendation
Why nuclear is the better than hydro power
Produces more

Little Environmental Impact

Little societal impact

Cost

Radioactive waste
sources
http://www.usu.edu/ipe/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Reliability-Hydro-Full-Report.pdf

http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-wastes/radioactive-waste-management.a
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http://imechanica.org/node/13437

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_safety_and_security#Vulnerability_of_nuclear_plants_to_attack

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/energy/op/hydro_cernea_social%20impacts_backgroundpaper.pdf

http://water.usgs.gov/edu/hydr

https://newnuclearenergy.wordpress.com/environmental-impact/oadvantages.html
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