Estefania Lamoglia J. Pangilinan Pre-AP Physics 26 April 2017 Nuclear Energy Thirty-one years ago today, on April 26th 1986, “a sudden surge of power during a reactor systems test destroyed Unit 4 of the nuclear power station at Chernobyl” {1}. Nuclear energy can be unstable, but there has been a growing comeback of enthusiasm in nuclear energy as a renewable energy source. Before I continue talking about nuclear energy, let me provide you some background on it. It all started in Germany in 1895 when he started to experiment with cathode rays Back in the 1940s, after WWII, scientists started research on how they would be able to use nuclear stockpiles and turn them into a suitable source of energy in order to get the world back on its feet.
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The most significant weakness of our experiment was that the repeats were conducted on different days. Because the repeats were done on different days and at different times, the environment in which they were conducted wasn’t the same. This meant that environmental factors such as temperature could have affected the experiment and its outcome. If it had been warmer, then there would have been less CO2 dissolved in the water, which would have resulted in less H2CO3. If the repeats were conducted in a cooler temperature than the previous repeats, then it could have meant that there was more CO2 dissolved in the water, so more H2CO3 would have been produced.
Novelist, George Orwell, in his novel, Animal Farm, a pig name Old Major establishes a speech about animals´ lives in the farm and passes down his wisdom to the other animals. Old Major´s purpose is describe how animals´ lives are miserable. He describes how the animals do nothing but work, and after they cannot do that, they get killed. He adopts a angry emotional tone in order to get the reader to understand and feel the emotions of the animals.
In this text I will be referring a lot to Nuclear energy and the process. Also, the process of creating other energy sources. Here is some information…
“A tiny speck of plutonium-239, as little as three millionths of a gram, can cause lung cancer. One pound of plutonium-239 contains enough specks to kill nine billion people instantly” (Pringle 26). Plutonium-239 is a human-made element, also known as the most dangerous substance on earth. As a by-product of uranium fission, plutonium-239 is created by generating electricity from nuclear sources. Contrary to popular belief, nuclear energy is hazardous and threatening to health. The use of nuclear energy should be banned as evidenced by the number of accidents, health effects, and global impact.
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The world as we know today is dependent on energy. The options we have currently enable us to produce energy economically but at a cost to the environment. As fossil fuel source will be diminishing over time, other alternatives will be needed. An alternative that is presently utilized is nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is currently the most efficacious energy source. Every time the word ‘nuclear’ is mentioned, the first thought that people have is the devastating effects of nuclear energy. Granting it does come with its drawbacks; this form of energy emits far less pollution than conventional power plants. Even though certain disadvantages of nuclear energy are devastating, the advantages contain even greater rewards.
From the Article of “Nuclear energy Opposing viewpoints online collection”, many experts point out that, despite the accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, nuclear power is still very safe. Indeed, one scientist has noted that the estimated number of deaths that might have resulted from Chernobyl is no greater than the annual number of deaths in the United States caused by air pollution from coal-burning power plants.
Hello Mr. Wolfe, I have written to you in a serious matter. The matter of the usage of nuclear energy in our state should be stopped. I understand nuclear power is currently playing a large role in our environment. However, we should stop using nuclear power plants for many reasons. Some of the reasons include pollution for aquatic life and their high cost. Those are just the tip of the iceberg Mr. Wolfe, and as your advisor, I’m only trying to help our state.
Most of the early research done on nuclear energy consisted of trying to make nuclear weapons. The experiments were performed in New Mexico under the name of the Manhattan Project. Their efforts were a success with the creation of the first atom bomb. After World War II though, the use of nuclear energy was turned more peaceful uses. In 1946 Congress created the Atomic Energy
The capability for nuclear energy has always existed. However, not until December 2, 1942, at the University of Chicago, did nuclear energy surface. Enrico Fermi made that discovery by making a chain reaction in a pile of uranium. How a nuclear reaction works is that a neutron is “shot” through a gram of uranium, which creates fission. This causes a chain reaction, thus creating a nuclear reaction or nuclear energy. This was the first man-made nuclear reaction.
Nuclear energy is the world's largest source of emission-free energy. Nuclear power plants produce no controlled air pollutants, such as sulfur and particulates, or greenhouse gases. "Renewables" like solar, wind and biomass can help. But only nuclear power offers clean, environmentally friendly energy on a massive scale. The use of nuclear energy in place of other energy sources helps to keep the air clean, preserve the Earth's climate, avoid ground-level ozone formation and prevent acid rain. “Currently, there are 103 commercial nuclear power plants producing electricity in the United States, located at 64 sites in 31 states. They are, on average, 24 years old, and
Nuclear Power? What is nuclear power and why do so countries pursuit it or ask to be ban? According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency nuclear power is created through a process call fission where uranian atoms are seperate which leads to the release of energy (paragraph one, epa.gov, 4/22/2011). The first major investment on nuclear power was seen in the Manhanttan Project. The results of the Manhanttan Project were seen on the island Japan during World War Two, where two nuclear bomb were used to end the war in the pacific. Ever since that event, nations have put their best scientist to make create nuclear power, some invest on nuclear research for alternative method of energy or
Nuclear power has the potential to create vast amounts of energy from a comparatively miniscule fuel source. According to the Nuclear Energy Institute, “…as of November 2016, 30 countries worldwide are operating 450 nuclear reactors for electricity generation and 60 new nuclear plants are under construction” (Nuclear Energy Institute, 2016). Not only has nuclear power seen use across the world, but it has seen applications in the United States and right here in Florida. Currently, there are two facilities operated by Florida Power and Light (FPL) in the Sunshine State that produce over 3,000 megawatts of energy homes, public buildings, and businesses alike (Florida Power and Light, 2016a). However, these plants are hundreds of miles away from Volusia County (located near the major metropolitan areas of Port St. Lucie and Miami) and their benefits cannot be reaped by citizens in the county due to this distance. With successful nuclear plants already in operation within the state, why should Volusia County not try to acknowledge the possibility of such a project?
The Associated Press reported, “Gov. Kate Brown signed into law legislation that would eliminate coal-generated energy, making Oregon the first state to do so. … ‘Coal costs us all - it's hurting our climate, our economy, and our communities,’ said Doug Moore, OLCV Executive Director, ‘Oregonians want clean energy, not dirty coal, and this is a day our community will remember.’ ” (Banchiri).