NUCLEAR POWER

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• THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
• Pressurized Water Reactor
• Boiling Water Reactor

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR

• PWRs keep water under pressure so that it heats, and not boil. The water then goes into steam generators and is turned to steam, which then turns the turbine generators.
• The steam is turned back into water and is reused

BOILING WATER REACTORS

• BWRs heat water by fission, which is when uranium atoms split, and is boiled and then is turned to steam and turns the turbine generator
• The steam is turned back into water and is reused

HOW IT IS USED

• Nuclear energy can be used to make electricity, but it must first be released from the atom

CURRENT USE

• 3/4 total energy: France
• 1/3 total energy: Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Slovakia, Sweden, Switerland, Slovenia, and Ukraine
• 30% total energy: South Korea and Bulgaria

CURRENT USE CONT.

• 1/5 total energy: USA, the UK, Spain, Romania, and Russia
• 1/4 total energy: Japan
• 10% total energy: Italy and Denmark

EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENT

• Using more nuclear energy, gives states additional flexibility in complying with clean-air requirements
• Nuclear power plants do not emit criteria pollutants or greenhouse gases
• Has a vital role in providing clean energy for sustainable economic development

WIDLEY SPREAD? WHY?

• There are a lot of nuclear power plants around the Europe/Asia area
• People are trying to get them more around the world
• Why? Because it is eco friendly, sometimes

WIDLEY ACDEPTED? WHY?

• It is
• People are either considering building a nuclear power plant or are already planning to build one

PROS & CONS

• Pro: It is good for the environment
• Con: Have to take away trees to build them in some places
• Pro: It's better than fossil fuels
• Con: It is radioactive after use