NATIONAL RESEARCH TOMSK POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Overview of Nuclear

NATIONAL RESEARCH TOMSK POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Overview of Nuclear Energy Today Students of group 0182: Kudryavcev V. V. Dubrovin P. A. Tomsk 2012

Contens • • • Introduction Beginning of the development Growth of nuclear power Nuclear energy today Pluses of nuclear power Conclusion 2

Introduction Today, Nuclear Power is one of the main sources of energy. 17% Nuclear energy 83% Other sources Figure 1 3

Beginning of the development 1939 - discovery of the neutron by Sir James Chadwick 1943 - the first controlled chain reaction 1945 - the first atomic weapon Figure 2: Sir James Chadwick 1951 - first production of electricity using nuclear energy 4

Growth of nuclear power - capacity trend - number of reactors Figure 3 5

Nuclear energy today 32 countries have so far produced electricity from nuclear reactors, amounting to over 10 000 reactor-years. 6

Pluses of nuclear power • does not pollute the environment • large stocks of nuclear fuel • little fuel - a lot of energy • cheap electricity 7

Conclusion Nuclear energy is a promising source of energy in the future, given the small oil and coal and a small harm to the environment. 8

Thank you for listening and your attention 9