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Nuclear Power Nuclear Physics Definition of isotope –Atomic mass –Atomic number Behaviors of isotopes Half life.

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2 Nuclear Power

3 Nuclear Physics Definition of isotope –Atomic mass –Atomic number Behaviors of isotopes Half life

4 Source of the Energy

5 Enrichment

6 The atomic bomb Hiroshima Name: Little Boy Type: Uranium gun-type fission Weight: 9,700lb (4400 kg) Length: 10 ft, 6 in (3.2m) Diameter: 29 in (0.737m) Explosive Yield: 15,000 tons of TNT

7 Nagasaki Name: Fat Man Type: Plutonium fission Weight: 10,000lb (4535 kg) Length: 10 ft, 8 in (3.25 m) Diameter: 5 ft (1.52 m) Explosive Yield: 21,000 tons of TNT

8 Nuclear Power Generation

9 Controlled nuclear reaction

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14 RBMK reactor - Chernobyl

15 Chernobyl

16 Chernobyl radiation hotspots

17 Chernobyl radiation cloud after the accident (April 27)

18 Three Mile Island Link to animation

19 Fukushima Daiichi - March 11, 2011

20 Fusion

21 Weapons

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23 Containment

24 High Level Radioactive Waste Effects and Time Effects of High-Level Radioactive Waste Amounts of HLRW Half Life Calculations The half life of Iodine 131 is 8 days: if one begins with 1 kg it will decay as shown below: DayMass I 131 (kg) 01 8.5 16.25 24.125 32.0625

25 Waste Disposal Options

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28 Breeder Reactors


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