electricity generation from nuclear energy

Electricity Generation from nuclear Energy

Shymaa Ali AlshaterE-Mail : Shymaa_Ali_2020@Yahoo.com

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Objectives

Learning some new terminologies related to nuclear energy.

Take a look to the different types of reactors. Understanding how to produce electricity from nuclear

power plant.

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• Atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons in the nucleus.Isotopes

• Atoms want to be stable by making the no. of protons equal to the no. of neutrons by ejection of neutrons ,(All elements with atomic no. greater than 83).

Radioisotope

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Important definitions

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Fission reaction

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Important definitions ( Cont.)

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Important definitions ( Cont.)

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Fission chain reaction

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Important definitions ( Cont.) Fission reaction

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Important definitions ( Cont.)

fusion reaction

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Fertile Material

Fissionable Material

Enrichment

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Important definitions

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U 235

U 238

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Fuel Assembly

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Energy Equivalents

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Types of reactors

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Gas/Graphite cooled reactors Light water reactor Heavy water reactor Water/Graphite reactors

Boiling water reactor

Pressurized water reactor

Pressurized water reactor

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Boiling water reactor

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Useful book in Arabic للقرن النووية 21الثقافة

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