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Which lightweight metal has been recycled with the greatest success?
aluminum
What inventions have been used for evil?
Te nuclear bomb
Is nuclear energy a controllable risk?
It has been thought so, and usually is safe, but events like Chernobyl and Fukushima show that occasionally something outside what is predicted can happen, and the consequences can be very unsettling for the nearby population. Our modern society needs energy though, and all forms of energy use carry some risk. Coal mining has always been dangerous, and oil extraction can also go very wrong sometimes, as in the Gulf last year.
What are some new sources of energy being studied in hopes that they will replace fossil fuels?
Some examples include:windsolar photovoltaicsolar thermalhydroelectricnuclear fissiongeothermaltidalocean currentwavebiomasswaste to energyThese are not really NEW as we have been using these sources for many years. Even nuclear fusion is not new.It is important to understand that Hydrogen is not an energy source. It can be used to store and distribute energy, after it has been produced by splitting water, but we can't mine Hydrogen like we do mine Coal - so it is not a source.
How serious have nuclear reactor accidents been?
Between 1945 and 1987, there were 285 nuclear reactor accidents, injuring over 1,550 people and killing 64.
Is nuclear energy the clenest form of energy?
Not quite. The problem of getting rid of the nuclear waste has not been satisfactorily solved.
Where and when has nuclear energy been used?
Nuclear weapon, nuclear (atomic) power stations. Also the Sun works on nuclear reactions.
What is bad about nuclear energy?
Mainly that no good solution has been found to dispose of the nuclear wastes.
Should the UK go nuclear?
The UK has been nuclear for a very long time. It has lots of nuclear energy stations and lots of nuclear weapons.
What energy source has not been harnessed by man for peaceful purposes?
Nuclear fusion is an energy source that has not been successfully harnessed by man for peaceful purposes on a large scale. It holds great potential as a clean and abundant source of energy but is still in the experimental stage for commercial applications.
What energy source has been most affected by safety concerns?
natural gas apex
Has nuclear energy been used succssfully in the past?
Only since 1956
What does the government think about nuclear energy?
because of the radioactive spills that been happening.
Is radium a source of nuclear energy?
Yes, radium is a radioactive element that can emit radiation and is used in some types of nuclear reactions to produce energy. It is not commonly used in nuclear power plants but has been used historically in early experiments to explore nuclear reactions.
Can nuclear energy be used everywhere?
Yes. There are virtually no physical limitations to where nuclear power can be used. Nuclear reactors have already been used on land, air and sea... and submerged and in space. Not only we humans use nuclear energy, but it is the primary source of energy in natural processess in the world too. Life on earth depends on the sun's energy, which in part is produced by nuclear fusion in the heart of the star.
Describe the energy of nuclear fusion?
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.
How impossible to use nuclear energy?
Using nuclear energy is possible, and in fact being done. It has been done since the 1940s. The first nuclear electric plant came on line some time after that, but I worked at one in the 1980s.
