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Coal 2.0 Nuclear 7.0 (Initial)* Hydal 1.5 50-60 RLNG 7.0 >50 (CCPP)
Efficiency (%)
33-35 35-37 *To be confirmed
Disadvantages:
High cost of power Abundantly not available in our country, hence to be imported
Disadvantages:
Air pollution: Burning coal causes smog, soot, acid rain, global warming, and toxic air emissions. People living within 5 km radius of coal based power plant suffer from respiratory ailments. The high amount of carbon dioxide emission (0.9-0.95 kg/kwh) from thermal power plants contribute to global warming leading to climate change. The water requirement for a coal-based power plant is about 5-180 l/kwhr (0.0050.18 m3/kwh ) Wastes generated: Ash, sludge, toxic chemicals, and waste heat create more environmental problems. Water slurry is used to take the ash from the power plant to the ash pond for disposal. Water slowly seeps into the ground while carrying with it the ash leachate Due to this the ground water gets polluted and may become unsuitable for domestic use The noise levels is more in the coal based thermal power than in the natural gas based or the hydroelectric plant. Fuel : Mining, transporting, and storing coal levels mountains and pollutes the land, water, and air. The land requirement per mega watt of installed capacity for coal is 100-4700 m2 (0.1-4.7 ha) Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) is 1.8 to 4.5 persons per MW of installed capacity Requires extensive transportation system
Disadvantages:
Nuclear plants that rely upon water for once-through cooling systems require twoand-a-half times as much water as fossil fuel plants The amount of solid wastes generated at nuclear plants is relatively small, these radioactive wastes pose health risks that exceed that of any other source of electricity The impact on water resources, aquatic habitats, and fish are therefore more significant with nuclear power plants than any other power generation technology A major failure in a nuclear power plant's cooling systems can create a nuclear meltdown, where fuel rods melt within a matter of seconds. The heat from the uncontrolled reaction can melt everything it comes into contact with. Catastrophic accidents could injure or kill thousands of people. Radioactive contamination hazards to mine workers and nearby populations No source of uranium in Kerala The waste from nuclear energy is extremely dangerous and it has to be carefully looked after for several thousand years Requires larger capital cost because of emergency, containment, radioactive waste and storage systems
Disadvantages:
Dams are extremely expensive to build and must be built to a very high standard. The high cost of dam construction means that they must operate for many decades to become profitable. The flooding of large areas of land means that the natural environment is destroyed. People living in villages and towns that are in the valley to be flooded, must move out. This means that they lose their farms and businesses. The building of large dams can cause serious geological damage. Building a large dam alters the natural water table level. Large number of people will be affected Wild life in the forest will be affected.