By ; Jordan Malinski & Tevin

McNair

NUCLEAR ENERGY

Nuclear Explosion The Hiroshima explosion .

• Nuclear energy comes from mass-to-energy conversions that occur in the splitting of atoms larger than iron or the

joining of atoms smaller than iron .• Nuclear energy is produced naturally and in man-made

operations under human control. • Some nuclear energy is produced naturally. For example,

the Sun and other stars make heat and light by nuclear reactions.

• Nuclear energy can be man-made too. Machines called nuclear reactors , parts of nuclear power plants , provide

electricity for many cities. • The formula is E = MC 2

Nuclear Energy

Renewable or Non renewable

• Nuclear energy is non renewable . – It is non renewable because it’s a small amount on

earth & It can not be replaced .

• The burning of fossil fuels in emission of the poisonous carbon dioxide.

• There is no release of carbon dioxide at the time of nuclear reaction.

• High amounts of energy can be generated from a single nuclear power plant. Nuclear fuel is

inexpensive & easier to transport. • Nuclear power plants need less fuel than ones

which burn fossil fuels .

ADVANTAGES

• The nuclear energy produces radiation.• The nuclear radiation harms the cells of the

body which can make people sick , or even kill them.

• Nuclear reactors also have waste disposal problems.

• Nuclear reactors only last for about forty to fifty years.

DISADVANTAGES

Drum beats : steel cargo containers of solid transuranic radioactive waste left from research & production of nuclear weapons are stored at various U.S. locations.

Improper storage of nuclear waste .

DISADVANTAGE

ADVANTAGE

CLEAN ENVIROMENT

• Nuclear energy has just about the lowest effect on the environment because nuclear plants do not put out harmful gases & they require a relatively small space to operate . • Plants , animals , rivers , & habitats are not

harmed by nuclear energy .

Effects on the ENVIRONMENT

RADIATIONradiation is exposed & entered into the environment & can make people sick.

The future of Nuclear Energy in the US & around the World .

• There are 103 operational commercial nuclear power plants in the United States today . Nuclear Energy can help to

provide the electricity we need for today & the future in a safe way.

• Nuclear Energy will increase in the world, due to it being safe & efficient.

• With only a few notable exceptions they are typically operating very efficiently, that is, at high capacity factors, in

an increasingly competitive environment .

Nuclear Energy around the world .

• www.google.com• www.buzzle.com

• www.google.images.com• www.whatisnuclear.com• www.darvill.clara.net

• www.westinghousenuclear.com• www.library.thinkquest.org

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