nuclear power plants
...rators. Fission is the process of splitting a heavy atom into two or more lighter atoms upon absorption of a neutron. This process generates a large amount of energy and usually at least two neutrons. The act of fissioning is also referred to as burning. The fuel used to today in nuclear reactors is called Uranium. Uranium is the heaviest element normally found in nature. The principal fuel material used in today's nuclear reactors is the fissile isotope uranium-235. With the aforementioned definitions of the key elements of nuclear power, we can begin to understand the process nuclear power plants. WhileNuclear energy by definition is the energy consumed or produced in modifying the composition of the atomic nucleus. Nuclear energy is used for things such as atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs and other nuclear weapons. Nuclear energy can also be used for powering electricity-generating plants all over the world. There are many arguments for and against nuclear power. Nuclear power is an inexpensive clean source of power. Others feel that because of the hazardous radiation emitted during the producing of the power and the radioactivity of the material used that nuclear power is not as good as the alterna...