Enough to end all life as we know it...
Approx. 18 % of the total electric energy obtained.
Batteries use chemical energy to create voltage to drive current flow. They do not use nuclear energy.
All material uses nuclear energy.
All material uses nuclear energy.
The use of nuclear energy
we use nuclear because it helps save energy
We use nuclear fission in nuclear reactors to tap nuclear energy.
In nuclear fission reactors
Nuclear fusion has not yet been achieved on Earth but it is the process by which the un and stars are believed to gain their energy. At the moment nuclear reactors use nuclear fission, which is the splitting of radioactive nucleii. Nuclear fussion is the combining, or the fusion, of atoms which would release much much more energy. Many scientists believe that this is the way we need to go to solve the energy crisis.
As of 2021, Australia relies on nuclear energy for less than 1% of its electricity generation. The country does not have any commercial nuclear power plants, but it does have a research reactor used for medical and research purposes.
If you use nuclear energy in place of fossil fuels, you are conserving the fossil fuel, that is reducing the amount you use.
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