Nuclear Power
Exploding With Potential!
Cooling Towers
Nuclear plants have big towers to cool off the hot water that is used to generate electricity.
Radioactive Waste
Nuclear energy produces radioactive waste that is hard to dispose of.
Fission Reaction
Nuclear energy is released when a uranium atom is broken into smaller pieces.
How Nuclear Power Works
Advantages
* Lower emissions that don't produce green house gasses
* Relatively safe compared to fossil fuels
* Unlike renewable energy, doesn't depend on weather
* Plants can be situated almost anywhere
* Relatively safe compared to fossil fuels
* Unlike renewable energy, doesn't depend on weather
* Plants can be situated almost anywhere
Disadvantages
* Difficult to dispose of nuclear waste
* Vulnerable to natural disasters
* An accident could cause serious damage to health of humans and environment
* Plants are more expensive to build and maintain than other energy sources
* Vulnerable to natural disasters
* An accident could cause serious damage to health of humans and environment
* Plants are more expensive to build and maintain than other energy sources