What is nuclear power?

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dc.contributor.authorAustralian Atomic Energy Commissionen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-22T04:28:33Zen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T04:22:15Zen_AU
dc.date.available2009-10-22T04:28:33Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T04:22:15Zen_AU
dc.description.abstractThere are two main types of power stations generating electricity in Australia today. One uses water coming down from a high level to turn the turbine-generators. The other burns coal or oil to raise steam which turns the turbines. In a nuclear power station, steam spins the turbines but the steam is raised by heat from a nuclear reactor - an atomic furnace. This heat is produced by splitting atoms; the process is called fission. Millions upon millions of fissions per second are required to generate enough heat. By controlling the number of fissions, the required heat level can be maintained.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Atomic Energy Commission. (n.d.). What is nuclear power? Lucas Heights, NSW: Australian Atomic Energy Commission.en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc21en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/2060en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Atomic Energy Commissionen_AU
dc.subjectNuclear poweren_AU
dc.subjectElectric poweren_AU
dc.subjectAtomsen_AU
dc.subjectNuclear fuelsen_AU
dc.subjectChain reactionsen_AU
dc.subjectNuclear power plantsen_AU
dc.titleWhat is nuclear power?en_AU
dc.typeEphemeraen_AU
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