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Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy. By Samantha Ko, Jonathan Berjikian, Kelly Ha, and Elizabeth Hong Period 6 APES. History and Politics. 1789 Uranium 1896 Radioactivity 1938 Nuclear Fission. http://factswork.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dead-8.jpg. History and Politics (cont.). 1945 Atomic bombs

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Nuclear Energy

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  1. Nuclear Energy By Samantha Ko, Jonathan Berjikian, Kelly Ha, and Elizabeth Hong Period 6 APES

  2. History and Politics 1789 Uranium 1896 Radioactivity 1938 Nuclear Fission http://factswork.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Dead-8.jpg

  3. History and Politics (cont.) 1945 Atomic bombs 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty http://kk.org/ct2/fatman.gif

  4. Effective Fuel -World’s largest source of emission free energy -Do not produce controlled air pollutants -Ecoefficient -Helps reduce greenhouse gases Source:http://www.fi.edu/guide/wester/benefits.html

  5. Physics 1) Neutron is fired into a heavy atom 2) Two (or more ) atoms are formed of less mass than the original Source:http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/intermediate2/physics/radioactivity/nuclear_power_stations/revision/1/

  6. Physics 3) Heat boils water 4) steam moves turbine

  7. So. California Production and Use -California has one nuclear power plant: Diablo Canyon -nuclear units use ocean water for cooling -14% of all California power mix http://www.energy.ca.gov/nuclear/

  8. National Production and Use -mostly used in US to produce carbon-free electricity -20% of total electricity generation in US -heat into mechanical energy http://needtoknow.nas.edu/energy/energy-sources/nuclear/ http://www.anl.gov/energy/nuclear-energy

  9. Global Production and Use -in 30 countries, 436 nuclear power plants -12.3% of world’s carbon-free electricity -energy from split of atoms http://www.nei.org/Knowledge-Center/Nuclear-Statistics/World-Statistics http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Current-and-Future-Generation/Nuclear-Power-in-the-World-Today/

  10. Shortcomings • Nuclear waste has a long half life that makes it difficult to store Source:http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/Disadvantages_NuclearEnergy.php

  11. Shortcomings • Nuclear Accidents (Chernobyl, Fukushima, Three Mile island)

  12. Shortcomings • Start Up cost

  13. Works Cited California Energy Commission. State of California, n.d. Web. 2 Mar. 2014. "The History of Nuclear Energy." Energy.gov. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014. "Nuclear Energy." Conserve Energy Future. Ed. Rinkesh Kukreja. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Mar. 2014. "Nuclear Power Stations." BBC. BBC, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014 "Outline History of Nuclear Energy." World Nuclear Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014. Silverstein, Ken. "Nuclear Waste Will Never Be Laid to Rest at Yucca Mountain." Forbes: n. pag. Print. "The Benefits of Nuclear Energy." An Energy Resource for the Community Science Action Guide. Web. 02 Mar. 2014. "Nuclear Power in the World Today." Nuclear Power Today. World Nuclear Association, Jan. 2014. Web. 03 Mar. 2014. "World Statistics." Nuclear Energy Institute -. N.p., Jan. 2014. Web. 02 Mar. 2014. "Nuclear." Our Energy Sources. The National Academies, 2014. Web. 2 Mar. 2014. Stan, Marius. "Argonne National Laboratory." Nuclear Energy. U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, 2014. Web. 02 Mar. 2014. "Nuclear Energy & Nuclear Issues." Nuclear Energy. California Energy Commision, 2013. Web. 02 Mar. 2014.

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