Visit the Western Power Website.
 
World of Energy Homepage.
Fact Sheets
 
 
       
About World of Energy
Teachers
Electrical Safety
Fact Sheets
Safety  
Energy  
Electricity  
The Facts
About Coal
 
Solar Energy  
Wind Energy  
Water Energy  
Geothermal Energy  
Thermal Gradient Energy  
Biomass Energy  
The Greenhouse
and You
 
Energy Efficiency  
Nuclear Energy  
Natural Gas  
Petroleum  
Fuel Cells  
Solar Hot Water  
Landfill Gas  
Remote Power Systems  
Oil Refining  
Gas to liquid  
Scientists  
Energy timelines
E -learning
The facts about Nuclear Energy


A nuclear power station. Non-radioactive water vapor rises from the hyperboloid shaped cooling towers. The nuclear reactors are inside the cylindrical containment buildings.

This Fact Sheet will address the following issues. Australian energy resources; the origins of nuclear energy; nuclear fusion; nuclear fission; the benefits and challenges of nuclear energy; international nuclear power generation; and Australian uranium mining.

Go to our links pages for more sites about related nuclear energy topics.

 


Cool things to see and do in this Fact Sheet.

  What is nuclear energy?
  What is fusion?

 

internal site link Next Section >> Introduction.

Nuclear Energy
Introduction  
What is
nuclear energy?
 
What is
nuclear fusion?
 
What is
nuclear fission?
 
Nuclear Energy
and electricity
 
Nuclear power around the world  
The advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy  
Uranium mining in Australia  
Useful References  
 

 

© 2006, 2007, Western Power (ABN: 18 540 492 861).
All Rights Reserved. Your use of this website constitutes acceptance of the
Western Power Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.

Last Updated: 27/02/2007