1. Powerful people the case for nuclear power

2. Electricity

3. Powerful people Back in Stoneage times …over 200,000 years ago early humans discovered how to make fire… Why was fire so important to them?

4. Fire gave people power To cook food To keep warm To provide light at night To frighten away animals To fire pottery To smelt metal

5. Open fires still very popular... Most people in the world still use open fires Every year, 1.6 million people die from cooking over open fires – that’s more than the number of deaths caused by malaria! www.practicalaction.org

6. The Victorians In the UK most people had open fires – originally burning wood until cheap coal became available in the Victorian age

7. The 1920’s Mains gas was being provided into the homes of those who could afford it… The railways and the power stations relied on coal to make them work…

8. The 1930’s …more electricity power stations were coming on line…to provide street lighting and power to wealthy people…and not so wealthy…

9. Battersea Power Station The iconic Battersea Power Station (London)– which closed in the 1980’s is now a Listed Building…

10. Changing people’s lives How would people have lit their homes prior to electric lamps? What new appliances could they have in their homes?

11. Coal won’t last forever... The burning of coal causes pollution… Smog's in large towns Acid Rain Climate Change

12. There are other energy sources… Oil Natural Gas Renewables Nuclear

13. How do power stations work? Most power stations work by turning around a large turbine, which looks a bit like a wheel

14. It’s all about steam… Coal, oil, biomass and nuclear power stations use steam to turn the turbines around… Source: Wikipedia

15. …into electricity The turbines turn motors which then generate electricity… Source: Wikipedia

18. Oil fired power station

19. A Nuclear Reactor

20. Nuclear Power Nuclear power does not produce greenhouse gases linked to Climate Change It is reliable in all weathers It provides us with a ‘base load’ of electricity to run our hospitals, railways, schools, factories etc…

22. Nuclear Power Nuclear power does not produce greenhouse gases linked to Climate Change It is reliable in all weathers It provides us with a ‘base load’ of electricity to run our hospitals, railways, schools, factories etc…

24. Insight Event 19 June 2012 © 24 November 2009 EDF Energy plc. All rights Reserved. 24 The Policy Case for Nuclear Helps combat climate change Reduces reliance on imported gas Benefits customers and UK competitiveness Low Carbon Emissions Security of Supply Stability of Costs

25. Facts and figures… Energy mix: 2009 figures - UK Energy in Brief 2010 – DECC Fuel Type% of total supply Coal27.8 Oil1.1 Gas45.5 Nuclear17.6 Hydro1.1 Wind2.6 Other Fuels3.5 Net Imports0.8

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27. Over to you… What kinds of power stations are there? We can all do something to make energy go further and not be wasteful…any ideas? Join the pod…www.jointhepod.org