Title: Nuclear energy
1Nuclear energy
- By Jacob B. (Laggase), Jacob V. (Texas) and Max
Joelson (Kikki)
2Advantages
- Nuclear energy is so efficient that it doesn't
need to be refueled for months! The Earth has
limited supplies of coal and oil. - Nuclear power plants could still produce
electricity after coal and oil become scarce - Some nuclear energy is produced naturally. For
example, the Sun and other stars make heat and
light by nuclear reactions - Nuclear power plants need less fuel than ones
which burn fossil fuels. One ton of uranium
produces more energy than is produced by several
million tons of coal or several million barrels
of oil - .Coal and oil burning plants pollute the air.
Well-operated nuclear power plants do not release
contaminants into the environment
3Disadvantages
- In this case uranium is highly radioactive.
- Nuclear energy pollutes...A LOT. (Well only if it
is not operated properly) - Can cause the plant to melt down
- The nations of the world now have more than
enough nuclear bombs to kill every single person
on Earth - Nuclear reactors only last for about forty to
fifty years
4Where Can You Find Nuclear Power
- IL, WA,CA
- AZ,KS,NE
- TX,LA,AR
- MO,IA,MN,WI
- MI,OH,VA,AL,MS
- GA,FL,SC,NC
- PA,TN,NH
- VT,MA,CT
- NJ,NY,MD
Also, Russia, the pioneer country for Nuclear
Power
5Nuclear Energy Map
States that use Nuclear Energy Have A diamond on
them.
6Source
Splitting Atoms and burning uranium. After the
atoms have been split it creates a ton of steam.
7How it works
By splitting atoms which gets really hot and
boils water to make steam. The steam makes the
turbines spin.
8Fun Fact
Homer Simpson from "The Simpsons" works at the
Springfield Nuclear Power plant
9Links
- Nuclear Power Plant
- Nuclear Explosion Tested Underwater
- Nuclear Submarines
- The Nuclear Bombs
10Lets Name Sources with
Speedy Claxton
- www.Howstuffworks.com
- www.youtube.com
- Google (Because www.Youtube.com is property of
Google and we know that Google is not a resource
but we also used Google images ). - WWW.GOOGLE.COM
- Oil Link
Speedy
11Now Mr. Smith is Making Us do slides about OIL
12Advantages of OIL
Youre Watching The Family Learning Channel
- Oil is arguably the planets most versatile
fossil fuel, yielding a vast quantity of other
products following further processing. - Oil is relatively easy to store and to transport
between source and end-user its liquid form
means that it can be pumped through pipelines
where possible and put in a can to ship where
this is not possible to pump it. - Oil is cleaner and easier to burn than coal.
- Electricity produced from oil is reliable
13Disadvantages of OIL
- Oil is a non-renewable energy source that takes
millions of years to form and therefore once
existing and any new reserves are depleted there
is no way to obtain more. - While oil is relatively easy to transport, one of
the more common transportation methods is
shipping oil from port to port by supertanker
massive purpose-built tanker ships capable of
transporting enormous quantities of oil by sea.
While spills are rare they are by no means
unheard of and the resulting inevitably
catastrophic effect on marine life, birds and
coastlines is evident for many years. - Burning oil generates carbon dioxide, a
greenhouse gas although to a slightly lesser
extent than coal in terms of the energy
extracted. - Oil contains sulphur which when burnt forms
sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide these
compounds combine with atmospheric moisture to
form sulphuric acid, leading to acid rain. This
can lead to destruction of forests and the
progressive erosion of rock and masonry
structures, both natural and man-made. The use of
low-sulphur fuels can help to reduce the impact
of this. - Oil is neither as clean nor efficient in use as
natural gas.
14Disadvantages of OIL
- Many of the countries where oil can be found are
politically unstable around 70 of the worlds
oil reserves are believed to be located in the
Middle East. Developed nations with an
oil-dependency have a vested interest in such
countries and may seek to influence the politics
of such countries to their own advantage. - Locating additional oil reserves is an extremely
costly ongoing process with no guarantee of
success. - While many of the products obtained from oil are
hugely beneficial to mankind, many are also
highly toxic.
15DA END
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