Nuclear Power
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By: T-DOG, Kyle Moser
PROS:
Nuclear power plants produce a big amount of energy to supply
to cities.
Since all it gives off is steam there is no air pollution.
Nuclear power also is good because it is inexpensive.
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Cons:
1. A safe way to dispose of Uranium.
2. There is always that risk of a major
accident. It would take a lot of money to
repair, and the human casualties are
uncertain.
3. It is expensive for the nuclear waste.
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Source of Energy
It is released from the nucleus of an atom. It happens
either by Fission (spliting the atom apart) or Fusion
(combining two atoms to form a larger atom). The fuel
most commonly used is Uranium.
http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=nuclear_home
-basics
How nuclear power works:
Nuclear fission boils the water that it is in to create
steam that turns a turbine to create energy.
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Other Nuclear Power information:
Three Mile Island (TMI) is the closest power plant near us. The
plant is located on the Susquehanna river.
In 1935 President Dwight D. Eisenhower holds a speech
called "Atoms of Peace". In his speech he talked about
Nuclear atoms should be used for peaceful uses and not
harmful uses.
Nuclear power gives off no emissions.
Nuclear Energy Video
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Sources of Information
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Nuclear Power book By Tom
and Gena Metcalf