Nuclear power versus Desalination in Australia?

Question

Wot is the difference in price between a nuclear power plant and a desalination plant and which is more practically viable?

Answer 1

you're comparing chalk and cheese here...

nuclear power is an energy source. nuclear power is WRONG. we need to do a whole heap more research before it's a viable energy alternative. what do you do with waste which remains the most deadly thing we've ever produced as humans? it hangs around for 250 000 years!!!! another thing about nuclear power is that even if we wanted it the first plants won't come on line for about 25 years...even if we started building one tomorrow! We need to do something about the energy problem NOW and that's where solar / wind comes in.

Imagine if EVERY home in Australia coated their roofs with solar panels provided by the government? This is happening in Germany right now - it's called the Thousand Roofs Project.

Desalinisation is a potential "fix" for our water crisis. it takes a lot of energy to produce, but it's a water thing. not energy. we would be much better off if the government was to start providing a rainwater tank for every house in suburbia. this idea has been shown to cost about 1 / 10th of the cost of a desalinisation plant!

plus, we could look at recycling a lot of our water into homes for washing clothes and dishes and to flush toilets! most water is wasted in lour country...we really need to have a good hard look at our entire concept of water useage. check out the idea of a composting toilet for a first step - one that uses NO water and turns your waste into a valuable garden resource....before you turn your nose up at the thought, the Chinese have been doing just this for 5000 years!!!

hope this helps!

jarrah

Answer 2

Desalination becomes more viable when you put in a nuclear power plant because the process uses a lot of energy.

Nuclear energy is about the cheapest, safest and cleanest power currently available.