Nuclear energy

Nuclear energy works by water turning into steam which turns a turbine generator and makes electricity. At nuclear power plants to make the heat to turn water into steam they make uranium atoms split which is called fission. Then it makes electricity.

Pros

One advantage of nuclear energy is that it's pretty inexpensive. It's less expensive than electrical energy because electrical energy is powered by fossil fuels. Nuclear energy does not cause a lot of pollution. Another good thing is that nuclear energy release ten million times more energy than burning off a fossil fuel. So not much fuel is required.

Cons

Nuclear energy is non-renewable because the fuel is uranium and uranium will run out eventually. Nuclear energy is a threat to the environment and it harms humans. Many people lose their life because of it. It also puts carbon dioxide in the air and produces a lot of radioactive waste everywhere.

How It Works

Where It's Found

Nuclear energy is found wherever their is a nuclear power plant. Like the three mile island which is a power plant near Pensylvania. The U.S. gets uranium from Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan. Which fuels the nuclear energy.

Examples

1. The Sun 2. The Earth's Core

What it is

Nuclear energy is basically atoms splitting or converging. Atoms splitting is called fission and atoms converging is called fusion. We usually use fission because we don't have the technology to do fusion.