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Definition & Types Nuclear Energy: Types: “The energy with in the nucleus of an atom” Types: Fission- Atoms are broke apart Heavier elements form lighter elements Fusion- Atoms are fused together Lighter elements form heavier elements Happens on the sun and all stars

Location Middle east South America Europe and former soviet union 66% South America 9% Europe and former soviet union 8% Africa 7% North America 6% Asia 4%

Resource Benefits Largest source of emission free energy Use of the U.S. clean air pollution Makes so the air you are taking in is as clean as the air your putting out Has the lowest impact to the environment creates 20 percent of U.S. energy

Environmental Consequences Uses Uranium Non renewable resource Does not use carbon oxide, sulfur oxide , or nitrogen oxide Uses fossil fuels to transport and mine Uranium Use lots of water for cooling and steaming

Resource Uses Uranium Water Fossil fuel power Cooling Steaming Transportation Drilling

Costs Fuel Uranium Waste management Transportation Reactors $40 million every 18-20 months Uranium $130 per k/g Waste management $96.2 billion Transportation $65-$85 per lbs. Reactors 5-6 Billion

Applicable Legislation Clean Air Act Makes so the air you are taking in is as clean as the air your putting out Energy Reorganization Act Holds responsibility for the development and production of nuclear weapons and both the development and the safety regulation of the civilian uses of nuclear materials Energy Policy Act The facility must report energy give out daily Energy efficient product Energy saving performance Building performance standards Renewable energy requirements Alterative fuel use These things need to be met to open or stay open as a nuclear power plant

Extra Facts Every 18 to 24 months, a power plant must shut down to remove its spent uranium fuel, which has become radioactive waste. 13 percent of the world’s electricity comes from nuclear power plants that emit little to no greenhouse gases. Nuclear energy is being used in more than 30 countries around the world, and even powers Mars rovers. More than 70 percent of America’s emission-free power comes from nuclear energy sources. 1 in 5 households and business in the U.S. are electrically powered by nuclear energy.

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