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Evans City Elementary School Westinghouse Roddy Nuclear promotes National Nuclear Science Week!

Evans City Elementary School Westinghouse Roddy Nuclear promotes National Nuclear Science Week!. How do YOU use electricity?. But do you know where electricity comes from?. How does POWER get to your Wii ?. Steam. Generator. Turbine. Steam produced. How is most electricity made?.

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Evans City Elementary School Westinghouse Roddy Nuclear promotes National Nuclear Science Week!

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  1. Evans City Elementary SchoolWestinghouseRoddyNuclear promotes National Nuclear Science Week!

  2. How do YOU use electricity?

  3. But do you know where electricity comes from?

  4. How does POWER get to your Wii?

  5. Steam Generator Turbine Steamproduced How is most electricity made? It’s where the heat comes from that changes… Heat

  6. The steam turns a generator just like wind turns a pinwheel…

  7. Besides nuclear power, are there any other ways to create electricity?

  8. Wind Energy

  9. Hydroelectric Energy

  10. Solar Energy

  11. Coal Energy

  12. Natural Gas

  13. How Nuclear Power is Made Hi! My name is Roddy Nuclear, and I am a Uranium Fuel Pellet. I am used to make electricity at nuclear power plants!

  14. Fuel Equivalents 2,000lbs. of Coal 3 Barrels of Oil 1 Uranium Fuel Pellet 17,000 ft3 Natural Gas 5,000 lbs. of Wood

  15. What is Nuclear Fission? If an atom (such as Uranium) is hit by a neutron, it can become unstable and split. This is called NUCLEAR FISSION. Before

  16. The atom splits in two and releases neutrons and energy Nuclear reactors use this energy as the heat source needed to make electricity After

  17. Fission is similar to pool…

  18. Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)

  19. Quick Facts about Nuclear Energy

  20. Nuclear Power in Your Backyard • There are 434 nuclear power plants in operation worldwide. • 31 countries have nuclear power plants. • 100 of these plants are in the United States– 7 new plants under construction! • 17 plants in Canada, 2 in Mexico

  21. Clean Safe Reliable A stable energy supply for the future Nuclear Power is…

  22. Information Regarding National Nuclear Science Week 2013 • October 21-25, 2013 • National week-long celebration to focus local, regional, and national interest on all aspects of nuclear science • Recognizes the contributions of the nuclear science industry and those who work in it every day! • Some of the fields that use Nuclear Science: • Archaeology • Crime investigation • Medicine/Hospital Technology • Energy • Agriculture

  23. How does nuclear science benefit the world? • Nuclear Energy… • Helps protect the environment by reducing emissions • Is a source of clean, reliable energy • Creates jobs • Nuclear Medicine… • Improves cancer screening tools • Diagnoses and treats diseases • Nuclear Technology… • Powers space exploration! • Helps detect land mines • Combats crop diseases

  24. Quiz Time!

  25. 2013 NAYGN Drawing Contest • Theme: Roddy Nuclear promotes National Nuclear Science Week! • 8 ½ x 11” sheet of paper • On the BACK of the drawing, write: • Your name • Your age & grade • T shirt size • Your school & teacher’s name

  26. 2013 NAYGN Drawing Contest • Mail your school’s drawings to: Jennifer Smith 1000 Westinghouse Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 • Drawings MUST be received by Wednesday October 16, 2013 North American Young Generation in Nuclear www.na-ygn.org NA-YGN Pittsburgh Chapter http://pittsburghygn.org

  27. 15th Annual NAYGN Drawing Contest National winners will be chosen online! Cast your vote @ www.cleanenergyinsight.org Drawings will be showcased at the 2013 ANS Meeting in Washington, DC November 10 – 14, 2013! North American Young Generation in Nuclear www.na-ygn.org Contestants are aware that the North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NA-YGN) is a non-for-profit organization, one of whose goals is to communicate the public about the many ways in which nuclear science and technology have a positive impact in their daily lives and make important and valuable contributions to our society. By participating in the contest, contestants grant the North American Young Generation in Nuclear the right to print, publish, broadcast and use worldwide in any media now known or hereafter developed, including, without limitation, the World Wide Web, at any time or times, the drawing and the contestant’s name, as news or for public information and education on the benefits of the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology without additional consideration or compensation. The drawing becomes the property of the North American Young Generation in Nuclear and will not be returned.

  28. Questions? Good Luck!!!

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