OTHER TYPES OF THE NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EVOLVE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND WHY THIS WOULD BE FEASIBLE South Africa as a developing country and is one of the world leader in supplying food and raw material. It has very a lot of arable land and large reserves of natural resources. The warm climate favours the production of most crops and livestock which is in demand by the population. The country’s economic backbone lies between the performance of the mining and agricultural
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Nuclear Radiation There are many ways that the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still and the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" are similar. "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction story that deals with nuclear radiation and what the future world would be like if there was an atomic bomb. This short story is a good example of what could happen in the future. The Day the Earth Stood Still is a movie that also has the same genre‚ that it is science fiction. It helps
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In spring of 1989‚ two scientists by the name of Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann announced that they had found a way to create nuclear fusion in a relatively simple and cheap way. Superhot fusion is the process in which deuterium‚ a heavier form of hydrogen‚ is held within a magnetic field and heated to tens of millions of degrees. The nuclei of the atoms fuse‚ and heat energy is released. This kind of fusion happens in our solar system’s sun. This type of fusion is known to occur‚ but recreating
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Nuclear engineering is the practical application of the breakdown of atomic nuclei and/or other sub-atomic physics‚ based on the principles of nuclear physics. It includes‚ but is not limited to‚ the interaction and maintenance of nuclear fission systems and components specifically‚ nuclear reactors‚ nuclear power plants‚ and/or nuclear weapons. The field may also include the study of nuclear fusion‚ medical and other applications of (generally ionizing) radiation‚ nuclear safety‚ heat/thermodynamics
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Nuclear Energy 1. What is nuclear energy? Text Book Pg 80 2. Nuclear Fission :- In nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry‚ nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts (lighter nuclei)‚ often producing free neutrons and photons (in the form of gamma rays)‚ and releasing a tremendous amount of energy. The two nuclei produced are most often of comparable size‚ typically with a mass ratio around 3:2 for common fissile isotopes.[1][2].The smallest
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have sought to use it for the benefit of the people‚ and radiation therapy is only one example. Nuclear engineering is a wide field that covers important subjects of study from the disposal of nuclear fuel and waste to the maintenance of systems such as nuclear reactors‚ plants‚ and even weapons (Shiori‚ “Nuclear Engineering Education”). Although the amount of advances has been minimal over the years‚ nuclear engineering is still a stable field of study and necessary for a highly civilized country to
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Nuclear Disasters and Accidents Introduction: One of the scariest things about nuclear power is when something goes wrong and an accident occurs. Radiation is released into the environment and people get hurt. Two of the most famous nuclear accidents occurred at the Three Mile Island reactor 2 in the United States and the Chernobyl reactor 4 in the former Soviet Union. In this text we will discuss these two disasters‚ along with correcting a few common misconceptions about nuclear accidents. The
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Nuclear energy… Boon or Bane ? Nuclear energy? Nowadays these two words are always sticking on the society’s mouth‚ but do they know the actual meaning of it? Nuclear energy is basically defined as the energy released by the reaction within the nuclei‚ as in nuclear fission or fusion. The core reason of using nuclear energy is to generate electric power to satisfy human needs. Usage of the nuclear power plant as an energy generator came together with several boons and banes. As quoted by the
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Can Nuclear Energy Be the Answer? It is only possible to mitigate global warming if the world-wide consumption of fossil fuels can be drastically reduced in the next 10 to 15 years. There is simply no room for a scenario as it is depicted by Lester R. Brown in the book Plan B 4.0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization. The scenario plays out like a horror movie‚ poverty‚ depleted water supply‚ food shortages‚ terrorism‚ over population‚ disastrous floods‚ erratic changes in ocean currents and global
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Nuclear and Radiation Accidents Since the beginning of the Atomic Age‚ the use of nuclear energy technologies has been accompanied by numerous crises and persistent public health concerns. Currently‚ nuclear power has become an indispensable part in the ongoing search for alternative energy sources. By “January 2011‚ 442 nuclear power plants operated globally to supply a total of 400‚000 megawatts of energy‚ or roughly 14% of the total global energy supply”(Wisconsin Institute par.2). Yet with
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