NewUranium-

CreatedLeading

EnergyAlternative.

Ready?Zack Berent and Pat Heslin

Radioactive Decay

Fusion

Fission

Nuclear Fuel Cycle

The Rise, Fall, and Recovery of Nuclear Power

• Enrico Fermi• Manhattan Project• Competition of Cold War• Oil Crisis of 1973

The Rise, Fall, and Recovery of Nuclear Power

• Economic Increase• Fossil Fuels Fall• Electricity Liberalization• Three Mile Island• Chernobyl

The Rise, Fall, and Recovery of Nuclear Power

• World Association of Nuclear Operators • Reformed Process• Passively Safe Plants• Pebble Bed Reactor (PBR)• Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR)• Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU)

Advantages v. Disadvantages

• Military Use taken away• Use of Nuclear Material• Technology Available• Low Emissions• High Amounts Made

• Meltdowns• Reliance on Material• Price based upon

nuclear-rich countries• Transportation• Waste• Security

The Financial Story

• Is by far the cheapest fuel to produce of the four main fuels (Coal, Gas, Nuclear, and Petroleum) at only $1.76 per kilowatt-hour

• Is comparable to petroleum in operations and maintenance costs and is constantly improving in this category

• Is by far the cheapest in terms of cost for the fuel at $0.47 per kilowatt-hour.

• The nuclear industry is up-and-coming

Nuclear Power in the United States

• Currently 109 operational plants, the most in the world

• The United States produces about 97, 400 watts of nuclear energy per year (20% of total internal energy needs)

• The United States produces the most nuclear energy in the world, but with a catch

• Renewed Interest: Nuclear Power 2010

Nuclear Power Around the World

• 30 countries use nuclear energy • 435 operational Nuclear Reactors worldwide• 29 reactors are under construction as nuclear

energy expands• Asia leads the charge with plans for large

expansion• Europe is across the spectrum in terms of nuclear

energy production

Project Design

Review

• Radioactive Decay, Fusion, Fission • Nuclear Fuel Cycle• Rise, Fall, and Recovery• Advantages and Disadvantages• The Financial Story• Nuclear Power in the United States • Nuclear Power Around the World