1. NUCLEAR ENERGY Explosive Power

2. DEFINITION AND TYPES  Nuclear Energy = The energy released during nuclear fission of fusion, especially when used to make electricity  Types:  Fission  Fusion  A nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits spontaneously or on impact with another particle, with a release of energy  A nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with a release of energy

3. HOW IT WORKS Fission Fusion

4. LOCATIONS  Kashiwazaki-kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan  Bruce Nuclear Power Plant in Canada  Hanul Nuclear Power Plant (formerly, Ulchin) in South Korea  Hanbil Nuclear Power Plant in South Korea  Zavorizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrain

5. RESOURCE BENEFITS  Low/no greenhouse gas emissions  It is powerful and efficient  Reliable  Cheap to produce electricity  Low fuel costs  Large supplies of uranium, plutonium, and Thorium  Easy to transport  28 grams of uranium = 100 metric tons of coal

6. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES  Little waste, that can easily be controlled  High heat rejection sometimes into nearby lakes and rivers  Power plants use diesel engines when in a case of emergency and also they have to be tested every month which releases greenhouse gasses  Produces sulfur dioxide or acid rain  Some people also dislike nuclear power plants for fear of radiation poisoning

7. RESOURCE USES  produce energy  Make weapons  Make plastics  Nuclear medicine  Agricultural production  Increase preservation of food  Date rocks and other materials found by geologists

8. COSTS  Uranium  2003 = $10.75 per lb.  2006 = $45.00 per lb.  2007 = $100.00 per lb.  Plutonium = $4,000 per gram  Thorium = $150 per gram  Cost to make a nuclear power plant = $9.8 Billion

9. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION  Clean Air Act – 1970  Energy policy Act – 2005  Price-Anderson Act – 1957  Energy Reorganization Act – 1974  Nuclear non-proliferation Act – 1978  Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act - 1978

10. EXTRA FACTS  Nuclear Power Plants can run 24/7 and only need to be shut down for maintenance  1/3 patience who visit a hospital in an industrialized country will receive some form of nuclear medicine.  Currently over 35 countries permit the irradiation, of some foods, for preservation – including the US  Nuclear Power Plants produce about 20% of the US’s electricity  Nuclear radiation is used in over 30 countries.  Nuclear energy is used to power mars rovers

11. LITERATURE CITED  http://www.conserve-energy- future.com/Advantages_NuclearEnergy.php http://www.conserve-energy- future.com/Advantages_NuclearEnergy.php  http://energyinformative.org/nuclear-energy-pros-and-cons/ http://energyinformative.org/nuclear-energy-pros-and-cons/  http://www.nei.org/Issues-Policy/Protecting-the-Environment http://www.nei.org/Issues-Policy/Protecting-the-Environment  http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2011/ph241/jaffer2/ http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2011/ph241/jaffer2/  http://nuclear-energy.net/applications http://nuclear-energy.net/applications  https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-nuclear-energy https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-nuclear-energy