Nuclear energy is energy in the nucleus of an atom. Atoms are the tiny particles that make up every object in the world. There are massive energy bonds that hold atoms together to generate electricity. We can extract more heat and electricity from a given amount of the nuclear power than from an equivalent amount of anything else because it is the most energy-dense resource compared to all of the other natural resources. Nuclear energy is not just utilized to supplied electricity; it is used
Name: Tsang Kam Leung (Peter) Course: LANG1002S Nuclear Power The use of nuclear power for energy generation has always been a controversial issue in the society, it is said that nuclear power should be excluded from the energy market as it may lead to devastating effects on the environment, like the nuclear accident in Fukushima. However, nuclear energy is the baseload energy source in the energy market, which is essential since nearly 20% of the world electricity (Organization for Economic Cooperation
A Safe and Efficient Way to Use Nuclear Waste as Energy Nuclear waste may not be waste after all. It's possible that it can be put to good use. Nuclear waste is the highly radioactive material produced from nuclear power plants. Currently, high-level nuclear waste is stored on site at the nuclear reactor plants or buried deep underground. Instead of just disposing of this nuclear waste, we could possibly reuse it to make more energy. The History of Nuclear Energy Uranium was, and still is, an element
1) Source: The Electron was first discovered by Clyde Cowan and Fred Reines in 1959 although the idea of neutrinos was first thought out by “Wolfgang Pauli” who theorised this from radioactive decaying matter losing its mass. Wolfgang later said “Energy cannot be simply
The use for nuclear power has always been a big debate. Thousands of articles that tackles about the different pros and cons of nuclear power plants can be found on the internet. Nuclear power was considered as a solution to the 1973 oil crisis, in which the Philippines was greatly affected. The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant was built in the early 1980s but never went into operation because of the strong opposition from Bataan residents and Philippine citizens. The Fukushima nuclear disaster gave pause