1. Electrical Power

2. Combustion Reactions Coal: C + O 2 = CO 2 + heat Natural Gas:CH 4 + 2 O 2 = CO 2 + 2 H 2 O + heat Ethanol:C 2 H 5 OH + 6/2 O 2 = 2 CO 2 + 3 H 2 O + heat

3. Typical Coal Fired Power Plant

4. Typical Power Plant

6. Typical Nuclear Power Plant

7. Typical Power Plant Schematic

8. Nuclear Fission

9. Nuclear Energy Sources Fission - a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus is split into more stable, less massive nuclei with the release of enormous energy Fusion - a nuclear reaction in which less massive nuclei come together to form more stable, more massive nuclei with the release of enormous energy

10. Nuclear Reactions Fission: 0 n 1 + 92 U 235 = 56 Ba 141 + 36 Kr 92 + 3 0 n 1 + 174 Mev Fusion: 1 H 1 + 1 H 1 = 1 H 2 + +1 e 0 1 H 2 + 1 H 2 = 2 H 3 + 0 n 1 2 H 3 + 2 H 3 = 2 H 4 + 2( 1 H 1 ) + 17.6 Mev or 1 H 2 + 1 H 3 = 2 H 4 + 0 n 1 + 17.6 Mev

11. Typical Power Plant Schematic (“Physical Science”, page 266)

12. Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (DSM Register )

13. North Anna Nuclear Power Plant Mineral Va.

14. Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant Palo, Iowa

15. Iowa Area Nuclear Power Plants