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The Pressurised Water Reactor PWR (1989)

AuteurUKAEA
Datumapril 1989
Classificatie 6.01.3.20/32 (VEILIGHEID - REACTOREN - DRUK- EN KOKENDWATER)
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Uit de publicatie:

PWR INTRODUCTION

Our society needs energy to function efficiently. We use energy every day: for heating 
and lighting, for transport, for cooking, for working. Energy comes in a variety of 
forms, but in many ways the cleanest and most convenient source is electricity.

Electricity is a very easy fuel to use: you can have power at the touch of a button. 
It is also efficient and versatile. This has made it an attractive form of energy for 
everyone. It is used especially by the newer types of industry based on computing 
and information handling, and of course it is used daily in homes, hospitals and 
workplaces.

It is not surprising, then, to find that the demand for electricity is rising steadily 
in this country (and also in many others in Europe and North America). In fact, the 
demand for electricity is increasing even in countries where the overall demand for 
energy is steady or slowing down. So it seems likely that more electricity, rather 
than less, will be needed in the future.

Where will this come from? Electricity has to be produced from other energy sources. 
Our two main sources at present are coal and nuclear power, so the extra electricity 
we shall need could be produced by building more coal-fired and nuclear power 
stations. It might also be possible in the near future to harness more of the 
'renewable' sources of energy (sun, winds and tides) for electricity generation. 
We could also import more electricity. Current Government policy favours a 
mixture of all these methods for meeting the anticipated demand.

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