Nuclear+Energy

Nuclear Energy - Nuclear energy is a non-renewable resource, which means what we already have and what we can get is all we have. Therefore, we cannot produce any more than what we can obtain.
 * How much of it do we know we have and how much do we think we can get?**

- Since we have discovered 5.5 million metric tons and have about 10.5 metric tons undiscovered we stand at about 230 years of supplies on today's consumption. - Check more about this at []
 * How much longer will we be able to use it at our current rate?**

- We first get the energy that is released from the nucleus of an atom. Nuclear energy is the energy that is obtained from the splitting of uranium atoms in a process known as nuclear fission. Although there are three ways from which nuclear reaction is possible - Fission, decay and fusion, only the energy from the first has been utilized till date. But we use it for Food and Agriculture and Human Health.
 * How do we use it??**

//Food and Agriculture// - We are trying to use technology to increase agricultural production, improve food availability and quality, reduce production costs and minimize pollution of food crop. //Human Health// - Use is in the treatment of cancer = radiotherapy. Also their are little uses of radioisotope tracers that are used for diagnostic and research purposes. These techniques monitor the levels of toxic substances in food, air and water. Other - Used in industries for processing and sterilization of various products by means of radiation.


 * This chart below will give you a general idea of how many countries are using Nuclear energy in the world**:

Country\Percent Slovakia Belgium Ukraine Hungary Armenia Sweden Switzerland Slovenia Czech Rep Bulgaria Korea Rep. Japan Finland Germany || 74.1% 51.8% 51.1% 48.1% 42.0% 39.4% 38.1% 38.0% 37.4% 33.2% 33.0% 33.2% 29.2% 27.5% 27.3% || - If you don't know this then pay attention. Nuclear power plants use large quantities of water for steam production and for cooling. So when nuclear power plants remove water from a lake or river for steam production and cooling, fish and other aquatic life can be affected. - Water discharges happens when the uranium and rainwater runoff mix, Which causes contamination in the ground water etc. - Radioactive wastes among the power plants, caused by contamination of radiation. - Where the power plants are = it destroyed natural habitat for plants and animals and contaminated local land with toxic by-products.
 * France
 * When you use this energy source what are the environmental impacts?**