Why Uranium And Water? Why Are These Materials Important?

Why Uranium and water? Why are these materials important? Well, they are relevant to me because it is the reason I had to move. For his job, my father worked at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant. Furthermore, uranium is the main fuel source for power plants across the country. After facing several economic problems the plant is forced to shut down, leaving over 400 employees jobless by next year, this unfortunate event lead to the need for a new job. Which prompted the switch from nuclear to hydroelectric. Nuclear power is a hot topic in politics due to greenhouse gases though, it releases virtually no harmful CO2 gas. However, hydropower is also having political issues caused by the decrease in water supply. To help explain the switch I
Due to not have a degree it was very difficult to find a job that he had the right requirements for. Since there are similarities between a nuclear power plant and a hydroelectric plant he fit the requirements. In each plant, some form of water turns a turbine to produce electricity because of his abundance of experience the position was given to him knowing he could learn the difference between the two plants. The way a dam works is water flows from the reservoir, which is the water located behind the dam. Into an intake tunnel that can be moved up and down depending on where the dam wants to take water in. It then moves under that dam to a turbine that captures the falling water which rotates the turbine.The rotation also turns the generator changing the mechanical energy into electricity. In the hungry horse dam, the turbines shaft is connected to the generator directly above them on a different level of the plant. Water continuously passes through the turbine and out the tailrace allowing water to keep a falling motion instead of dragging down the turbine. Similar to nuclear problems hydroelectric also does not emit air pollution but does require large amounts of energy to build dams. They also cause a sizable quantity of Co2 to be produced by the construction equipment. Furthermore, hydro plants can affect people and animals by changing the land use. The dam can cause trouble for both plants and animals by changing water flow, level, or temperature. Politically hydro plants were greatly accepted because it can displace 578 million tons of carbon but in the same decade was put on pause. They became less acceptable due to the amount of time and carbon