Nuclear Energy by Charis Crozier https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn en-us 2017-10-16 18:39:43 UTC 2025-11-12 22:02:40 UTC hello@padlet.com Nuclear Energy 22chacro https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197522468 Def: Uranium atoms split to create heat]]> 2017-10-16 18:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197522468 Sustainable and Renewable 22chacro https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197523199 Nuclear energy is a sustainable resource but it is non renewable]]> 2017-10-16 18:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197523199 Generating Electricity 22chacro https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197579201 When Uranium atoms are split it produces heat, the heat is turned into steam, the steam is then used to spin a turbine which generates electricity]]> 2017-10-16 21:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197579201 Locations in the US That Have Uranium 22chacro https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197579674 Uranium​ ​can​ ​be​ ​found​ ​in​ ​Arizona,​ ​Colorado,​ ​Nebraska,​ ​Wyoming,​ ​New​ ​Mexico,​ ​Texas,​ ​Utah.​ ​]]> 2017-10-16 21:21:24 UTC https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197579674 Locations in the World That Have Nuclear Power 22chacro https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197580540 As​ ​of​ ​April​ ​2017,​ ​30​ ​countries​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world​ ​have​ ​nuclear​ ​power.​ ​A​ ​few​ ​are​ ​France,​ ​Ukraine,​ ​Sweden, 
Canada,​ ​China,​ ​Germany,​ ​Russia,​ ​UK
]]> 2017-10-16 21:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197580540 22chacro https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197581530 With all the Uranium in the world nuclear power could be sustained for 100 years easily]]> 2017-10-16 21:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197581530 Transportation 22chacro https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197581930 When the turbine spins it activates a generator, which generates energy and transports it to where it needs to go]]> 2017-10-16 21:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197581930 Waste 22chacro https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197582802 When dealing with radioactivity certain things like gloves and tools get radiation poisoning and must be disposed of]]> 2017-10-16 21:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197582802 Advantages 22chacro https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197583251 Low CO2 emissions, can run 90% of the time, less waste.]]> 2017-10-16 21:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197583251 Disadvantages 22chacro https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197583489 Power plants have a shelf life and need to be renewed, this does make it expensive. Safety is also a problem, if something goes wrong we could have another Chernobyl on our hands. However that is worst case scenario]]> 2017-10-16 21:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/22chacro/jy3v6d112lyn/wish/197583489