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Nuclear Energy
By: Colton Miller

The way that nuclear energy is able to produce power is that since atoms make up everything and the denser the nucleus of an atom is the stronger the atom is. The energy that is inside of the nucleus is Nuclear Energy. So when we use a process to split the atoms, the energy within those atoms is released. This produces more energy than our more commonly used fossil fuels because it's nucleus is denser so when it is split the energy is much greater. Although since these atoms are so strong it could easily become unstable and dangerous, but as long as they are stored safely and properly maintained the source of energy is not as dangerous as it may seem. The use of nuclear energy in countries is fast increasing. …show more content…

So you can build a nuclear power plant anywhere on earth and it will not affect or alter the plant and animal life around them. This is because they use nuclear reactions to split atoms that heats up water to a steam and the water is reused and nothing is being put into the environment around them.
Although nuclear energy has many upsides, there is one most commonly worried about problem with these facilities, the danger of radiation. Radiation poisoning can severely handicap people, animals, plants, and with bad exposure to high radiation it can cause death. A good example of the dangers of nuclear energy is Chernobyl. This was a place in the Ukraine where there was a steam explosion which in turn lead to a fire in the nuclear reactor. This produced a cloud of deadly radioactive gas which is a called a plume. This plume can get into waterways, get in the rain cycle, and be taken by weather all over the …show more content…

Fission, which is the way all plants make nuclear energy, is the process of break apart the atoms causing a burst of energy. Now scientist are researching manners of fusion which is the bonding of the atoms instead of breaking them apart. The only worry and fault in doing so is that they worry that the bonding might be either to uncontrollable and or be unstable. There are more ways of how the people who run the nuclear energy operations gain more control and make the process safer for everybody. One of those being the poison rods, these "poison" rods are made of a noble gas like xenon. The xenon rods absorb some of the energy produced and they can regulate how much energy the plant produces by either removing or adding more poison rods. The more rods the less electricity is produced and if you add rods less electricity is produced by the plant.
From 1978 to 2009 the united states tried to construct a enormous nuclear energy producing facility in nevada. This was met with controversy and protesters because they were worried that the plant would leak radioactive material into the underground water supply for the famous Las Vegas which would poison thousands of tourist and citizens. Even though it is safe and produces no pollution of any sort the United States is still nervous about using nuclear energy because of the radioactive

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