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Nuclear Energy
Advantages and Disadvantages
Changing Views
Nuclear Energy
50s and 60s
Energy of the future Clean and plentiful Cheap
Today
17% of energy
Nuclear Energy
Energy w/in nucleus of an atom 1 million times stronger than chemical bonds Uranium (U) used a fuel
Nuclear Fission
Nuclei of uranium bombarded with neutrons Nuclei split Release energy Uncontrolled fission rxn atomic bomb
Advantages
Concentrated energy No greenhouse gases Less radiation than coal-burning plants No reliance on fossil fuels
Safety
Chernobyl 1986 (Ukraine)
Engineers turned off safety devices (Derp!) Explosion Radiation in the air Old design
The future
Nuclear fusion???
2 atoms combine, release large amounts of energy Powers stars Challenges:
High temps 100 million C High concentrations Must be properly contained
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