Generating ==Key Stage 3=====Meaning==='''Nuclear Power''' is a method used to generate [[electricity]] using [[Nuclear Fuel|nuclear fuel]]. ===About Nuclear Power===: [[Nuclear Fuel]] can be used to provide [[power]] by generating electricity that can be sent to houses and industry.: [[Nuclear Fuel]] has [[energy]] in its [[Nuclear Potential Energy Store|nuclear potential energy store]] which can be easily transferred into its [[Thermal Energy Store|thermal energy store]]. {| class="wikitable"|-|[[File:NuclearPowerStationDiagram.png|center|600px]]|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a [[coal]] [[Thermal Power Station|power station]].|}: 1. [[Nuclear Fuel]] undergoes a [[Nuclear Reaction|nuclear reaction]] in the [[Reactor Core|reactor core]].: 2. Water in the [[Reactor Core|reactor core]] is heated and passed through a heat exchanger.: 3. Water in the [[Reactor Core|reactor core]] becomes contaminated with [[radioactive]] [[material]] so the heat exchanger heats up uncontaminated water.: 3. The uncontaminated water turns to steam and passes down pipes to turn a turbine.: 4. The turbine causes a generator to spin.: 5. The generator makes an electrical current. ====Advantages====*Can work continuously.*Power supply can be varied depending on demand.*Few [[Thermal Power Station|power station]]s needed to supply a large number of houses.*High energy density (1kg of Uranium can provide the same energy as 10,000kg of coal). ====Disadvantages====*Cost of fuel.*Difficult to safely dispose of nuclear waste.*There is a small risk of meltdown. ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning==='''Nuclear Power''' is a method used to generate [[electricity]] using [[Nuclear Fuel|nuclear fuel]]. ===About Nuclear Power===: [[Nuclear Fuel]] can be used to provide [[power]] by generating electricity that can be sent to houses and industry.: [[Nuclear Fuel]] has [[energy]] in its [[Nuclear Potential Energy Store|nuclear potential energystore]] which can be easily transferred into its [[Thermal Energy Store|thermal energy store]]. {| class="wikitable"|-|[[File:NuclearPowerStationDiagram.png|center|600px]]|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of a [[coal]] [[Thermal Power Station|power station]].|}: 1. [[Nuclear Fuel]] undergoes a [[Nuclear Reaction|nuclear reaction]] stored in the [[RadioactiveReactor Core|reactor core]] .: 2. Water in the [[ElementReactor Core|elementsreactor core]] such is heated and passed through a heat exchanger.: 3. Water in the [[Reactor Core|reactor core]] becomes contaminated with [[radioactive]] [[material]] so the heat exchanger heats up uncontaminated water.: 3. The uncontaminated water turns to steam and passes down pipes to turn a turbine.: 4. The turbine causes a generator to spin.: 5. The generator makes an electrical current. ====Advantages====*Can work continuously.*Power supply can be varied depending on demand.*Few [[Thermal Power Station|power station]]s needed to supply a large number of houses.*High energy density (1kg of Uranium can provide the same energy as 10,000kg of coal). ====Disadvantages====*Cost of fuel.*Difficult to safely dispose of nuclear waste.*There is a small risk of meltdown. ===Extra Information==={{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7WPEYGr1Vs}} ===References=======AQA==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Nuclear power, page 121, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe10116 ''Nuclear power, page 178, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Nuclear power, page 278, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178294558X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294558X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f0dfb66dafcb0c6e9449e7b1a4ae1ac341 ''Nuclear power, pages 21, 22, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Nuclear power, pages 23, 107, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Nuclear power, pages 37, 42-43, 104-109, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']:[Uranium 235https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946403/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946403&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=32a0abb60dff015b15b50e9b1d7b4644 ''Nuclear power, pages 55, 56, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945970/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945970&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a120d24dcc7cc7a58192069a3aafc1d2 ''Nuclear power, pages 57, 58, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA ''] ====Edexcel==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945733/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945733&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=2a2dbec9db6bf5766c0458d908fa0a52 ''Nuclear power, pages 57, 58, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']