Nuclear Power
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- Created on: 24-03-15 21:49
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- Nuclear Power
- Nuclear Fission
- Produces lots of Energy
- Can create an uncontrollable chain reaction when the new neutrons move on to divide other nuclei.
- When a single large Nucleus divides into two smaller Nuclei.
- Achieved by firing a slow moving Neutron at the Nucleus.
- Produces three new Neutrons
- When a single large Nucleus divides into two smaller Nuclei.
- Achieved by firing a slow moving Neutron at the Nucleus.
- Produces three new Neutrons
- Can create an uncontrollable chain reaction when the new neutrons move on to divide other nuclei.
- Produces three new Neutrons
- Achieved by firing a slow moving Neutron at the Nucleus.
- When a single large Nucleus divides into two smaller Nuclei.
- Produces three new Neutrons
- Achieved by firing a slow moving Neutron at the Nucleus.
- A Nuclear Reactor
- The Energy released is the result of a controlled chain reaction
- Boron rods that absorb the nuclei are can be lowered into the containment vessel to slow or stop the chain reaction
- Uranium-238 rods enriched with Uranium-235 are used as a fuel for the reaction.
- The daughter nuclei are usually radioactive
- The Energy released is the result of a controlled chain reaction
- Nuclear Fusion
- When two light nuclei; Deuterium and Tritium (isotopes of Hydrogen), join together to produce a heavier and lager nucleus.
- The larger nucleus is more stable and energy is released.
- The product is an isotope of Helium.
- No radioactive waste is produced
- Produces far more energy than fission
- Uses readily available materials
- It is still an experimental process
- Currently, it requires very high temperatures (Millions of Degrees)
- Very Expensive
- It is still an experimental process
- Needs Very high pressures to make the nuclei fuse together
- Containment requires very strong magnetic fields for the nuclei (plasma)
- Very Expensive
- Needs Very high pressures to make the nuclei fuse together
- Containment requires very strong magnetic fields for the nuclei (plasma)
- When two light nuclei; Deuterium and Tritium (isotopes of Hydrogen), join together to produce a heavier and lager nucleus.
- Nuclear Fission
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