Chapter 13 NUCLEAR FISSION
Chapter 13NUCLEAR FISSIONNuclear power can cleanly and safely meet a substantial portion of the additional base-loadelectricity generation capacity the United States will require by 2030 if (1) the operatinglifetimes of existing NUCLEAR plants are extended (where this can be done safely withappropriate Federal oversight and technical support), and (2) utility executives once againconsider the NUCLEAR option technically, politically, and economically feasible when newcapacity is planned.(National Energy Strategy, Executive Summary, 1991/1992)The Administration's policy is to maintain the safe operation of existing NUCLEAR plants inthe United States and abroad and to preserve the option to construct the next generation ofnuclear energy plants.
Chapter 13 NUCLEAR FISSION ... atom (nucleus) reacts with a neutron, becomes temporarily unstable and is fragmented very soon thereafter into a nucleus of barium (Ba) and a nucleus of krypton (Kr). ... process is the key to understanding the difference between a …
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