Commercial Nuclear Power Plants

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Commercial_Nuclear_Power_Plants

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:alternativeTo	Fossil Fuel Power Plants
gptkbp:contributionToGlobalElectricity	~10% (as of 2023)
gptkbp:coolingSystem	gptkb:water gptkb:Liquid_Metal gptkb:gasoline
gptkbp:decommissioning	Required after operational life
gptkbp:emissionStandard	Low Carbon Dioxide
gptkbp:features	gptkb:Emergency_Core_Cooling_System Redundant Power Supply Containment Building
gptkbp:firstOperationalPlant	gptkb:Obninsk_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkbp:fuelType	gptkb:uranium Plutonium
gptkbp:fundedBy	Public and Private
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Commercial Nuclear Power Plants
gptkbp:location	Worldwide
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Canada gptkb:China gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:Japan gptkb:Russia gptkb:South_Korea gptkb:Ukraine gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Chernobyl_disaster gptkb:Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster gptkb:Three_Mile_Island_accident
gptkbp:numberOfRooms	~440 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:operationalLife	40-60 years
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Utility_Companies
gptkbp:perceivedAs	Controversial
gptkbp:powerSource	Nuclear Fission
gptkbp:purpose	Electricity Generation
gptkbp:reactorType	gptkb:Boiling_Water_Reactor gptkb:Pressurized_Water_Reactor gptkb:Fast_Breeder_Reactor gptkb:Pressurized_Heavy_Water_Reactor gptkb:Advanced_Gas-cooled_Reactor gptkb:CANDU_Reactor
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission
gptkbp:riskFactor	Nuclear Accident
gptkbp:startYear	1954
gptkbp:subject	National Regulations International Atomic Energy Agency Guidelines
gptkbp:wasteType	Radioactive Waste Spent Nuclear Fuel
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Boiling_Water_Reactor
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6