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    Nuclear energy involves controlled nuclear fission reactions to heat water and produce steam to generate electricity. Nuclear power currently provides about 6% of the world's energy and 14% of its electricity. Common nuclear fuels like uranium-235 and plutonium-239 are used in nuclear reactors, where control rods made of neutron-absorbing materials like boron regulate the reaction. Both ordinary and heavy water can be used as coolants, and condensers are used to condense steam back into liquid. Advantages include low carbon emissions, but disadvantages include the unsolved problem of radioactive waste and the finite supply of uranium fuel.

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    Nuclear energy involves controlled nuclear fission reactions to heat water and produce steam to generate electricity. Nuclear power currently provides about 6% of the world's energy and 14% of its electricity. Common nuclear fuels like uranium-235 and plutonium-239 are used in nuclear reactors, where control rods made of neutron-absorbing materials like boron regulate the reaction. Both ordinary and heavy water can be used as coolants, and condensers are used to condense steam back into liquid. Advantages include low carbon emissions, but disadvantages include the unsolved problem of radioactive waste and the finite supply of uranium fuel.

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    Nuclear energy involves controlled nuclear fission reactions to heat water and produce steam to generate electricity. Nuclear power currently provides about 6% of the world's energy and 14% of its electricity. Common nuclear fuels like uranium-235 and plutonium-239 are used in nuclear reactors, where control rods made of neutron-absorbing materials like boron regulate the reaction. Both ordinary and heavy water can be used as coolants, and condensers are used to condense steam back into liquid. Advantages include low carbon emissions, but disadvantages include the unsolved problem of radioactive waste and the finite supply of uranium fuel.

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    Nuclear energy involves controlled nuclear fission reactions to heat water and produce steam to generate electricity. Nuclear power currently provides about 6% of the world's energy and 14% of its electricity. Common nuclear fuels like uranium-235 and plutonium-239 are used in nuclear reactors, where control rods made of neutron-absorbing materials like boron regulate the reaction. Both ordinary and heavy water can be used as coolants, and condensers are used to condense steam back into liquid. Advantages include low carbon emissions, but disadvantages include the unsolved problem of radioactive waste and the finite supply of uranium fuel.

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    Nuclear Energy

    c
    Nuclear Power

    c Nuclear power ¬ produced by controlled (¬e non-explo ¬e)


    nuclear react¬on  Commerc¬al and ut¬l¬ty plant currently u e
    nuclear f¬ ¬on react¬on to heat water to produce team wh¬ch ¬
    then u ed to generate electr¬c¬ty

    c Nuclear power pro¬de about 6% of the world' energy and 13²


    14% of the world' electr¬c¬ty1] w¬th the U France and Japan
    together account¬ng for about 50% of nuclear generated
    electr¬c¬ty] Al o more than 150 naal e el u ¬ng nuclear
    propul ¬on hae been bu¬lt
    Nuclear Fuel

    c Nuclear fuel is any material


    that can be consumed to
    derive nuclear energy. The
    most common type of
    nuclear fuel is fissile
    elements that can be made
    to undergo nuclear fission
    chain reactions in a nuclear
    reactor
    c The most common nuclear
    fuels are 235U and 239Pu.
    NUCLEAR REACTOR
    Control Rod

    c Control rod made of a mater¬al that


    ab orb neutrton are ¬n erted ¬nto the
    bundle u ¬ng a mechan¬ m that can r¬ e
    or lower the control rod 

    c  The control rod e ent¬ally conta¬n


    neutron ab orber l¬e boron cadm¬um
    or ¬nd¬um
    Coolant

    c E¬ther ord¬nary water or heay water ¬ u ed a the


    coolant

    c  eavy water ¬ water conta¬n¬ng a h¬gher-than-normal


    proport¬on of the hydrogen ¬ otope deuter¬um
    CONDENSER

    c Conden er ¬ a de¬ce or un¬t wh¬ch ¬ u ed to conden e


    apor ¬nto l¬u¬d

    c The object¬e of the conden er are to reduce the turb¬ne


    exhau t pre ure to ¬ncrea e the eff¬c¬ency and to recoer
    h¬gh yual¬ty feed water ¬n the form of conden ate & feed
    bac ¬t to the team generator w¬thout any further treatment
    ADVANTAGES

    c Nuclear power generat¬on doe em¬t relat¬ely low amount


    of carbon d¬ox¬de (CO) The em¬ ¬on of green hou e
    ga e and therefore the contr¬but¬on of nuclear power plant
    to global warm¬ng ¬ therefore relat¬ely l¬ttle
    c Th¬ technology ¬ read¬ly aa¬lable ¬t doe not hae to be
    deeloped f¬r t
    c t ¬ po ¬ble to generate a h¬gh amount of electr¬cal energy
    ¬n one ¬ngle plant
    DISADVANTAGES

    c The problem of rad¬oact¬e wa te ¬ t¬ll an un oled one

    c H¬gh r¬ 
    t ¬ techn¬cally ¬mpo ¬ble to bu¬ld a plant w¬th
    100% ecur¬ty

    c The energy ource for nuclear energy ¬ Uran¬um Uran¬um


    ¬ a carce re ource ¬t upply ¬ e t¬mated to la t only for
    the next 30 to 60 year depend¬ng on the actual demand
    c Nuclear power plant a well a nuclear wa te could be
    preferred target for terror¬ t attac 

    c ur¬ng the operat¬on of nuclear power plant  rad¬oact¬e


    wa te ¬ produced wh¬ch ¬n turn can be u ed for the
    product¬on of nuclear weapon 
    Than You

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