- Nuclear energy
Nuclear energy usually means the part of the energy of an atomic nucleus, which can be released by fusion or fission or radioactive decay. Nuclear energy also may refer to Nuclear binding energy , the energy required to split a nucleus of an atom. Nuclear Energy sculpture , a bronze sculpture by Henry Moore in the University of Chicago. Nuclear potential energy , the potential energy of the particles inside an atomic nucleus. Nuclear power , the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and do useful work. disambig Category Forms of energy Category Nuclear energy als Kernenergie ar an Enerch a nucleyar ast Enerx a nuclear az N v enerjisi bs Nuklearna energija bg ca Energia nuclear cs Jadern energie cy Ynni niwclear da Kernekraft de Kernenergie nv tsoh bee atsinilt ish l h et Tuumaenergia el es Energ a nuclear eo Nuklea energio eu Energia nuklear fa fr nergie nucl aire fy Kearnenerzjy gl Enerx a nuclear gan ko hr Nuklearna energija id Energi nuklir is Kjarnorka it Energia nucleare he kn lad Enerjiya nuklear la Energia nuclearis lv Kodolener ija lb Atomenergie hu Atomenergia mk ml ms Tenaga nuklear ro Energie nuclear nl Kernenergie new ja no Kjernekraft nn Kjernekraft oc Energia nucleara pnb pl Energia j drowa pt Energia nuclear ru simple Nuclear energy sl Jedrska energija sr sh Nuklearna energija fi Ydinvoima sv K rnenergi ta th tr N kleer enerji uk ur ug vi N ng l ng h t nh n wa Enerdjeye nawearinne war Kusog Nukleyar zh yue bat smg Kondoul n energ j zh ... more details
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- Nuclear energy by country
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- Nuclear energy in Iran
Mergeto Nuclear program of Iran date October 2011 Iran is currently not using nuclear power nuclear energy , but is working on the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant . See also Nuclear program of Iran Nuclear facilities in Iran References reflist Asia topic Nuclear energy in state expand Category Nuclear energy in Iran ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Tunisia
Tunisia evaluates the possibility to build a 600 MWe nuclear plant . In December 2006 a cooperation agreement on peaceful use of nuclear power nuclear energy was signed with France, focused on nuclear power and desalination. ref name nip102 cite web url http world nuclear.org info inf102.html title Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries month April year 2009 work World Nuclear Association accessdate 2009 04 22 ref References reflist Africa topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Tunisia ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Luxembourg
unreferenced date March 2011 In 1978, Luxembourg proposed the construction of a 1,200 MW nuclear reactor but dropped the plans after threats of major protests. Europe topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Luxembourg ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Chile
In Chile , although there is no commitment from the government to introduce nuclear power nuclear energy until 2011, the debate is ongoing. In February 2007, the Energy Ministry of Chile announced that it was beginning technical studies into the development of nuclear power, despite being highly rejected by the population. ref name nip102 cite web url http world nuclear.org info inf102.html title Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries month April year 2009 work World Nuclear Association accessdate 2009 04 22 ref References reflist Americas topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Chile ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Uruguay
Uruguay has a law that prohibits nuclear power nuclear energy development. However, Uruguay and Russia are considering limited cooperation in nuclear energy by using 70 MWe Russian floating nuclear power station which could power infrastructure on shore via a cable. ref name wnn russian cite news title Russian push for new business continues work World Nuclear News date 2008 01 03 url http www.world nuclear news.org newsarticle.aspx?id 14620 accessdate 2008 01 06 ref References reflist Americas topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Uruguay ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Malta
Malta has no nuclear power plant nuclear energy facilities and when Silvio Berlusconi suggested that the island nation build such plants to supply Italy with electricity, the suggestion created an outcry in Malta where opinion is strongly anti nuclear. ref http www.independent.com.mt news.asp?newsitemid 73009 ref Main Economy of Malta Facts and figures References reflist Europe topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Malta ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Croatia
