Nuclear energy is a source of power which is created from

energy released by a nuclear reaction.

An example of nuclear energy is the electricity generated by a
nuclear reactor, which is the major powe

nuclear energy
the energy released from an atom in nuclear reactions or by
radioactive decay: esp. the energy released in nuclear fission
or nuclear fusion

Imoprtance
It produces about 20 percent of US electricity and about 15
percent world wide. It does not produce greenhouse gases so
is preferable to burning coal, for that reason. It can be
expanded by building more plants, and with easy access to
natural gas diminishing this is useful

Uses of nuclear energy
Although nuclear technology is mainly used for the
production of electricity in nuclear power plants this is not
the only utility that can be given.
This type of energy appears in many other aspects of our
everyday life and in science.
Working with different isotopes of the same element, you can
use nuclear technology for other applications in various
fields:
Industrial uses of nuclear technology
Nuclear technology has a great importance in the industrial
sector, it is used specifically in development and process
improvement to the measurement, automation and quality
control.
It is used as a prerequisite for the full automation of
production lines of high speed, and applied to the
investigation of processes, mixing, maintenance and wear and
corrosion study of plant and machinery.
Nuclear technology is also used in making plastics and
sterilization of single-use products.
Medical uses of nuclear technology
One of every three patients who visit a hospital in an
industrialized country receives the benefits of any type of
nuclear medicine procedure. Radiopharmaceuticals, and
radiation therapy techniques for the treatment of malignant
tumors, teletherapy for cancer treatment or radiation biology
to sterilize medical products are used.
Agricultural uses of nuclear technology
The application of isotopes in agriculture has led to increased
agricultural production in less developed countries.
Nuclear technology is useful in controlling insect pests, the
best use of water resources, improved crop varieties or in the
establishment of the conditions necessary to optimize the
efficiency of fertilizers and water .
Uses of nuclear technology to food
As food, nuclear techniques play an important role in food
preservation.
The application of the isotopes can significantly increase the
preservation of food. Currently, over 35 countries permit
irradiation of certain foods.
Environmental uses of nuclear technology
The application of isotopes to determine the exact amounts of
polluting substances and places in which they occur and their
causes. Furthermore, the treatment beam electrons reduces
the environmental and health consequences of large-scale
employment of fossil fuels, and contributes more effectively
than other techniques to solve problems such as "the
greenhouse effect" and acid rain.
Other uses of nuclear technology
As dating, which uses the properties of carbon-14 fixation to
bone, wood and organic waste, determining chronological age,
and applications in geophysics and geochemistry, which
exploit the existence of naturally occurring radioactive
materials for fixing dates deposits of rocks, coal or oil.
Other applications of nuclear technology are produced in
disciplines such as hydrology, mining or the space industry.

Conventional fuel resources
Uranium is a fairly common element in the Earth's crust.
Uranium is approximately as common as tin or germanium in
the Earth's crust, and is about 40 times more common than
silver.
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Uranium is a constituent of most rocks, dirt, and of
the oceans. The fact that uranium is so spread out is a
problem because mining uranium is only economically
feasible where there is a large concentration. Still, the world's
present measured resources of uranium, economically
recoverable at a price of 130 USD/kg, are enough to last for
between 70 and 100 years.

Advantages of nuclear power
Nuclear energy offers a number of economic, environmental,
strategic and operational advantages:
It helps in the fight against climate change.
It is competitive relative to other electricity sources
and offers protection from the volatility of fossil
fuel and CO2 prices.
It offers a high return for investors and limits
increases in the price of electricity for consumers in
the context of a high increase in hydrocarbon prices.
It offers supply security: uranium resources are well
distributed around the world and nuclear fuel is
easily stored, unlike hydrocarbon reserves which are
concentrated in the Middle East and Russia. Russian,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Iran alone hold more than
two-thirds of all oil and gas reserves.

Disadvantages of Nuclear Energy
1. Radioactive Waste :
2. Nuclear Accidents :
3. Nuclear Radiation :
4. High Cost :
5. National Risk :
6. Impact on Aquatic Life :
7. Major Impact on Human Life :
8. Fuel Availability :
9. Non Renewable :