Nuclear+Power

=Nuclear Power=

Nuclear power uses chain reactions in the decay of fissile materials such as Uranium 235, to keep a steady release of energy from the decay of the unstable material. The decay can run uncontrolled as in a bomb or we can manage the number of neutrons able to produce a secondary reaction to keep the rate of reaction constant. This is dome by using control rods of materials like graphite, which absord the excess neutrons. Now that we can control the reaction effectively we can use the controlled chain reaction to generate a controlled rate of heat production which can be used to boil water, create steam, drive a tubine and generate electricity as we do in any other power station. The only difference is how we heat the water. This method of generating electricty is Nuclear power generation.

Now we must ask, given the dangers of radioactive materials and the detrimental effect they can have on the body and on the environment, is it safe?