Croatia has no nuclear power plants on its territory. Croatia co owns the Kr ko Nuclear Power Plant together with Nuclear energy in Slovenia Slovenia the Kr ko plant was built in the era of Yugoslavia on the territory of present day Slovenia . Also, Croatia has been discussing since 2009 the option of building together with Nuclear energy in Albania Albania a nuclear power plant on the shore of Shkod r Lake , on the border with Albania and Montenegro . However, the Croatian government later denied this initiative. ref Cite web url http www.climatesceptics.org country other coutries croatia croatia denies nuclear plant contract title Croatia Denies Nuclear Plant Contract date Tuesday, April 21, 2009 ref References reflist Croatia stub energy stub Europe topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Croatia ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Algeria
Since 1995 Algeria operates research reactors at Draria and A n Oussera . It signed nuclear cooperation agreements with Russia in January 2007, with the United States in June 2007, and with China in March 2008. ref name nip102 cite web url http world nuclear.org info inf102.html title Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries month April year 2009 work World Nuclear Association accessdate 2009 04 22 ref ref name wnnmiddle cite news url http www.world nuclear news.org NP Middle Eastern nations do nuclear diplomacy 250308.html work World Nuclear News date 2008 03 25 title Middle Eastern nations do nuclear diplomacy accessdate 2008 05 18 ref Algeria has discussed nuclear cooperation also with France. References reflist Africa topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Algeria ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Syria
Syria abandoned its plans to build a VVER 440 reactor after the Chernobyl accident . ref name nip102 cite web url http world nuclear.org info inf102.html title Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries month April year 2009 work World Nuclear Association accessdate 2009 04 22 ref The plans of nuclear program were revived at the beginning of 2000s when Syria negotiated with Russia to build a nuclear facility that would include a nuclear power plant and a seawater atomic desalination plant. ref name nti Cite journal title Syria Profile. Nuclear Overview publisher Nuclear Threat Initiative date November 2006 url http www.nti.org e research profiles Syria Nuclear index.html accessdate 2007 07 15 ref References reflist Asia topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Syria ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Yemen
Yemen has called for establishing The Arab Atomic Energy Agency for nuclear researches and using them for peaceful means, especially generating electricity. ref name yemen cite news publisher Saba url http www.sabanews.net en news150603.htm title Yemen calls for establishing Arab atomic energy agency date 2008 03 30 accessdate 2008 05 18 ref References reflist Asia topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Yemen ... more details
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- Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy
for the Australian political party Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy Australia Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy EFN is a pro nuclear power non profit organization. Their website http www.ecolo.org ecolo.org states that environmental opposition to nuclear energy is the greatest misunderstanding and mistake of the century . James Lovelock is a supporter of the group. ref http www.ecolo.org base baseus.htm ecolo.org ref History EFN started by Bruno Comby after the publication of his book Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy in 1996. ref http www.world nuclear.org sym 2001 pdfs comby.pdf ref References reflist External links http www.ecolo.org Home Page Category Nuclear organizations Category Climate change organizations activism stub nuclear energy stub cs Environmentalist pro jadernou energii it Associazione Ambientalisti Per il Nucleare ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Venezuela
In 2010 Venezuela announced plans to build a nuclear power station , with support from Russia . ref The Guardian , 15 October 2010, http www.guardian.co.uk world 2010 oct 15 venezuela nuclear power station russia Russia and Venezuela strike nuclear power station deal ref After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear incident , Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced a halt to plans on building a NPP. http www.bloomberg.com news 2011 03 16 chavez halts venezuela nuclear plans after japanese crisis.html References reflist Venezuela stub Americas topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Venezuela fr Programme nucl aire du Venezuela ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Nigeria
