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Nuclear Power

Description

Nuclear Power is the splitting or joining of atoms, this is called Fission or Fusion. When a atom is splits or joins it produces heat. A Nuclear Plant runs almost the same as a normal fossil fuel generator, the steam produced by heated water drives the turbines which turns the electrical generators. There are about 437 plants in the world or about 25 countries, there is about 350,000 megawatts produced by the plants. They also do regular testing to see how safe it is to drive the material to and from. They first take a truck with the material placed safely on the back and drive it into a concrete wall to see is it will stay intact or burst. There last test is when they place a truck on a railway track and let them crash to see if it will also stay intact.

 

The Production of Power from Nuclear Energy

Step One: Boil water
Insert coolant to remove heat 
The steam drives turbine that rotates electrical generators
It goes out to everyone



The advantages of Nuclear Power

The Disadvantages of Nuclear Power

  • It doesn't waste a lot
  • It is very dangerous
  • It is easier to run when you have it up and going
  • It is hard to get going
  • It puts off more energy
  • You have to ship your materials, and that is very dangerous
    • This type of energy is used in Canada, the places you can find a Nuclear Power Plant would be at the Chalk River, Ontario, and New Brunswick

    Bibliography

    "Nuclear Power" available at "http://www.edu.pe.ca/kish/ February 19, 2002

    http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~cz725/cnf.sectionj.htm#imagesTOP