Burning fossil fuels can also produce sulphur dioxide. This gas causes acid rain.
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Nuclear Power: advantages & disadvantages
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Disadvantages - used fuel rods contain radioactive waste, nuclear reactors are safe in normal operation but an explosion could release radioactive material over a wide area.
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Advantages - never run out as always replenished by natural processes, don't produce greenhouse gases or acid rain, don't create radioactive waste products, can be used where connection to the National Grid is uneconomical.
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P3.5 - Big energy issues
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Reliability problem with wind, waves - wind and waves too weak on very calm days.
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Reliability problem with solar - no solar energy at night, and variable during the day.
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Capital costs are lowest for gas-fired power stations and greatest for wind and nuclear power, including decommissioning costs. Overall costs including fuel costs are the lowest for hydroelectricity, and greatest for offshore wind farms.
