Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Webquest- Nuclear Energy

1)     What is the difference between nuclear fission and
nuclear fusion?
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/non-renewable/nuclear.html



2)     Why do we use uranium for nuclear energy? http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/non-renewable/nuclear.html




3)     How does nuclear fission work with Uranium? http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/non-renewable/nuclear.html




4)     What percent does nuclear energy contribute to the
total net electricity generated in the U.S.?
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/non-renewable/nuclear.html


5)     How do nuclear power plants generate electricity? http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/non-renewable/nuclear.html


6)     What are the costs and benefits to the environment of
using nuclear energy?
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/non-renewable/nuclear.html


7)     Where does the U.S. government plan to store the
radioactive waste from nuclear power plants?
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/non-renewable/nuclear.html


8)     What are the required parts of a nuclear power plant? http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter13.html





9)     When and where did the first nuclear reactor generate
electricity?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_plant





10)  What are the
financial costs and benefits to using nuclear energy?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_plant

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