1. Presented By Charles Shoemaker NUCLEAR POWER

2. Nuclear Power Generation Similar to any other power plant Difference: Heat source used to power turbine generators Today’s Power Plants use fission Fusion, a viable alternative

3. Fission power Fission Reactor Enriched Uranium-235 Induced fission creates heat and radiation Control Rods: Use to keep reaction at critical mass but prevent a meltdown

4. Fusion Benefits over fission: Large fuel source, less radioactive byproduct, safer reaction Experimental reactors are in use Challenges of fusion: Overcoming natural repulsion of atoms

5. Works Cited Free Information Society: http://www.freeinfosociety.com/site.php?postnum=3115http://www.freeinfosociety.com/site.php?postnum=3115 The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). "Resources & Stats." 2008. (Aug. 15, 2008) ITER: http://www.iter.org/http://www.iter.org/ CPEP : http://fusedweb.llnl.gov/CPEP/Chart_Pages/4.CreatingConditions.htmlhttp://fusedweb.llnl.gov/CPEP/Chart_Pages/4.CreatingConditions.html How Stuff Works: http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power.htmhttp://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power.htm