the good use of nuclear energy
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Nimali Digo Arachchi
PSD 37 09.06.2013
Reactors around the world
Nuclear Energy Facts
440 Nuclear Power Plants in 30 countries
1/6 of the power is nuclear
Nuclear energy consumption double by 2050
World will turn to Fission Energy
Produces no carbon wastage
40 years of economical life span
Recyclable
Nuclear Fission
Applications of Nuclear Energy
Electric Power Generation
Medicine
Scientific Research
Food & Agriculture
Consumer Products
Industrial Applications
Space
Radioisotopes for scanning organs..
(eg. MRI scanner, CCT scanner, Echo)
Bone scans - to detect bone cancers and bone affections
Kidney scans – to evaluate full kidney function
Medical
Radioisotopes are used…
to test the effectiveness and safety of drugs
to seek causes and cures for AIDS, Cancer and Alzheimer (Biochemical research)
in Genetic Engineering
in environmental protection studies
in archeological researches – carbon dating
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Scientific Researches
Food & Agriculture
Food irradiation…
kills bacteria, insects and parasites which causes disease like
Cholera, Trichinosis
retards spoilage of food
is not radioactive
Radiations are used…
to develop more disease-resistant corps
to improve quality of food
in farming
Smoke detectors
Watches and Clocks that ‘glows in the dark’
Treating non-stick pans
Photocopy machines (develop small amount of static current
to separate pages while copying)
Radiation sterilized cosmetics, hair products and contact
lens solutions
Consumer Products
Radioisotopes are used in….
Automobile industry - to test quality of steel vehicles
Aircraft manufacturing - To check for flaws in jet engines
Can manufacturing - to obtain proper thickness
of tin and aluminum
Pipeline companies - to look for defects in welds
Construction crews - to gauge the density of road surface
Mining and petroleum companies
To locate and quantify oil, natural
gas ad mineral deposits
Industrial Applications
Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs) are
used…..
to operate unmanned spacecraft
to generate electricity of about 3000W each
with this electricity, to control their operations,
collect and process data and
send them back to earth
Space
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