1. Earthquakes and Nuclear Reactors!!
By: Bo Cherry, David Wilson, Hannah Brackin,
and Shane Irvin

2. What is an Earthquake?
Sudden release of energy as a result of two plates moving past one another along a fault

3. Where do they happen? Earthquakes happen along faults.
Active faults can be found all over the world and in many parts of the United States.

4. Why do they happen?
Frictional forces build up as plates push or pull against one another.
Energy is then released as the plates overcome the frictional forces.

5. How can they affect humans?
Earthquakes can cause failure in infrastructure (buildings, roads, etc.)
Earthquakes can also lead to damaging tsunamis as sea water is pushed up as a giant wave.

6. How can they affect humans?
Earthquakes can cause failure in infrastructure (buildings, roads, etc.)
Earthquakes can also lead to damaging tsunamis as sea water is pushed up as a giant wave.

7. Nuclear Power

8. How it works

9. How it works

10. How it works Reactor Turbines Towers Massive heat
Turns water into steam
Turbines
Steam Powered
Converts motion into electricity
Towers
Steam is released to turn back into water

11. How many in the US Over 110 in the US alone Most in the Eastern US
No more than three reactors per plant
Controlled by the USNRC (United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and the DOE (Department of Energy)

12. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Daiichi means (number one)
Six reactors instead of three
Top 15 largest plants in the world
Ranked 7 out of 7 on nuclear disaster scale

13. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

14. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant