Nuclear power generation and sustainable energy
“We spent our Saturday morning with Gábor Sárdy and his fiancée, Natalia Berecz. Gábor is the Secretary of the FINE Section of the Hungarian Nuclear Society, the Nuclear Safety Supervisor of the National Atomic Energy Authority. As it deals with nuclear energy, we have invited him to help us with our project, as this year we are dealing with Environmental Awareness, including renewable energy and various energy sources. Gábor first began his presentation by clarifying the basic concepts, after which he spoke about the reliability of nuclear energy. A lot of people are unaware that nuclear power plants are not dangerous, only because of the panic driven by human ignorance, many have a negative attitude towards them. That is why professionals go to educational institutions, programs and festivals to educate as many of us as possible about the safety of nuclear power plants. Among other things, our speaker presented in detail the structure, operation and processes of power plants. We could see the difference between a fossil and a nuclear power plant, because the nuclear power plant heats the water with the help of a fuel cartridge, which produces steam, and the steam that drives the turbine generates electricity. Whatever is unbelievable, the electricity generated by wind and the sun pollutes the environment more because they emit more CO2, not to mention the production of the devices. Moreover, it turned out that sleeping in a bed with someone for a year means 0.02 mSv (millisievert) of extra radiation because 0.2% of our body is made up of potassium, 0.0117% of which is a radioactive isotope. Radiation from potassium, mainly in the bones, affects both ourselves and our partners. In contrast, living near a nuclear power plant for a year means only a 0.01 mSv surplus. Our rapporteur has very clearly explained the operation of the nuclear reactors and the Paks nuclear power plant. He also informed us that the production of the new units in Paks would be ensured by a 594 km2 solar cell park, which is equal to the entire area of Lake Balaton. We found it very interesting, useful and shocking information from Gábor and Natalia, but we feel that this was necessary for us to continue our further research. We decided to see the Nuclear Power Plant in Paks as well! Thank you for the presentation and discussion to our guests! ” Ferenc Horváth, Olivér Kóczián, Gyula Pege Jászság Group 3