Page 1 : a, , Comparison o, The comparison of steam power plant, hydro-electric pl, , 2.18, , , , cl, , , , YOU we, , *, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ant, diesel power plant and nuclear power plant is given below in the tabular form :, a ee | ee eet 3, Steam Power Hydro-electric Diesel Power | Nuclear power, ! ae, socio iat ngil tg ee ak ee _taton 2. 20 ae : Plant Plant, | acai tics cineecemeciainatea tin ies, Size | . hs ots, | Such plants are located at a | Such plants are located where | Such plants can be located at any | These plants are located, | place where ample supply of | large reservoirs can be ob- place because they require less | away from thickly popu| Water and coal is available, | tained by constructing a dam | space and small quantity of wa- | lated areas to avoid radio| transportation facilities are ad- | e.g. in hilly areas. ter., | equate, 2. ' initial cast, , , , , , , , , active pollution., Initial cost is lower than those, , of hydroelectric and nuclear, power plants., , Initial cost is very high because of dam construction and, excavation work., , , , Initial cost is less as compared, to other plants., , , , Initial cost is highest because of huge investement, on building a nuclear re, actor., | Running cost, , | Higher than hydroelectric and, nuclear plant because of the re, quirement of huge amount of, coal., , Practically nil because no fuel |Highest among all plants beis required., , Except the hydroelectric |, cause of high price of diesel., , plant, it has the minimum, running cost because small, amount of fuel can pro, , , , , , , , , , , duce relatively large, amount of power., 4. | Limit of source of Coal is the source of power | Water is the source of power | Diesel is the source of power | The source of power is the, | power which has limited reserves all | which is not dependable |which is not available in huge | nuclear fuel which is avail. over the world. becuase of wide variations in |quantities due to limited re- | able in sufficient quantity., the rainfall every year. serves. It is because small amount, of fuel can produce huge, | power., | 5. | Cost of fuel trans- Maximum because huge | Practically nil. Higher than hydro and nuclear | Minimum because small, a | pertaiion amount of coal is transported power plants quantity of fuel is required., ! . to the plant site. |, | pf | Cleanliness and Least clean as snot is | Most simple and clean. More clean than steam power, | simplicity polluted due to smoke., , Less cleaner than hydroelectric and diesel power, plants., , , , , , , and nuclear power plants., , , , , , a ft