The Nuclear Revolution

PILOT MODULE RESOURCES

Activity 1: Should We Build More Nuclear Power Plants?

Where Are the Nukes?

For all nuclear power plants:

Biblis:

Bruce:

Callaway:

Daya Bay

Diablo Canyon:

Leningrad (Sosnovyy Bor)

Olkiluoto:

Seabrook:

Watts Bar

Wolsong

Activity 2: The Power of the Nucleus

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mvhs.mbhs.edu/mvhsproj/rutherford/rutherford.html

Activity 3: Nuclear Future: Generating Power

Chain Reaction!

Nuclear Reactions on the Web

Radioactive Boy Scout: www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.html
Fission of U235: www.visionlearning.com/library/flash_viewer.php?oid=2391&mid=59   
Two Types of Nuclear Chain Reactions: www.visionlearning.com/library/flash_viewer.php?oid=2746&mid=59 
Nuclear Fusion Animation: www.atomicarchive.com/Fusion/FusionMov.shtml
Nuclear Fusion in a Tokamok Reactor: www.visionlearning.com/library/flash_viewer.php?oid=2747&mid=59  
Secret Lives of Energy: fi.edu/guide/hughes/powerplants.html  
How a Nuclear Power Plant Works: http://www.nei.org/howitworks/

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www.esd.ornl.gov/programs/ecorisk/documents/tm13141.pdf
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Learn about the origins and extraction of fossil fuels, as well as the development of nuclear, biomass (e.g., ethanol), solar, and other energy sources in "Energy Challenges". Unit 10 of The Habitable Planet.

Activity 4: Nuclear Harm: Accidents

Personal Dose

Radiation calculator: www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/calculate.html

Disaster!

Chernobyl

Three Mile Island

Windscale

Mayak

Activity 5: Nuclear Legacy: Waste

Disposing of Nuclear Waste

Spent Fuel Pools:

Dry Cask Storage:

Deep Geologic Storage:

Nuclear Reprocessing:

Activity 6: To Build or Not to Build . . .

Weighing the Risks

Deal or No Deal Excel Spreadsheet: http://www.bothersbar.co.uk/DealOrNoDeal.xls

Deal or No Deal Calculator: http://www.bryantchoung.com/dealcalc/calculateEV.php