Lecture 2 nuclear energy source
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Nuclear energy works by using nuclear reactions to generate heat from uranium-235, with this heat then used to power steam turbines and produce electricity. Specifically, a neutron is absorbed by a uranium-235 nucleus, causing it to split into lighter elements and release more neutrons and a small amount of energy, with this energy capture process repeating to produce a sustained nuclear reaction. This document provides a brief introduction to how nuclear energy works at the most basic level by using nuclear fission to generate heat from uranium.
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- 1. Introduction to Nuclear Energy Source Prof. Swapnil Y. Gadgune, Department of Electrical Engineering, PVPIT, Budhgaon, Sangli Photo Credit: thestatesman.com
- 2. Nuclear Energy • It uses nuclear reaction that releases nuclear energy to generate heat, which is then used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a nuclear power plant. • A neutron is absorbed by a uranium-235 nucleus, turning it into an excited uranium-236 nucleus, with the excitation energy provided by the kinetic energy of the neutron. The uranium- 236, in turn, splits into fast-moving lighter elements (fission products) and releases a small amount of free neutrons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission
- 3. Use of Nuclear Energy https://factsmaps.com/30-most-reliant-countries- on-nuclear-energy/ https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/05/201 90528-iea.html