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Nuclear Fission in The United States of America

   

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Nuclear Fission in The United States of AmericaExecutive summaryThe purpose of this study is to give a highlight of the nuclear technology penetration in the United States. This is a country which takes pride as one of the pioneers of nuclear power technology. The use of nuclear power has risen in the united states and is currently responsible for around 20% of the country’s energy generation. The occurrences of accidents in 1979 and 2011 proved to be a serious setback to the technology. This though triggered the development of safety standards which have made the US nuclear plants to be considered more efficient and safer. Even though the country has tried to innovate to improve the technology, the avenues like the need to reduce carbon emission should be utilised to progress nuclear power further. For this to happen there is need to minimise the barriers such as the exorbitant cost of establishing and running the plants, regulatory issues, the safety concerns among the public as well as the construction bottlenecks facing the new plants.2 | P a ge

Nuclear Fission in The United States of AmericaContentsExecutive summary....................................................................................................................2Contents......................................................................................................................................3Introduction................................................................................................................................4The current state of the technology............................................................................................4Nuclear power in the world....................................................................................................4In the United States................................................................................................................6The nuclear power Policy...................................................................................................7Impact of nuclear power on the energy system and other fuels.................................................8Technical developments, now and into future.........................................................................10Nuclear reactor technology...................................................................................................10Transmission Infrastructure..................................................................................................11Regulation and renewal of licences......................................................................................11Making way for new plants..................................................................................................12Future nuclear reactor designs..............................................................................................12Barriers and Opportunities.......................................................................................................12Opportunities........................................................................................................................12Barriers.................................................................................................................................13A personal view of the technology...........................................................................................15Conclusions..............................................................................................................................16References................................................................................................................................173 | P a ge

Nuclear Fission in The United States of AmericaIntroductionThe overreliance on carbon compounds for power generation has caused the globe a lot of harm. The current climate change menace being the major setback. With the need to develop a sustainable energy sector the world agrees that industrialised nations need to take the lead in eradicating the use of fossil fuels [ CITATION The11 \l 2057 ]. The US is one such country which has shown a lot of passion in campaigning against the use of carbon fuels. As a way of offering its citizens an alternative energy source the country has constantly improved its investment in the nuclear sector.The United States is one of the countries which pioneered the development of the nuclear energy. This happened in the 1940s when the technology was used to create atomic bombs used in the world war II. The use of nuclear technology has since been revolutionised and most of the countries have now adopted its use for generation of clean energy. In this research will examine the development of the nuclear technology in the United States. This will entail a review of the current state of the technology, the technical development thatit has undergone, avenues for further development as well as some of the barriers which have hindered the sector’s competitiveness. Afterward the research will be close by a presentation of my personal view regarding the use of nuclear power based on existing evidence.The current state of the technologyNuclear power in the worldThe nuclear fission technology makes use of the energy from splitting atoms of unique elements. The technology first come into the limelight in 1940. The technology was pursued during the second world war, at that time it was only limited to the development of atomic bombs [ CITATION Hel992 \l 2057 ]. It was until 1950 that focus turned to applying the nuclear technology especially nuclear fission to produce energy. This marks the beginning of the peaceful use of nuclear power innovation [ CITATION Sch121 \l 2057 ].Apparently, the use of civil nuclear power has been there for 1700 years, within this time its application has spread with around 30 countries having embraced its use globally. Through the regional transmission grids several many other nations are dependent on a section of the nuclear-generated power. For example, Denmark and Italy obtain 10% of their electricity from the importation of nuclear power [ CITATION Jim82 \l 2057 ].4 | P a ge

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