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Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power. Definition of isotope Atomic mass Atomic number Behaviors of isotopes Half life. Nuclear Physics. Source of the Energy. Enrichment. The atomic bomb.

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Nuclear Power

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  1. Nuclear Power

  2. Definition of isotope Atomic mass Atomic number Behaviors of isotopes Half life Nuclear Physics

  3. Source of the Energy

  4. Enrichment

  5. The atomic bomb Name: Little BoyType: Uranium gun-type fissionWeight: 9,700lb (4400 kg)Length: 10 ft, 6 in (3.2m)Diameter: 29 in (0.737m)Explosive Yield: 15,000 tons of TNT Hiroshima

  6. Nagasaki Name: Fat ManType: Plutonium fissionWeight: 10,000lb (4535 kg)Length: 10 ft, 8 in (3.25 m)Diameter: 5 ft (1.52 m)Explosive Yield: 21,000 tons of TNT

  7. Nuclear Power Generation

  8. Controlled nuclear reaction

  9. RBMK reactor - Chernobyl

  10. Chernobyl

  11. Chernobyl radiation hotspots

  12. Chernobyl radiation cloud after the accident (April 27)

  13. Three Mile Island Link to animation

  14. Fukushima Daiichi - March 11, 2011

  15. High Level Radioactive WasteEffects and Time • Effects of High-Level Radioactive Waste • Amounts of HLRW • Half Life Calculations • The half life of Iodine 131 is 8 days: if one begins with 1 kg it will decay as shown below:

  16. Waste Disposal Options

  17. Breeder Reactors

  18. Fusion

  19. Weapons

  20. Containment

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