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Nuclear Energy

See aerial views of many of America's nuclear power plants, including the power plant at Clinton, Illinois, and Three Mile Island:  http://cryptome.org/npp/62npp-eyeball.htm.

Suggested Links Discovery Topics

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/students/animated-pwr.html
Animated nuclear power plant, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Click for animations of fission and nuclear power plants  (2/04 D. Ondrey)

How nuclear power works  from How Stuff Works  (2/04 L. Rauzi)

Another power plant diagram   (2/04 J. Hammann)

Nuclear Energy Institute page    (2/04  B. Mowen and S. Wise)

Uranium Information Centre   (2/04 A. Caudle)

Safety features in containment building (2/04 J. Naples)

Animated Nuclear Power Plant
  • main parts of structure
  • path of water through "loops"
  • place where water changes to steam
  • where a lake, river, or cooling tower would fit into diagram
http://www.chernobyl.info/en
Site for information about Chernobyl, 2002.

http://tis.eh.doe.gov/health/ihp/chernobyl/chernobyl.html
Chernobyl Health Effects Studies, US Dept. of Energy.

http://www.chernobyl.info/en/Facts/Consequences/EffectsSocietySocial
Demographic and social consequences of the nuclear accident (Chernobyl).

http://www.cnn.com/2000/fyi/news/12/14/chernobyl/index.html
CNN article "Out of Steam:  Chernobyl nuclear power station limps toward shutdown,"  December, 2000.

http://archive.greenpeace.org/~comms/nukes/chernob/read25.html
Greenpeace, "Chernobyl: Ten Years After:  Causes, Consequences, Solutions,"  1996.

http://www.agen.ufl.edu/~chyn/age2062/lect/lect_29/chernobyl.JPG
Maps showing spread of contaminants.

http://www.geocities.com/graham_young_uk/Chernobyl.html
View pictures on this site.

Chernobyl
  • location
  • what happened
  • spread of the contamination
  • aftereffects
  • situation today

chernobyl.jpg (82774 bytes)

Sequence of diagrams showing what happened at Three Mile Island   (2/04 D. Ondrey)

http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf36.htm
Summary of Three Mile Island's events and aftereffects.  World Nuclear Association.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/tmi/tmi.htm
News article from Washington Post.  Twenty years after Three Mile Island.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/tmi/gallery/photo1.htm
Three Mile Island photo gallery.  Washington Post.

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/columnists/mark_bowden/4482536.htm
Newspaper columnist "Mark Bowden | Three Mile Island's final verdict: Truth," November, 2002.

Three Mile Island
  • location
  • what happened
  • aftereffects
  • situation today
http://www.csustan.edu/ppa/llg/statdata/capnucreactors_fig12.htm
PICTURE of the nuclear power plant at Clinton, Illinois

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2002/02-041.html
Nuclear Regulatory Commission - decision about Clinton's power output

http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/15752/newsDate/1-May-2002/story.htm
Story from Reuters News Service

http://www.exeloncorp.com/generation/nuclear/gn_clinton.shtml
Exelon Corp. description of its power plants.

 

Nuclear Power Plant at Clinton, Illinois
  • working today?
  • plans
  • history and owners
  • cost

http://www.nucleartourist.com/
Interactive Tourist site - includes all kinds of information including a clickable map like the one pasted here.  Scan through the menu at the left of the screen.

Hydrogen Fuel Cells      
http://havepower.com/Movie/H_Power_s_Animation_of_a_Fuel_/h_power_s_animation_of_a_fuel_.html

Fuel cell animations, information, FAQ

http://www.idatech.com/technology/fuel_cell_anim.html

http://www.humboldt.edu/~serc/animation.html

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/animfuelcell.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com//fuel-cell.htm

http://www.h2fc.com/tech.html

 

 

Fuel cell vehicles, other applications

Make a quick search for "fuel cell vehicle" on www.altavista.com; click the "image" tab for pictures.

http://www.drivingthefuture.org

http://www.hydrogen.org/news/arcv200e.html

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fuelcell.shtml
Also click "On these pages" links on this site for benefits, other information, and fuel cell links.

http://www.indiacar.com/index2.asp?pagename=http://www.indiacar.com/infobank/hydrogenfuel1.htm

http://www.ch2bc.org/indexa3.htm

 

 

 

 

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