1. Nuclear Power
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2. How is it produced? Energy is released by splitting Uranium 235 atoms
Energy that is produced heats water
The water turns to steam
The steam turns a turbine which generates power

4. Where is it produced? Nuclear power stations operate in 31 countries.
The top 5 nuclear power producers are the United States, France, Japan, Russia, and South Korea.
France produces 3 quarters of its electricity by nuclear power, most at The Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant.

5. Where is it produced?
Countries such as Australia and Italy remain opposed to nuclear power.
Nuclear power plants in the United States included 3 Mile Island in Pennsylvania, Browns Ferry in Alabama, 9 Miles Point in New York, and many more.

7. What are its uses? Used to power homes, offices, and factories
The Chernobyl accident of 1986 in Ukraine was the result of a flawed reactor design an inadequately trained users
Three mile Island accident was a partial nuclear meltdown that occurred in Pennsylvania in 1976

8. What are its uses?
The Non-Proliferation Treaty(NPT) is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread and misuse of nuclear weapons. The treaty recognizes 5 states as nuclear weapon holders: USA, Russia, UK, France, and China, however other countries such as India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel also posses nuclear weapons.

9. Pros
Low Cost- other than the initial expense of creating the power plant the process of creating nuclear energy is less expensive than other energy
Low Pollution- nuclear energy does create radiation when being made, but unlike with oil this radiation is usually well kept and doesn't effect the environment
Sustainable - its not proven that nuclear energy is sustainable, but with more research and newer technology it will likely become a lasting energy resource

10. Pros
High energy density- its estimated that the amount of energy released during a nuclear fission reaction is 10million times greater than the amount released while burning a fossil fule

11. Cons
Radioactive waste- hazardous to most forms of life and the environment
Nuclear accidents- small radiation leaks can cause devastating effects. Some disasters that have occurred are Chernobyl and Fukushima.
Nuclear radiation- produce plutonium which is harmful to nature
High cost- a lot of investments are needed to set up a nuclear power station

12. Cons
National risk- nuclear weapons can be formed which are hot targets for militants and terrorist organizations which leads to a security concern
Fuel availability- it is a very scarce resource and only exists in a few countries
Non renewable- once nuclear power plants are extracted it is useless