2014-08-27

LED Lamps Provide Emergency Lighting in Nuclear Power Plants

Designed to replace 60 W A19 style incandescent bulbs in nuclear power facilities, DDP LA-11-4/130ACDC Series offers over 1,000 lumens of output while drawing 11 W. Units deliver full brightness on 40–130 Vac/Vdc input and will illuminate seamlessly when power switches from AC to DC. Incorporating high light-extraction LED technology, lamps provide upwards of 100,000 hours of operating life. 
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2013-11-04

Will LEDs be the End of Nuclear Power Plants?

For one writer the answer is yes. Switching to LEDs can mean the demise of nuclear power plants in the U.S., according to Michael Kanellos, a contributor for Forbes. Kanellos reasoned nuclear power plants only generate 19 percent of electricity in the U.S. equivalent to the power consumption percentage by lighting. In other words, by simply retrofitting light bulbs with LED, the need for nuclear plants is wiped off the table
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