Nuclear Power

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The use of Nuclear Technology in the power and energy sector.

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Lacey Richardson

@bellycheng

The use of Nuclear Technology in the power and energy sector.

History Of Nuclear Energy

History of nuclear energy from the discovery of the atom to the first nuclear power reactors.
http://nuclear-energy.net/what-is-nuclear-energy/history
How Nuclear Power Works - Union of Concerned Scientists

At a basic level, nuclear power is the practice of splitting atoms to boil water, turn turbines, and generate electricity.
http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-power/nuclear-power-technology/how-nuclear-power-works
Why Nuclear Power?

Nuclear Energy Basics: Why Nuclear Power?
https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/resources/uranium/why.html
Cost & Benefits Analyses - Nuclear Energy Institute

The nuclear energy industry plays an important role in job creation and economic growth, providing both near-term and lasting employment and economic benefits.
http://www.nei.org/Issues-Policy/Economics/Cost-Benefits-Analyses
How Do Nuclear Plants Work?

How Do Nuclear Plants Work? -Duke Energy
https://www.duke-energy.com/about-energy/generating-electricity/nuclear-how.asp
Is Nuclear Power Safe for Humans and the Environment?

Is Nuclear Power Safe for Humans and the Environment? Read pros, cons, and expert responses in the debate.
http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=001270
Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power

The pros and cons of nuclear power include less dependence on fossil fuels but more radioactive waste.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power4.htm
Nuclear Power in the USA

Nuclear Power in the United States. USA Nuclear Energy. The USA is the world's largest producer of nuclear power, accounting for more than 30% of worldwide nuclear generation of electricity.
http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-t-z.aspx
What Does Nuclear Power Actually Cost?

What is the economic cost of nuclear power? That turns out to be a very difficult question to answer.
http://northdenvernews.com/what-does-nuclear-power-actually-cost-peakoil
Nuclear power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions that release nuclear energy, to generate heat, which most frequently is then used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a nuclear power station.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power

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Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Number of electricity-generating civilian reactors by type as of 2014 ^[65]

PWR BWR GCR PHWR LWGR FBR

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

2024 world electricity generation by source in terawatt-hours (TWh). Total generation was 30.85 petawatt-hours. ^[165]

Coal 10,587 (34.4%)
Natural gas 6,796 (22.1%)
Hydro 4,417 (14.4%)
Nuclear 2,765 (8.99%)
Wind 2,497 (8.12%)
Solar 2,130 (6.92%)
Other 1,569 (5.10%)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

World total primary energy supply of 162,494 TWh (or 13,792 Mtoe) by fuels in 2017 (IEA, 2019) ^[316] ^: 6, 8

Oil (32%)
Coal/Peat/Shale (27.1%)
Natural Gas (22.2%)
Biofuels and waste (9.5%)
Nuclear (4.9%)
Hydro (2.5%)
Others (Renewables) (1.8%)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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History Of Nuclear Energy

History of nuclear energy from the discovery of the atom to the first nuclear power reactors.
http://nuclear-energy.net/what-is-nuclear-energy/history
How Nuclear Power Works - Union of Concerned Scientists

At a basic level, nuclear power is the practice of splitting atoms to boil water, turn turbines, and generate electricity.
http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-power/nuclear-power-technology/how-nuclear-power-works
Why Nuclear Power?

Nuclear Energy Basics: Why Nuclear Power?
https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/resources/uranium/why.html
Cost & Benefits Analyses - Nuclear Energy Institute

The nuclear energy industry plays an important role in job creation and economic growth, providing both near-term and lasting employment and economic benefits.
http://www.nei.org/Issues-Policy/Economics/Cost-Benefits-Analyses
How Do Nuclear Plants Work?

How Do Nuclear Plants Work? -Duke Energy
https://www.duke-energy.com/about-energy/generating-electricity/nuclear-how.asp
Is Nuclear Power Safe for Humans and the Environment?

Is Nuclear Power Safe for Humans and the Environment? Read pros, cons, and expert responses in the debate.
http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=001270
Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power

The pros and cons of nuclear power include less dependence on fossil fuels but more radioactive waste.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power4.htm
Nuclear Power in the USA

Nuclear Power in the United States. USA Nuclear Energy. The USA is the world's largest producer of nuclear power, accounting for more than 30% of worldwide nuclear generation of electricity.
http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-t-z.aspx
What Does Nuclear Power Actually Cost?

What is the economic cost of nuclear power? That turns out to be a very difficult question to answer.
http://northdenvernews.com/what-does-nuclear-power-actually-cost-peakoil
Nuclear power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions that release nuclear energy, to generate heat, which most frequently is then used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a nuclear power station.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Number of electricity-generating civilian reactors by type as of 2014 ^[65]