Curbing nuclear power worldwide: bad news for climate change or window of opportunity?
Nuclear Power Plant Doel Antwerp Image by Joost J. Bakker IJmuiden Curbing nuclear power worldwide: bad news for climate change or window of opportunity? BANGKOK – Worldwide calls to curb nuclear power amid Japan’s plant crisis could be bad news for the environment unless nations finally go all-out to tap wind, solar and other clean, […]
How can nuclear energy be developed and utilized in Canada?
by quinn.anya Question by Niamh: How can nuclear energy be developed and utilized in Canada? I’m in grade 9 Canadian geography and we are doing a project on energy sources. My group has been given nuclear energy. Two of the requirements are: How the energy source is, or can be developed in Canada; and To […]
Chill out desk: Nuclear fusion & fission
Nuclear energy can provide the world with much of its electricity needs but many people are worried about it. Scientist Joe Kaplinsky explains what nuclear energy is and answers the four major objections to it: radioactive waste; nuclear accidents; nuclear weapons and the high expense. He concludes that we should chill out about the risks […]
What would happen if we used high energy neutrons in fission reactors?
Question by Chris: What would happen if we used high energy neutrons in fission reactors? I’m not %100 sure about this but isn’t nuclear waste created when the neutrons that are sustaining the fission reaction get absorbed by the fission fuel instead of smashing them apart? If so then couldn’t high energy neutrons produced by […]
The fractional change of mass to energy in a fission reactor is about 0.1% or 1 part in a thousand. For each k?
by inyucho Question by Katelynn Felder: The fractional change of mass to energy in a fission reactor is about 0.1% or 1 part in a thousand. For each k? The fractional change of mass to energy in a fission reactor is about 0.1% or 1 part in a thousand. For each kilogram of uranium that […]
Nuclear power is on trial
Nuclear power is on trial As frightening as Japan’s unfolding nuclear crisis is, worrying about the possibility of an earthquake-related nuclear disaster in the United States should not be our only concern. Read more on CNN UPDATED: NRC study lists Limerick nuclear plant as having third-highest risk from seismic damage Data in a Nuclear Regulatory […]
Nuclear Power: Know Your Nuclear Power Plants: San Onofre Plant Can Survive 7.0 Quake
Nuclear Power: Know Your Nuclear Power Plants: San Onofre Plant Can Survive 7.0 Quake The Los Angeles Times reports that the San Onofre nuclear power plant (pictured) in northern San Diego County could withstand a 7.0 earthquake, and also has a 25-foot sea wall to fend off a tsunami. When the plant was… Read more […]
Japan earthquake shuts nuclear power plants, leaves residents in dark
Byron Nuclear Power Station 7 Image by iluvcocacola Japan earthquake shuts nuclear power plants, leaves residents in dark At least a dozen nuclear power plants have shut down across the country and millions of buildings around Tokyo were left without power from the Japan earthquake. Read more on The Christian Science Monitor Negotiations on Minn. […]
Nuclear Winter in Chernobyl
Check out these Clean Energy Nuclear images: Nuclear Winter in Chernobyl Image by Stuck in Customs Laser Target Chamber is Installed Image by kqedquest
Leningrad nuclear power plant 2
Some cool NUCLEAR POWER images: Leningrad nuclear power plant 2 Image by The Bellona Foundation Leningrad nuclear power plant 2 Image by The Bellona Foundation czeck republic nuclear power plant Image by cesarharada.com
Saudi Arabia, France sign nuclear agreement
Saudi Arabia, France sign nuclear agreement Riyadh – Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with France to develop peaceful nuclear energy to meet the kingdom’s increasing demand for energy, according to an official statement on Tuesday. Read more on EARTHtimes.org France signs nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia * France eyes power-hungry Saudi Arabia for nuclear […]
Inside The Atomic Industry – In Germany, Nuclear Power ‘Has Been Demonized’
Inside The Atomic Industry – In Germany, Nuclear Power ‘Has Been Demonized’ Volker Sattel spent years researching his documentary on nuclear power, ‘Under Control,’ which premiered at the Berlinale film festival this week. He gained unprecedented access to plants and employees, even filming over an open reactor. Sattel argues the debate in Germany has become […]
What are the long-term implications of nuclear fission energy?
by dbostrom Question by Zibzab: What are the long-term implications of nuclear fission energy? Or possible implications? Best answer: Answer by Rabi YThat is a very loaded question. Rather than try and get into details Nuclear Fission Energy will have many long term implications, some of which are environmental, economical, political, technological etc. I’m sure […]
Can nuclear power plants create black holes?
by Carolinadoug Question by falling4you: Can nuclear power plants create black holes? I’m doing a project in science and need to know: If someone were to create a nuclear power plant in central california, could it create a black hole? And if it could, what conditions would be needed to create it and how could […]
Cuba’s Juruguá Nuclear Plant from the helicopter
Check out these nuclear energy images: Cuba’s Juruguá Nuclear Plant from the helicopter Image by deVos Nuclear fusion display at the Weiss Energy Hall. Image by kpfellows McGuire Nuclear Station Image by Duke Energy
UPDATE 1-EDF restarts three UK nuclear plants
UPDATE 1-EDF restarts three UK nuclear plants (Updates with more plant restarts) LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – EDF Energy restarted the630-megawatt Sizewell B1 and B2 nuclear power turbines and its620-MW Hartlepool 1 nuclear reactor over the weekend, … Read more on Reuters UK Focus via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Wielding ‘smart power’ in world […]
Nuclear reactor in Surry remains inactive
Nuclear reactor in Surry remains inactive SURRY — One of the two nuclear reactors in Surry County is still shut down by a cooling problem. Read more on WTKR Norfolk NRC moving forward with closing out Yucca review By FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is closing out its […]
NUCLEAR PHYSICS PART 5 ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM FISSION
Why does an Iron atom consume energy in order to fission, not release energy?
Question by codebreaker1011: Why does an Iron atom consume energy in order to fission, not release energy? Iron has a mass number of 56. According to a binding energy per nucleon vs mass number curve, for iron to fission, it must consume energy. Why is that? Thanks! Best answer: Answer by Michael WI think this […]
Clean Nuclear Energy
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