Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident Article

Location of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;...

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Video of How Hydroelectric Power Works

Video of How Hydroelectric Power WorksHydroelectricity energy is a renewable energy source dependent upon the hydrologic cycle of water, which involves evaporation, precipitation and the flow of water due to gravity. Canada has abundant water resources and a geography that provides many opportunities to produce low-cost energy. In fact, accessing the energy from flowing waters has played an important role in the economic and social development of Canada for the past three centuries.Source: Hydroelectricity Power Wo...

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What is hydroelectricity according to wikipedia?

The World Largest Hydroelectricity Three George Dam Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by hydropower, i.e., the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy. Once a hydroelectric complex is constructed, the project produces no direct waste, and has a considerably lower output level of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) than fossil fuel powered...

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Hydroelectricity - source from thecanadianencyclopedia

Picture: Hydroelectricity Beauharnois DamThe Hydroelectricity Beauharnois Dam on the St Lawrence Seaway harnesses some of the river's enormous electric potential (photo by J.A. Kraulis). Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;...

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Hydroelectricity Explained

Hydroelectricity Itaipu Brazil/Paraguay Dam scene at nightClose up view of dam: Itaipu Brazil/Paraguay Hydroelectricity dam Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:"";...

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What is Coal Ash?

What is Coal Ash?Coal combustion byproducts (CCBs) are considered to be four distinct and extremely different materials.FLY ASHFly ash is the finest of coal ash particles. It is called "fly" ash because it is transported from the combustion chamber by exhaust gases. Fly ash is the fine powder formed from the mineral matter in coal, consisting of the noncombustible matter in coal plus a small amount of carbon that remains from incomplete combustion. Fly ash...

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Video - How a coal power station works?

Video - How a coal power station works?Coal shipment from coal jetty transfered to the coal stockyard. There is a large machine called stacker reclaimer, arranged the coal into the storage piles. A series of conveyor belt transport the coal to the generating plant where it goes to the bunker hopper for temporary storage before it was introduced to bowl milling. Coal will be pulverized or; coal is grinded to a fine powder more less 70 microns prior to burning. The pulverized coal is mix with air and is feeded to the furnace combustion that is surrounding...

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