In this situation, translation begins at the 5' end of the mRNA while the 3' end is still attached to DNA. In all types of cells, the ribosome is composed of two subunits: the large (50S) subunit and the small (30S) subunit (S, for svedberg unit, is a measure of sedimentation velocity and, therefore, mass).
The most common types of nuclear power plants use water for cooling in two ways: 1  To convey heat from the reactor core to the steam turbines. 2  To remove and dump surplus heat from this steam circuit.
Dry-cooled systems use no water and can decrease total power plant water consumption by more than 90 percent. The tradeoffs to these water savings are higher costs and lower efficiencies. In power plants, lower efficiencies mean more fuel is needed per unit of electricity, which can in turn lead to higher air pollution and environmental impacts from mining, processing, and transporting the fuel. In 2000, most US dry-cooling installations were in smaller power plants, most commonly in natural gas combined-cycle power plants.