NUCLEAR

HOW NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY WORKS

• At nuclear power plants, the heat to make the steam is created when uranium atoms split – called fission
• There is no combustion in a nuclear reactor.
• Here's how the process works
• Pressurized Water Reactors (also known as PWRs) keep water under pressure so that it heats, but does not boil.

HOW THE ENERGY SOURCE COULD BE USED

• To make electricity
• Can be used to turn turbines
• Witch would cause a chain reaction
• Because turbines power generators
• Generators power engines and engines make electricity

EXAMPLES OF NUCLEAR USE

• Electricity
• Powers 75 percent of France
• X-rays to check if you have a broken bone

EFFECTS NUCLEAR POWER HAS ON THE ENVIORMENT

• 4 waste streams
• Hurts the environment
• Kills animals
• Chemicals changes water colors

IS NUCLEAR ENERGY ACCEPTED

• No
• It harms the enviorment
• Kills animals
• Chemicals in the water change the color

POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES TO NUCLEAR ENEGRY

• Protects America
• Hurts the enviorment
• Powers building
• Kills animal