2. Definition of nuclear energy
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear
power can be obtained from nuclear fission and nuclear fission reactions.
Presently, most of the electricity from nuclear power is produced by nuclear
fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear power plants.
4. The nuclear plant
• A nuclear power plant is the
same mechanism as a
thermal power plant, and
the source of heat is a
nuclear reactor. The heat is
used to generate steam that
drives a steam turbine
connected to an electric
generator that produces
electricity.
6. Uses of nuclear energy
• Nuclear energy and its technologies can be
used in several areas besides electricity
generation, such as agriculture, food,
medicine, space exploration, and water
desalination.
7. The dangers of nuclear
energy
• If a nuclear meltdown, harmful
radiation could be released, which
could have catastrophic effects on
the environment and human
health. For example, the
Chernobyl accident in 1986
eventually killed thousands. In
1945 USA throw the two atomic
bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.