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    During the 1950’s as the world’s scientist and superpowers worked feverishly to harness the power of nuclear fusion. People looked on in awe from Las Vegas hotels at the bright flash and resulting mushroom cloud signaling progress towards solving the world’s energy needs. Like the beautifully mesmerizing feathers of a peacock each test also demonstrated to the world the sheer power and might of the nation responsible for the explosion; the nuclear age had arrived amid excitement and the promise…

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    Nuclear Waste in Mississippi (Milestone 2) Elizabeth Pritchard SCI 333 Professor Kimberly Schulte July 10, 2016 Product Need Nuclear waste and radioactive waste in general are ongoing issues. When the nuclear power and radioactive materials that we use today were created and initially used many years ago, scientists were not concerned with the disposal methods as much as they are today because of the fact that they would not have worry about that any time soon after the…

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    For my topic I choose to do nuclear power plants and according to the European Nuclear Society their definition of a nuclear power plant is “thermal power plant, primarily used for electricity generation, in which the nuclear binding energy released during the nuclear fission in a reactor is converted to heat and subsequently into electrical energy via a water-steam circuit using a turbine and generator”. Nuclear power plants operate in most states and can produce up to 20 percent of the…

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    the world." (Borzendowski 1) Mary discovered radium because she was curious about what it was. The discovery of radium lead to something even greater like the atomic bomb. The radium comes from something called pitchblende, a material that contains uranium.…

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    •What level of responsibility does Australia have to ensure that uranium is used for morally correct purposes? Australia has a high level of responsibility to ensure that uranium is used for morally correct purposes. For example, Australia has been shutting down some mine temporarily because of the effects of nuclear radiation to the environment and the people of Australia. •Economically, Australia gets benefits by selling Uranium. Do we have the right to tell other countries what they can and…

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    The fission of uranium atoms is done in a nuclear power plant. These plants or stations contain the reactor, which is where the breakdown happens, and a cooling tower, which is used to stop the already used uranium rods from being radioactive. Nuclear energy was used in order to reduce the amount of fossil fuels being consumed already. Fossil fuels, such as coal…

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    Fission is a reaction when the nucleus of an atom, gets a neutron, and then splits into two or more nuclei. This causes a release in significant amounts of energy as well as more neutrons. These neutrons then go on to split more nuclei and a chain reaction takes place. Fusion is basically the reverse process of fission. In this situation the nuclei collide instead and join together to form an atom larger than helium. Nuclear power plant use fission to produce very large amounts of energy. Enough…

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    that essentially generate the electricity. The nuclear power plants use the heat that is produced during nuclear fission to heat the water. A nuclear fission is when the uranium atoms split into two smaller atoms, giving off a large amount of heat. According to the ME Mechanical team (2016), the nuclear power plants use uranium and plutonium as a source of fuel. These atoms are radioactive in nature, but when they…

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    Nuclear Energy is energy created from nuclear reactions. There are two known forms of nuclear reactions; fission and fusion. Fusion is the combining of two atoms to form a new one. Fusion occurs when two molecules are moving at extremely high speeds at each other. Then, the two atoms collide and combine together to form a new atom and a massive amount of energy. Unfortunately, here on earth, scientists have not been able to replicate fusion for use. The only known place where fusion occurs is…

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    actually does pollute the environment. The burning of uranium releases pollution into the atmosphere. It isn’t as much pollution as fossil fuels would produce, but it is still polluting the environment. Radioactive waste from the nuclear power plants can lead to eutrophication, initially harming aquatic life. People also say that we should use nuclear power noticing that it is semi-renewable, and that is true. The problem with this statement is that uranium is greatly scarce, and nonrenewable.…

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