Nuclear Energy Facts
Nuclear Energy Facts
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| Interesting Nuclear Energy Facts: |
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| There are roughly 430 nuclear power plants worldwide. |
| There have been three major nuclear power plant disasters which occurred in 1979, 1986, and 2011. |
| The nuclear accident which occurred in 1979 took 14 years to clean up. |
| The United States produces more nuclear energy than any other country. |
| Since the nuclear disaster of 2011, many nuclear power plants have shut down operation due to safety concerns. |
| Radiation and nuclear medicines are used to cure and treat many diseases. |
| Uranium is a rare earth metal that is commonly used for nuclear energy production. |
| A nuclear winter is a hypothetical situation in which the sunlight would be blocked causing extremely cold weather if too many nuclear weapons were used. |
| The nuclear disaster of 2011 has caused many countries to shut down all of their nuclear power plants by as early as the year 2025. |
| If a person is ever exposed to radiation during a nuclear disaster, the first thing they should do is remove their clothing because 90% of the radiation will be located there. |
| Africa is the first country in the world to destroy all of its nuclear weapons voluntarily. |
| Nuclear energy itself is not dangerous but the way in which it is generated gives off harmful waste products. |
| Although there have been three major nuclear power plant accidents, they are said to actually be quite safe places. |
| Fourteen percent of the world's electricity is generated by nuclear energy. |
| Scientists who study the interactions of atoms' nuclei are called nuclear physicists. |