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Introduction 2. Processes 3. Nuclear facilities 4. Types of power plants 5. Discoverers 6. Environmental impact 7. Advantages 8. Disadvantages 9. Cost 10. Power plants in Spain
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Nuclear power

Released spontaneously or artificially, nuclear reactions Comes from the nucleus of an atom
Bonds contain many energy

2.PROCESSES
Two ways to create nuclear power : Fission: Currently used in the power plants Fusion: Under investigation, more energy in process that obtained There we have a video to explain this two reactions

448 nuclear reactors in commercial operation Power plants installed in developed countries 144 nuclear reactors in the European union

Boiling Water Reactor (BWR):Light water: moderator & coolant, low pressure Video Heavy water reactor (HWR):Heavy water as moderator

Graphite-gas reactor: Graphite moderated /CO2 refrigerant Boiling Water Reactor (RBMK): Graphite moderated

 About 440 in the world:

Examples: United States 104 French 58 Japan 54 Spain 8

5.DISCOVERERS
Albert Einsteins famous equation E=MC

1896 Antoine Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity.

ALBERT EINSTEIN
. Born in Germany Most important scientist XX century 1905 theory of special relativity 1921 nobel price in physics

ANTOINE HENRI BECQUEREL

Born in Paris French physicist Accidentally discovered radioactivity 1903 Nobel price in physics

Nuclear accident and nuclear incident

Scale INES

Explosions

JAPAN

Consecuences

Explosions

CHERNOBYL

Consecuences

IPHECA

One third energy in Europe nuclear energy Other emissions fossil fuel usage Reduce consumption of fossils Extremely efficient power source

More energy per unit than fossils Reactors dont produce greenhouse Helps to cure diseases (cancer)

Radioactive wastes Produces health problems Dependence on uranium producers and manufacturers Build it takes years Not good for the environment Accidents in power plants

Nuclear energy is expensive because: Need a lot of security Cost of radioactive waste management Normally they use public money to finance it

Santa Mara de Garoa, Burgos -1970 Almaraz, Cceres (Almaraz) -1980 Asc, Tarraconense/Catalua - 1985 Cofrentes, Valencia (Cofrentes) 1984 Vandells , Tarragona - 1989 Trillo, Guadalajara - 1987

QUIZ

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/science/ nuclear_power/quiz426.html

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