nuclear energy christopher liu, michael coppinger apes, period 4
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Nuclear EnergyChristopher Liu, Michael Coppinger
APES, Period 4
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What is Nuclear Energy?
•Energy derived from nuclear reactions.o Currently, only through nuclear
fission
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How Does It Work?: Nuclear Fission
•Decay of an atom into two different atoms
•Produces energy (as heat) and additional neutrons as products
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How Does It Work?: Nuclear Reactors
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How are We Using It?: Domestic
•Current number of reactors in the US: 104
Local Reactors:•Diablo Canyon
o San Luis Obispo
•San Onofreo 45 miles SE of
Long Beach
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How are We Using it?: Domestic
•US is THE largest producer of nuclear energy
•Accounts for 19% of total energy output
•Produces 821 billion kWHs of energy annually
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How are We Using It?: International
•17% of energy production worldwide
•Over 430 plants
•Majority used for electricity production
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What are the Advantages?
•NO emissions
•NO air pollution
•NO water pollution
•Once built, reliable and cheap energy
•Uses small amounts of land
•Abundant fuel source
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What are the Disadvantages?
•Produces radioactive wasteo Must be stored and
managed for thousands of years
•Potential terrorist acquisition
•Possibility of accidentso Chernobyl o Fukushima
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How Likely is an Accident?
•Only three major accidentso Chernobyl (Doesn't count, they're Soviets)o Three Mile Island (Radiation was entirely contained)o Fukushima
•No known terrorist acquisitions
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So, It's Safe?
•Coal vs. Nuclear; 4,000 deaths: 1 death
•One of the safest forms of energy production
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What Can We Expect in the Future?
•Nuclear use will expand in futureo China and India
•Possibility of cold fusion technology
•Radioactive waste?o Geological
Repositorieso Waste Reusel
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Bibliography
http://nuclearenergyissafe.weebly.com/the-science.html
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/list-power-reactor-units.html
http://mapawatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/US_net_generation_source_pie_chart_2010.jpg
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf41.htmlhttp://www.fi.edu/guide/wester/benefits.htmlhttp://www.the9billion.com/2011/03/24/death-rate-
from-nuclear-power-vs-coal/http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/149090-
nasas-cold-fusion-tech-could-put-a-nuclear-reactor-in-every-home-car-and-plane