Since 2004 Nigeria has a Chinese origin research reactor at Ahmadu Bello University , and has sought the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency to develop plans for up to 4,000 MWe of nuclear capacity by 2027 according to the National Program for the Deployment of Nuclear Power for Generation of Electricity. ref name nip102 cite web url http world nuclear.org info inf102.html title Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries month April year 2009 work World Nuclear Association accessdate 2009 04 22 ref Nigeria hopes to begin construction in 2011 and start nuclear power production in 2017. On 27 July 2007 Nigeria s President Umaru Yar Adua has urged the country to embrace nuclear power in order to meet its growing energy needs. ref name wnnnigeria cite news url http www.world nuclear news.org newsarticle.aspx?id 13780 work World Nuclear News date 2007 07 27 title Nigerian president says country needs nuclear energy accessdate 2007 08 04 ref References reflist Africa topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Nigeria ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in the Americas
North America As of 2008 , Nuclear power in the United States is provided by List of nuclear reactors United States of America 104 69 pressurized water reactor s and 35 boiling water reactor s commercial nuclear power plant s licensed to operate, producing a total of 806.2 terawatt hour TWh of electricity, which was 19.6 of the nation s total electric energy consumption in 2008. ref name NER08 http www.eia.doe.gov emeu aer pdf pages sec9.pdf Nuclear Energy Review , US Energy Information Administration, June 26, 2009. ref The United States is the world s largest supplier of commercial nuclear power. Latin America Nuclear energy in Latin America has historically not been very significant as a proportion of total electricity production in Latin America three countries Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico currently operate nuclear power stations, together accounting for around 1 of the world s nuclear power capacity. In addition, Venezuela has plans to build a nuclear power station, with support from Russia. ref The Guardian , 15 October 2010, http www.guardian.co.uk world 2010 oct 15 venezuela nuclear power station russia Russia and Venezuela strike nuclear power station deal ref Argentina has around 1000MW capacity, representing around 6 of its electricity production Brazil has around 2000MW, representing around 3 Mexico has around 1300MW, representing around 4 . Chile is pursuing technical studies. Uruguay has a law that prohibits nuclear energy development. However, Uruguay and Russia consider limited cooperation in nuclear energy by using 70 MWe Russian floating nuclear power station which could power infrastructure on shore via a cable. ref name wnn russian cite news title Russian push for new business continues work World Nuclear News date 2008 01 03 url http www.world nuclear news.org newsarticle.aspx?id 14620 accessdate 2008 01 06 ref References reflist Americas topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Ghana
located in Ghana than nuclear power, as the country has no nuclear power plants. The government of Ghana plans to commission the building of a nuclear power plant by 2018. ref name daily President John Agyekum Kufuor supported the future building of nuclear power plants, seeing it as part of a solution to the country s energy problems. He initiated a Nuclear Power Committee to study the issue. ref name daily In 2011, the director of the National Nuclear Research Institute, Benjamin Nyarko, also said he believed nuclear power could prevent future energy crisis energy crises . ref cite web title Ghana turns to nuclear power for energy security url http www.unmultimedia.org radio english detail 113747.html publisher United Nations accessdate 13 March 2011 ref See Also Ghana Nuclear Society References reflist Africa topic Nuclear energy in energy stub Category Nuclear energy in Ghana ...There are currently no nuclear power plants in Ghana , although there are several Electricity sector in Ghana Nuclear research nuclear research reactors in Ghana and plans to build to a power plant. ref name daily cite news title Ghana Goes Nuclear 2018 url http www.modernghana.com GhanaHome NewsArchive ... 8 January 2008 agency Modern Ghana location General News ref The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission has been investigating the use of nuclear power and is a member of the International Nuclear Library ... International Atomic Energy Agency accessdate 13 March 2011 ref ref name daily The commission is working with the International Atomic Energy Agency to implement nuclear power in Ghana as part of a wider project, Sustainable Energy Development for Sub Saharan Africa . ref cite news title Ghana to adopt nuclear power? url http www.modernghana.com news 27450 1 ghana to adopt nuclear power.html newspaper ... also has a National Nuclear Research Institute which trains undergraduate and postgraduate students in the techniques of nuclear science application in such areas as agriculture, medicine, and research ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Israel
