Nuclear Energy

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Use of nuclear energy for electricity

Uranium to Electricity: The chemistry of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle. J. Chem.Educ, 2009, 86(3),p 316. Publication date (Web): March 1,2009.

Department of Chemistry, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450. http://www.scifinder/pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed086p316. Accessed on September 27,2014.

Summary

The resources stated above were obtained from the science finder website. They offer a procedure in terms of a series of industrial processes that can be undertaken in the production of electricity from Uranium fuel. In addition they enable us understand how fission occurs and directly elaborate all the stages of a nuclear cycle. They provide details from the metallurgy of the Uranium fission to the production of energy from the reactor.

Objective evaluation.

The sources provide a very good piece of information owing to the fact that they provide a hint directly on how uranium is used in the production of electricity. They offer full details in terms of procedures that are used and also the effects that are associated to the production of electricity. These resources also go farther by giving us the effects that are associated with the nuclear reactor plant that has to be set up for the production of electricity to take place. As much as energy is produced, the source insists that there are negative effects that come alongside due to the radiations that are released during nuclear fission. As a result, proper protective measures should be implemented. The information here is pretty much up to date considering the fact that they have used the current world examples. The authors here are renowned writers and nuclear engineer with great information in this field and they have provided professionally fit information.

Subjective Evaluation

Keenly analyzing these resources it’s clear that they have very rich information concerning the conversion of nuclear energy to electricity. In both, they give a detailed explanation on how this can be done in the industry. They have done this by giving a procedural process that has to be followed in order to achieve electricity production. These resources have simplified the whole process that is normally implemented in the industry thus enable us understand fully what happens practically. They have also tried to give real life examples, in terms of where this has been implemented.  Nuclear energy to electricity can be observed from two different angles, it can either be useful or not. However, the advantages outdo the disadvantages; this is because the electricity produced here is of high voltage and also cheaper. However when it come to the risks, it produces deadly radiations and also in cases where there is a malfunction in the reactor explosions can occur leading to deaths.