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Energy Resources: Nuclear power - 2 views

www.darvill.clara.net/...nuclear.htm Nuclear Power
shared by ALIANA S on 17 May 11 - Cached
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  • generated using Uranium
  • Produces huge amounts of energy
  • without the pollution that you'd get from burning fossil fuels.
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  • The reactor uses Uranium rods as fuel, and the heat is generated by
  • nuclear fission: neutrons smash into the nucleus of the uranium atoms, which split roughly in half and release energy in the form of heat.
  • Produces huge amounts of energy from small amounts of fuel.
  • GINA W on 17 May 11
     
    advantages/ disadvantages
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HowStuffWorks "Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power" - 23 views

science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power4.htm
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    • Bonnie Brawner
      Bonnie Brawner on 15 May 11
       
      Start reading here.
    • NICHOLAS S
      NICHOLAS S on 18 May 11
       
      This is some good insight on why Nuclear Energy may be a good way to go.
  • JOHN R on 18 May 11
     
    This gives a great perspective on fossil fuel powered factories. It also gives a great deal of information on how nuclear energy effects the enviornment
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Benefits of Nuclear Power - 4 views

www.benefitsofnuclearpower.com nuclear power plant
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  • the main advantage this type of power has over other methods is that it is a clean way to produce energy as it does not result in the emission of any of the poisonous gases like carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide or nitrogen dioxide
  • The disposal of nuclear waste which results during the generation of nuclear power is much easier because it is just dumped in to a geological site where it decays over a period of time and has no negative impact on the ecosystem
  • Nuclear power is safe
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  • sporadic incidents when compared to the rate of accidents which occur in fossil fuel industries, coal mines and gas pipelines
  • is an extremely reliable source of power
  • because most nuclear reactors have a life cycle of 40 years
  • uranium and this is available in abundance in the crust of the Earth
  • this form of power is virtually inexhaustible.
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