Nuclear+power

=__Nuclear power__= Nuclear power is one of many ways how to produce electricity. This way of producing electricity was found during the incredible scientific race to find new sources of electricity as the need of it increases rapidly with the growth of human population. If we coulThe electriity is produced by a quite complicated but very efficient way. Inside the power plant a nuclear reactor is used to make this procedure safe. The reactor uses Uranium rods as fuel and the heat is generated by nuclear fission (neutrons smash into the nucleus of the uranium atoms, which split roughly in half and release heat energy)

This heat is usually used to heat water and turn it into steam. This steam produced in this process drives turbines which drive generator. This is how it works: media type="youtube" key="fjgdgAhOzXQ" height="344" width="425"

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The problem with nuclear energy is the waste product it leaves. Even though not much of waste is produced, even this small amount of waste is extremely dangerous as it is radioactive. This waste needs to be sealed and buried deep and left for thousands of years for the radioactivity to die away. This sealed radioactive waste must be protected from earthquakes, flooding etc. to make sure that they don't get into the environment. If the nuclear waste got to the environment it could cause a huge disaster as it is radioactive.======

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As nuclear power uses only uranium and water, so the only cycle it could possibly affect is the water cycle. Nuclear power uses water as all other resources, as the force to turn the turbine, (Steam), and so more water is converted from liquid to gas in non natural way, even though it won't have a big effect on it as it doesn't evaporate too much water.======

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Renewable sources of energy as sunlight and wind are not usable all the time as their resources are not limited but they are not permanently available. Nuclear energy is not a renewable energy but it is very efficient and it can be produced any time and at any weather.======