Israel has no nuclear power plants . However, in January 2007, Israeli Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer said his country should consider producing nuclear power for civilian purposes. ref name israel cite web publisher Agence France Presse url http www.energy daily.com reports Israel Should Develop Nuclear Energy 999.html title Israel Should Develop Nuclear Energy date 2007 01 23 accessdate 2007 07 14 ref As a result of the International reaction to Fukushima I nuclear accidents nuclear emergencies at Japan s Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant , on March 17, 2011, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that Israel would not develop nuclear power. ref http piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com 2011 03 17 israel prime minister netanyahu japan situation has caused me to reconsider nuclear power Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu Japan situation has caused me to reconsider nuclear power Piers Morgan on CNN, published 2011 03 17, accessed 2011 03 17 ref ref http news.xinhuanet.com english2010 world 2011 03 18 c 13784578.htm Israeli PM cancels plan to build nuclear plant xinhuanet.com, published 2011 03 18, accessed 2011 03 17 ref ref http www.ynetnews.com articles 0,7340,L 4043982,00.html Netanyahu We ll reconsider nuclear power plans Ynetnews, published 2011 03 18, accessed 2011 03 17 ref References reflist Asia topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Israel ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in the Republic of Ireland
Ireland presently has no nuclear power plant s. However, a nuclear power plant was proposed in 1968, and resulted in the creation of the Nuclear Energy Board . It was to be built during the 1970s at Carnsore Point in County Wexford by the Electricity Supply Board . The plan envisioned four plants to be built at the site, but was dropped in 1981 after strong opposition from environmentalist groups and because of flattening energy demand, and Ireland has remained without nuclear power . Citation needed date July 2007 Despite opposing nuclear power and nuclear fuel reprocessing at Sellafield , Ireland is due to open an interconnector to the mainland UK to buy electricity, which is, in some part, Nuclear power in the UK the product of nuclear power . In April 2006, a government commissioned report by Forf s pointed to the need for Ireland to reconsider nuclear power in order to secure its long run energy security . Relatively small scale nuclear plants were envisaged. In 2007, Electricity Supply Board Ireland s Electricity Supply Board made it known that it would consider a joint venture with a major EU energy company to build nuclear capacity. ref name nip102 cite web url http world nuclear.org info inf102.html title Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries month April year 2009 work World Nuclear Association accessdate 2009 04 22 ref Following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster , The Economist has reported that Ireland is strongly anti nuclear . ref cite web url http www.economist.com node 18441163 title The Fukushima crisis will slow the growth of nuclear power. Might it reverse it? author date Mar 24th 2011 work The Economist ref References reflist Europe topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Ireland Ireland stub ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Libya
In 2006 Libya and France signed an agreement on peaceful uses of atomic energy ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi africa 4811300.stm work BBC News title Libya in milestone nuclear deal date 2006 03 16 ref , and in July 2007, they signed a memorandum of understanding related to building a mid sized nuclear plant with Areva reactor for seawater desalination . This deal was opposed by Germany. ref name bbc3 cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi europe 6919248.stm publisher BBC date 2007 07 27 title Germans attack Libya nuclear deal accessdate 2007 08 04 ref References reflist Africa topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Libya ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Morocco
Morocco constructs a 2 MW Triga research reactor . The government has plans to build a nuclear power plant in 2016 2017 at Sidi Boulbra in cooperation with Russia s Atomenergoprom Atomstroyexport , and desalination plant at Tan Tan on the Atlantic coast in cooperation with China. ref name nip102 cite web url http world nuclear.org info inf102.html title Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries month April year 2009 work World Nuclear Association accessdate 2009 04 22 ref References reflist Africa topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Morocco ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Vietnam
