1. Uses and applications of nuclear energy
Electrical energy demand is increasing more and more by the
population increase, the power required for this demand increases by
2% each year, and to meet this demand would have to build a power
plant each year until 2020.
But even if this were possible, the greenhouse gas emissions produced
by these factories would make grow the greenhouse effect and global
warming and promoting the use of nuclear energy can be produced
cheaply, safely and without emitting gases that produce the
greenhouse effect .
THE use of nuclear power plants is a solution for countries that are in a
constant electric growth, such as China, India, Australia and France,
the latter uses nuclear power plants that supply 77% of electricity
demand in the country (the other 23% is hydropower) and energy
utilization in addition to this, also supplies power to neighboring
countries.
But how does a nuclear power plant?
Nuclear energy is the energy obtained by manipulating the internal
structure of atoms. May be obtained by dividing the nucleus (nuclear
fission) or joining two atoms (nuclear fusion).
The neutron fission occurs when traveling at high speed hits the
nucleus of an element of high atomic weight, such as uranium or
Thario, which generates the core is divided into two groups of
intermediate weight which release neutrons and triggering energy
released by each core neutron hits another nucleus and results in a
chain reaction releasing energy that is used in atomic bombs and
nuclear power plants, the difference is that in a nuclear bomb is
released all this energy at once, while in a nuclear power plant that
energy is used slowly for the benefit of urban centers.
This process uses elements like uranium, and plutonium Thallium, as
these items have a large atomic weight.
Why is this information important to me?
This is important because it lets me know how the energy support of
several countries, realize that nuclear energy is very beneficial for

2. mankind and that if one day could be the new source of energy that is
helping me in the future .