Nuclear energy can be generated by fission (the splitting of a nucleus). Fission reactions do not generate greenhouse gases or the air pollutants that produce urban smogs and regional acid precipitation. A nuclear reactor power plant essentially consists of a uranium fuel core, a converter loop, ...
1.1.2.4Nuclear energy Nuclear energyis a form of heat energy that can be released via reactions involving nuclear fusion or fission taking place between neutrons and protons in the nucleus of an atom. Electricity can be produced when a large amount of heat energy released is applied to generate...
atomic power,nuclear power- nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use) energy,free energy- (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take ...
NANJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- China has successfully completed a project aimed at transporting steam generated by a nuclear power station to a petrochemical base. The project is designed to help reduce carbon emissions and explore collaborative energy utilization in nuclear and traditional industries. ...
Another approach is to use energy storage technologies, such as batteries or pumped hydro storage, to store excess energy generated by renewable sources during periods of high production. This stored energy can then be used during periods of low production to prov...
Whenever energy is generated, the process can be evaluated in terms of E = mc2. Q-value – Energetics of Nuclear Reactions In nuclear and particle physics theenergetics of nuclear reactionsis determined by theQ-valueof that reaction. TheQ-valueof the reaction is defined as thedifferencebetween...
In general, electrical energy can be generated by (1) nonrenewable energy sources such as coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear; and (2) renewable energy sources such as hydro, wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and marine. However, the main sources for electrical energy generation are (1) ...
Rashid Alimov, head of energy projects at Greenpeace Russia, an environmental charity, argues that offshore plants could be boarded by pirates or terrorists, be struck by an iceberg or might evade safety rules that are hard to enforce at sea. On July 21st Greenpeace scored a victory when ...
Here on Earth we speak of the "dunkelflaute," times when the sun does not shine and the wind does not blow. At these times, therefore, no renewable energy can be generated from solar panels and wind turbines. Therefore, for a society that must increasingly run on such energy, the dunkel...
Two important questions that need to be asked are: Is nuclear energy sustainable, and would it be possible to replace fossil-fuel derived energy with ‘renewables’ (e.g., wind- and solar energy), as is advocated by many governments and environmental organizations? To answer these questions, ...