Why are people against nuclear energy?
Question by CNL: Diavolo Blu: Why are people against nuclear energy? Isn’t it clean power/energy? Nuclear waste, it’s only waste, is just elements emitting radiation. Sunlight also produces radiation. The center of the earth is molten heated by radioactive decay. 99% of the universe is radioactive. What are some of the cons of nuclear energy? […]
Why is the efficiency of nuclear power plants so low and what is the energy content?
Question by : Why is the efficiency of nuclear power plants so low and what is the energy content? Why are (fusion and fission) nuclear power plants so inefficient? What is the energy content for these nuclear fuels:uranium, plutonium, and radium? Best answer: Answer by Bhasi BahuleyanThe efficiency of nuclear power plants is not questioned. […]
How are radioactive materials used to produce nuclear energy?
Question by : How are radioactive materials used to produce nuclear energy? Write 3 facts about how radioactive materials are used to produce nuclear energy. Thanks for the help in advance! Best answer: Answer by JohnAll radioactivity releases heat. – 3 types: natural radioactivity, fission in a reactor, and fusion in the stars. Some “breeder” […]
CNN: Is A Nuclear Power Plant In Southern California About To Be The Next Fukushima
July 27, 2012 CNN MOXNews.com
TEDxKatuah – Suzanne Hobbs Baker – Art & Nuclear Energy
Suzanne Hobbs Baker is the founder of PopAtomic Studios, a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to sharing information about nuclear energy in creative ways, using art and design to give context and meaning to energy issues. Baker works to address people’s fears and concerns about nuclear power and offers clear facts about the risks and benefits of […]
California Day 400+ Japan Nuclear airborne aerosols 131I, 137Cs, and 35S sadness
The Journal Environmental Science and Technology reports in a new study that the Fukushima radiation plume contacted North America at California “with greatest exposure in central and southern California,” Projected paths of the radioactive atmospheric plume emanating from the Fukushima reactors, best described as airborne particles or aerosols for 131I, 137Cs, and 35S, and subsequent […]
Why are nuclear power plants ever built in the Ring of Fire?
by JamesReaFotos Question by Lara: Why are nuclear power plants ever built in the Ring of Fire? The Ring of Fire is the zone around the edges of a tectonic plate with lots of earthquakes and volcanic activity. Nuclear power plants become exploding nuclear bombs when they get hit with a powerful earthquake. Why does […]
Fortune Brainstorm Green 2012
A few nice Clean Energy Nuclear images I found: Fortune Brainstorm Green 2012 Image by Fortune Live Media Fortune Brainstorm Green 2012 Image by Fortune Live Media Fortune Brainstorm Green 2012 Image by Fortune Live Media
An American Nuclear Tragedy: A Little Known Nuclear Facility in Paducah, Kentucky
Mirrored (with permission) from videodoxy at www.youtube.com – THANK YOU! Original video www.youtube.com The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is a facility that produces enriched uranium for nuclear power plants. The plant is operated by United States Enrichment Corporation, a subsidiary of USEC Incorporated. It is the only operating uranium enrichment facility in the United States. […]
P1000337
A few nice nuclear energy images I found: P1000337 Image by Dick Howe Jr P1000347 Image by Dick Howe Jr P1000341 Image by Dick Howe Jr
Wil there be more inspectors on site during this time ove NRC oversight?
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Japan closes last reactor, ‘energy crisis looms’
Japan is set to turn off its last working reactor this weekend, leaving one of the world’s largest industrial nations without a source of nuclear energy for the first time in almost 50 years. The government has bowed to public pressure following last year’s disaster at the Fukushima power plant after the catastrophic earthquake and […]
Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (LFTR): Energy for the Future?
Hank addresses a highly requested topic – liquid fluoride thorium reactors – and tells us how LFTR might be the future of energy in … China? Like SciShow on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow SciShow on Twitter: www.twitter.com References: www.washingtonpost.com theweek.com scishow, science, electricity, energy, nuclear power, nuclear reactor, uranium, thorium, element, radioactive, radioactivity, liquid fluoride thorium […]
Know Nukes Y’All Summit in Chattanooga
A few nice Clean Energy Nuclear images I found: Know Nukes Y’All Summit in Chattanooga Image by Peace Education Center Know Nukes Y’All Summit in Chattanooga Image by Peace Education Center
Nuclear physics: How to estimate excitation energy for fission U 235?
Question by : Nuclear physics: How to estimate excitation energy for fission U 235? U 235 Excitation energy : 5.7 Mev Binding energy : 6.5 Mev i know how to estimate binding energy but i do not know how to estimate excitation energy. Best answer: Answer by Let’slearntothinkExcitation energy = mass of U 235 – […]
P1000344
A few nice nuclear energy images I found: P1000344 Image by Dick Howe Jr P1000346 Image by Dick Howe Jr P1000342 Image by Dick Howe Jr
Binding Energy and Fission.mp4
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How would a country go about getting permission to obtain nuclear power? Or nuclear weapons?
Question by sbskeeper: How would a country go about getting permission to obtain nuclear power? Or nuclear weapons? How would a country go about getting permission to go about creating nuclear power? How does it differ from getting permission to create nuclear weapons? What regulatory agency is in charge of this? Is it the UN […]
2007 Google Tech Talk: Focus Fusion – The Fastest Route to Cheap, Clean Energy?
Before Focus Fusion-1 became operational in October 2009, Eric Lerner presented the plan to make it happen at Google’s Mountain View, CA HQ. What do you think: Is it time Google added aneutronic fusion to its portfolio of wind and solar projects? Video Rating: 4 / 5
Radiation Safety in Nuclear Energy Explorations – 1962 Educational Documentary
The United States Public Health Service (Division of Radiological Health) in cooperation with the United States Atomic Energy Commission created this educational film in the early 1960’s to show the general public the health programs and other activities designed for protection against radiation. Film in the Las Vegas, Nevada area and at the Nevada test […]