Alternative Energies by Hailey https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p A Description of Nuclear Energy en-us 2018-03-17 01:14:03 UTC 2025-03-13 23:48:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Nuclear Energy: haileyeshoe https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243027810 A process to create electricity, the splitting of uranium atoms to generate heat which produces steam. This is used by a turbine generator to generate electricity.]]> 2018-03-17 01:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243027810 Fact #1 haileyeshoe https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243028306 Nuclear Power Plants generate around 20% of US energy]]> 2018-03-17 01:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243028306 Fact #2 haileyeshoe https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243028400 Electricity generated by nuclear energy is not as susceptible to fluctuations in prices.]]> 2018-03-17 01:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243028400 Fact #3 haileyeshoe https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243028455 Nuclear Energy and producing it has no significant environmental impact]]> 2018-03-17 01:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243028455 Fact #5 haileyeshoe https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243028797 Worldwide, there are over 400 commercial nuclear reactors producing energy for 31 countries.]]> 2018-03-17 01:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243028797 Fact #4 haileyeshoe https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243029090  Every year and a half to two years, every nuclear plant goes through a cleaning cycle that shuts down the plant to allow for the removal of radioactive waste.]]> 2018-03-17 01:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243029090 haileyeshoe https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243029401 2018-03-17 01:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243029401 haileyeshoe https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243029593 2018-03-17 01:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243029593 Example haileyeshoe https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243029714 In Mecklenburg County, there is a nuclear energy plant called McGuire Nuclear Station on Lake Norman (pictured above).]]> 2018-03-17 01:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243029714 haileyeshoe https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243030038 2018-03-17 02:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyeshoe/qi645ew9h62p/wish/243030038