How Nuclear Power Plants Work Nuclear fuel heats water that turns into steam which spins a turbine that generates electricity. Joe Parkhill

Cost Cost $0.02 to produce 1kw/hr High start up cost but low maintenance 1kg ($100) of uranium is equal in energy production to 20,000kg ($1,000) of coal Joe Parkhill

Positive Aspects Relatively Cheap Can be used practically anywhere More Reliable then other fuel types Relatively Clean Already in Heavy use. Dan Dao

Negative Aspects Very difficult to dispose spent nuclear fuel Long times to plan and build reactors. High security cost Dan Dao

Waste Produced Produces spent nuclear fuel Spent nuclear fuel will be radioactive for 6 million years Dan Dao

Countries that use nuclear power 20% of US energy is created by nuclear reactors France uses the most nuclear energy with 77% of it’s energy created by nuclear reactors Max Smidt

Ideal locations for nuclear power Ideally used in any relatively isolated area Max Smidt

Is this available in our community There are two nuclear power plants in Minnesota. They provide power to the Twin Cities and greater suburban area Max Smidt

Works Cited “Nuclear Power and the World Today” World Nuclear Association. February 2011 Brain, Marshall. “Nuclear energy.” copyright 2012, “Safety of Nuclear Reactors” March 2012