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Nuclear Power Now - 0 views

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  • Nuclear power is the world's largest source of emission-free energy. Nuclear power plants produce no controlled air pollutants, such as sulfur and particulates, or greenhouse gases.
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Energy Resources: Nuclear power - 2 views

  • 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.
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