Geography: Nuclear Energy

• (FYI) Nuclear energy is one of many technologies used to generate electricity. It is a clean, safe, and an economic energy source that does not contribute to smog, or emit acid gases or greenhouse gases that are linked to climate change

• Nuclear energy continues to produce clean electricity and lightens the burden of greenhouse gases on the planet. There are 441 nuclear plants in 31 countries supplying about 17% of the world's electricity.

• According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), there were 30 new nuclear plants under construction, and another 32 planned, mostly in Asia and Eastern Europe, as of May 2004.

• A nuclear reactor is a device that produces heat. In a nuclear power station, the reactor performs the same work as a boiler in a coal, gas, or oil-fired station. Heat is required to turn water into steam. The steam spins large turbines that drive the generators to produce electricity.

• Although there are......

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Title: Pros & Cons Of Nuclear Energy
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