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    How Nuclear Power Works The nuclear power plant stands on the border between humanity’s greatest hopes and its deepest fears for the future. On one hand‚ atomic energy offers a clean energy alternative that frees us from the shackles of fossil fuel dependence. On the other‚ it summons images of disaster: quake-ruptured Japanese power plants belching radioactive steam‚ the dead zone surrounding Chernobyl’s concrete sarcophagus. But what happens inside a nuclear power plant to bring such marvel

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    Disadvantages of Nuclear Power http://wanttoknowit.com/disadvantages-of-nuclear-power/ The Basics of Nuclear Power Nuclear power is generated from a metal called uranium. Uranium is mined in places such as Australia‚ Argentina‚ Canada‚ Brazil‚ China‚ France and many other countries. The uranium is used to create controlled nuclear reactions called nuclear fission. Nuclear fission gives off a tremendous amount of heat which is used to heat water to create steam. This steam turns turbines which

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    Nuclear power is complicated. A nuclear power plant provides energy that does not contribute to global warming. Climate concerns have seen a rise in the construction of new reactors to address growing demands of electricity worldwide. Currently the United States and Canada receive 20% of their electric power from nuclear plants. The rest of the world is at 6% but rising. The benefits drive the nuclear energy movement and continue to do so and the proponents of nuclear power see this as an indispensable

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    Nuclear energy as a Power Source Name: Syahmi Shamsul Class: English 1-2 Submission Date: 28 February 2013 Table of Contents 1. Introduction This report aims to explore the views of those who support nuclear energy as a source of electricity and those who oppose it. It will also analyze the issue of using nuclear energy as a power source‚ why this issue is so significant as well as the people involved in this issue. 2. The issue Due to the rising cost and at the same

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    Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project Introduction: At present‚ India is the sixth largest energy consumer in the world and is projected to emerge as the fourth largest consumer after the United States‚ China and Japan in the coming decades. India’s commercial energy basket is currently dominated by coal (53 percent); oil (31 percent) and gas (8 percent). Meeting increasing energy demands will remain one of the major issues for India in the 21st century owing to high dependency on energy imports.

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    can do is to slow Global warming down. Many argues that Nuclear Power is a near perfect substituted in the place of burning fossil fuels because Nuclear Power does not create nearly as much Carbon dioxide‚ while others argues that the government have no actual plan for Nuclear Power Plant‚ and even if they did‚ the Nuclear Power Plant would be a massive target for terrorist attack. As the argument rages on‚ one might think that ‘Is Nuclear Power really the solution to Global Warming‚ or the actual solution

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    To a large extent‚ I agree that the nuclear power is an unsustainable energy resource. Environmentally‚ water for cooling process of the nuclear plants is released into the sea. This causes thermal pollution and reduces water quality. Moreover‚ the radioactive wastes in the nuclear plants will release radioactive substances and contaminate the surrounding areas. Even if the waste is buried underground‚ there may be leakage‚ polluting the underground water and soil. Serious damage is done to the

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    Benefits and Risks of Nuclear Power in California By Roger Dunstan Requested by Assembly Member Helen Thomson APRIL 2002 CRB 02-008 Benefits and Risks of Nuclear Power in California By Roger Dunstan ISBN NO. 1-58703-156-6 About the Author Roger Dunstan is an Assistant Director for the California Research Bureau. Acknowledgements Many people provided assistance in a paper such as this‚ but several deserve special mention. Trina Dangberg‚ Sheila Oliver‚ and Judy Hust

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    resort to nuclear energy. The Department of Energy has already given its support to energy companies who have decided to construct nuclear power plants. It appears that nuclear power is the right course to take‚ but before this decision is finalised it is important to weigh the multiple advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power. There are many pros and cons‚ but they weigh up almost equally which makes it a hard decision to choose the right course of action‚ nuclear power or non-nuclear power. The

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