In the 1980s Vietnam undertook two preliminary nuclear power studies, which concluded that there was a need to introduce nuclear energy in order to meet the expected growth in electricity demand. A national energy plan stated that the nuclear power program was to be commenced by 2010. In February 2006, the government announced the first nuclear power plant would be commissioned by 2017. ref name nip102 cite web url http world nuclear.org info inf102.html title Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries month April year 2009 work World Nuclear Association accessdate 2009 04 22 ref In June 2010, Vietnam announced that it plans to build fourteen nuclear reactors at eight locations by 2030, providing 10 of the nation s electricity. ref name wnn240610 cite news title Vietnam plans ambitious nuclear program work World Nuclear News date 2010 06 24 url http www.world nuclear news.org NN Vietnam plans ambitious nuclear program 2406104.html accessdate 2010 06 27 ref In October 2010, it signed an agreement with Russia for the construction of the country s first nuclear power plant, Ninh Thu n 1 Nuclear Power Plant Ninh Thuan 1 , due to begin in 2014. ref name wnn011110 cite news title Russia to build nuclear plant in Veitnam work World Nuclear News date 2010 11 01 url http www.world nuclear news.org NN Russia to build nuclear plant in Vietnam 0111104.html accessdate 2010 11 04 ref References reflist Asia topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Vietnam ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Kenya
In September 2010 Energy Ministry Permanent Secretary Patrick Nyoike ref Cite web title Office of public communications Partick Nyoike url http www.communication.go.ke ministry.asp?personid 77 accessdate 16 September 2011 ref announced, that Kenya aims to build a 1,000 Watt MWe Nuclear power nuclear power plant by 2017 as a less expensive alternative to their thermal power station s. The projected costs using South Korea n technology are 3.5 billion United States dollar US . ref name bloomberg cite web url http www.bloomberg.com news 2010 09 20 kenya aims to build a nuclear power plant by 2017 minister nyoike says.html title Kenya Aims to Build a Nuclear Power Plant by 2017 date 20 September 2010 work Bloomberg L.P. accessdate 2011 06 05 ref References references Africa topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Kenya nuclear stub ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Malaysia
Although Malaysia has established Nuclear Agency and been actively involved in the periodic review of the nuclear option, currently there is no nuclear power generation plant neither is there a plan to embark on a nuclear power program in the foreseeable future. ref name mint cite web title Nuclear Energy Option and Energy Planning In Malaysia publisher Malaysian Nuclear Agency url http www.mint.gov.my index.php?option com content&task view&id 100&Itemid 85 accessdate 2007 07 15 ref Dead link date June 2010 Malaysia is considering to build nuclear power plants to support the growing needs of energy in congested areas. The Government of Malaysia did call for representatives from the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA to begin research on building the power plant. The people of Malaysia was suddenly worried by nuclear power plants after what has unfold in Japan when Fukushima I Power Plant had a nuclear meltdown. The government however, did not halt the research. Former Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad expressed discouragement on the idea of Malaysia relying on nuclear power for energy because of the unpredictability of nuclear power. He also said that nuclear power was never an option when Malaysia was under his premiership. However, according to researchers, nuclear power probably is the best choice to aid Malaysia in obtaining low cost, long lasting power source in line with the nation s plan to become a developed country by the year 2020. References reflist Asia topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Malaysia ... more details
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- Nuclear energy in Denmark
Denmark does not produce nuclear power nuclear energy , which is in accordance with a 1985 law passed by the Folketing Danish parliament that prohibits the production of nuclear energy in Denmark. ref name nip99 ref name denmark Cite journal title Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Nuclear Activities. Denmark journal Nuclear legislation in OECD countries publisher OECD Nuclear Energy Agency NEA year 2007 page 4 url http www.nea.fr law legislation denmark.pdf format PDF issn 1727 3854 ref ref name denmark2 Cite book title Energy Policies of IEA Countries Denmark. 2006 Review publisher OECD International Energy Agency IEA year 2006 url http iea.org textbase nppdf free 2006 denmark2006.pdf format PDF page 132 isbn 9264109714 ref Instead, the country has focused on renewable energy sources such as wind energy . In 2007, about 11.4 TWh of electricity was exported and 10.4 TWh imported. Import from Sweden amounted 5 TWh, From Norway 3.9 TWh, and from Germany 1.5 TWh. Both Sweden and Germany have a portion of nuclear energy in their power production. ref name nip99 cite web url http www.world nuclear.org info inf99.html title Nuclear Power in Denmark month May year 2010 work World Nuclear Association accessdate 2010 06 10 ref Three nuclear research reactors at Ris National Laboratory are in the process of being decommissioned. ref name denmark References reflist Europe topic Nuclear energy in Category Nuclear energy in Denmark da Kernekraft i Danmark ... more details
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