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Radioactivity

Published on Dec 10, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

NUCLEAR ENGERY

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Nuclear energy-
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactors in safe areas, the reactors release nuclear energy and create electricity

Advantages

  • Reduces amount of fossil fuels wasted
  • Less fuel mor energy
  • Saves raw mateials
  • Nuclear fuel ks 20% of the clst of energy generated
  • Does not depend nature
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DISADVANTAGES

  • Accidents (Chernobly)
  • Nuclear waste
  • Limited life
  • Objectoves of terrorist
  • Bombs gone wrong
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Cost is $40 billion - $50 billion every year

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Fusion and fission are a big part in nuclear engery.
Fission is a nuclear reaction or a radio active decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits
Fusion is nuclear reaction in which two or mor atomic nuclei collide at a very high speed and join to form a new type of atomic nucleus

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Fukushima was a nuclear meltdown that happen due to a tsunami hitting the power plant and things continued into a earthquake. The dangers still associated with it is about the waste being radioactive.

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