NUCLEAR POWER

NEUTRON hits URANIUM which SPLITS producing vast amount of ENERGY. NUCLEAR FISSION NEUTRON hits URANIUM which SPLITS producing vast amount of ENERGY.

CHAIN REACTION NEUTRONS continue to split surrounding atoms – producing more and more energy each time.

In a Nuclear Bomb the chain reactions happen in a split second – until all the uranium is used up. In a Nuclear Power Station we need to slow the chain reaction down so that it just produces enough heat to turn water into steam to turn the turbines.