The good use of nuclear energy

Nimali Digo Arachchi

PSD 37 09.06.2013

Reactors around the world

Nuclear Energy Facts

440 Nuclear Power Plants in 30 countries

1/6 of the power is nuclear

Nuclear energy consumption double by 2050

World will turn to Fission Energy

Produces no carbon wastage

40 years of economical life span

Recyclable

Nuclear Fission

Applications of Nuclear Energy

Electric Power Generation

Medicine

Scientific Research

Food & Agriculture

Consumer Products

Industrial Applications

Space

Radioisotopes for scanning organs..

(eg. MRI scanner, CCT scanner, Echo)

Bone scans - to detect bone cancers and bone affections

Kidney scans – to evaluate full kidney function

Medical

Radioisotopes are used…

to test the effectiveness and safety of drugs

to seek causes and cures for AIDS, Cancer and Alzheimer (Biochemical research)

in Genetic Engineering

in environmental protection studies

in archeological researches – carbon dating

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Scientific Researches

Food & Agriculture

Food irradiation…

kills bacteria, insects and parasites which causes disease like

Cholera, Trichinosis

retards spoilage of food

is not radioactive

Radiations are used…

to develop more disease-resistant corps

to improve quality of food

in farming

Smoke detectors

Watches and Clocks that ‘glows in the dark’

Treating non-stick pans

Photocopy machines (develop small amount of static current

to separate pages while copying)

Radiation sterilized cosmetics, hair products and contact

lens solutions

Consumer Products

Radioisotopes are used in….

Automobile industry - to test quality of steel vehicles

Aircraft manufacturing - To check for flaws in jet engines

Can manufacturing - to obtain proper thickness

of tin and aluminum

Pipeline companies - to look for defects in welds

Construction crews - to gauge the density of road surface

Mining and petroleum companies

To locate and quantify oil, natural

gas ad mineral deposits

Industrial Applications

Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs) are

used…..

to operate unmanned spacecraft

to generate electricity of about 3000W each

with this electricity, to control their operations,

collect and process data and

send them back to earth

Space

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