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Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy. By Maddie Generation Project. History of Nuclear Energy. 20 th century was the discovery of radioactive elements 1932 – James Chadwick discovered the lack of charge in a nucleus 1934 – Enrico Fermi bombarded uranium atom 1940 – Nuclear Energy was used in WWII

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Nuclear Energy

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  1. Nuclear Energy By Maddie Generation Project

  2. History of Nuclear Energy 20th century was the discovery of radioactive elements • 1932 – James Chadwick discovered the lack of charge in a nucleus • 1934 – Enrico Fermi bombarded uranium atom • 1940 – Nuclear Energy was used in WWII • 1942 – Chicago Pile 1 is built in the U.S.A

  3. 1950’s and Nuclear Energy Power Plants are a safe and clean alternative to current energy • 1951 – First light bulb is lit • 1952 – Eisnhower moves toward nuclear energy • 1954 – World’s first nuclear plant generates electricity • 1959 – France builds first commercial reactor

  4. Present Day • 1970 – 2000 – Nuclear electricity is at 17% • Today there is an increase in nuclear power

  5. How is Nuclear Power Generated? http://tinyurl.com/kxfe5cz

  6. How Nuclear Power is Generated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJfIbBDR3e8

  7. How is it Produced? Nuclear Energy is the result of power being produced during a nuclear reaction. The nuclei of the atom releases energy. Natural nuclear energy is produced by the stars or sun.

  8. Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy Pros Cons High construction costs High risk level Target for terrorism Uranium is expensive Lots of waste Unknown risks • Less greenhouse gases • Technology is well developped • Cheap • Easy to meet needs • Easy to recycle nuclear waste http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/02/nuclear-energy-pros -and-cons/

  9. Power Plants in Washington State The Columbia Generating Station is a power plant in Washington State. The reactor output is 1230 megawatts-electric. It also features 6 towers that are cooled with fans. The station was very expensive to construct and cost around 3 billion dollars. http://tinyurl.com/msnu2ya http://tinyurl.com/kcbubr5

  10. Prices… Nuclear energy costs around 11.70$ for kilowatt/hour. Prices may rise in the future if there is a shortage of uranium. Nuclear energy is costly.

  11. Nuclear Energy in the Future… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szW76cKsBng Nuclear Energy may be a way of the future but due to quite a few risks and dangers it could also be a dangerous future.

  12. Sources http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power http://connection.ebscohost.com/science/nuclear-power/history-nuclear-energy-production http://www.thoriumpowercanada.com/dbi-tpc-partnership/nuclear-history http://www.fplsafetyworld.com/?ver=kkblue&utilid=fplforkids&id=16205 http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactor/wash2.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Nuclear_power_plants_in_Washington_(state) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Generating_Station http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source http://www.nirs.org/nukerelapse/calvert/highcostnpower_mdpirg.pdf http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21636-costly_to_the_core.html

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