Nuclear energy

Nuclear Energy
Atoms are tiny particles that make up every object in the universe. The bonds that hold atoms together contain a huge amount of energy. When atoms are split apart, this energy can be used to make electricity.

Nuclear energy is a controversial topic. Proponents call it the most viable, currently available resource for meeting the world's growing energy needs, ...

nuclear energy - energy or power produced by nuclear reactions (fusion or fission).
nuclear power - see nuclear energy.

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Definition (english only)
Energy released by nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.

Radioactive Waste Materials left over from the production of nuclear energy. It is the broader term that includes all waste types that contain radioactivity - among these is nuclear waste.

Environmental damage from hydroelectric, mining, energy and forestry projects, chemical pollution from industry, nuclear energy and weapons testing, toxic waste mismanagement, depletion of the ozone layer and global warming, ...

Emission Spectrum - a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation containing narrow spectral lines from an element. [Chambers Nuclear Energy and Radiation Dictionary; p.152, W&R Chambers Ltd., 1992][A Dictionary of Spectroscopy; 2nd ed., p.

Thermoelectric power: Electrical power generated by using fossil fuel (coal, oil, natural gas or biomass), geothermal, or nuclear energy.

improvements in relation to state of technology, the economics of improvements in relation to benefits to the public health and safety, and other societal and socioeconomic considerations. These means are in relation to utilization of nuclear energy ...

See also: Environment, Waste, Environmental, Reduce, Global warming