Nuclear Energy

025 - Nuclear Energy
In this video Paul Andersen explains how nuclear energy is released during fission of radioactive uranium. Light water reactors, nuclear waste, and nuclear accidents are also discussed along with the future of nuclear energy.
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  • @camillaforte6188
    @camillaforte61887 жыл бұрын

    You honestly the only reason I'm going to pass this AP test. Thank you

  • @shayla1416

    @shayla1416

    5 жыл бұрын

    How did you do

  • @anlai1467
    @anlai14674 жыл бұрын

    You are gifted! The way you explain things stay in my head forever. I am so thankful for your videos.

  • @justgonnastay
    @justgonnastay8 жыл бұрын

    "Each of the radioactive materials have a different half life but it's gonna be on the order of thousands of years." Apparently Steam has decided that Half-Life 3 is gonna be on order for thousands of years, too!

  • @springbok4015
    @springbok40153 жыл бұрын

    Great explanation. I know this was made a good few years, but any chance of a video on reusability of spent nuclear fuel rods?

  • @zabign7249
    @zabign72498 жыл бұрын

    dude I just had an exam of this and you post it now? haha

  • @LMk304
    @LMk3048 жыл бұрын

    Very well done!

  • @Jim54_
    @Jim54_3 жыл бұрын

    Our Civilisation’s rejection of Nuclear power was a massive mistake, and the environment has payed dearly for it as we continue to rely on fossil fuels for our electricity

  • @xw591
    @xw5914 жыл бұрын

    This is an excellent video

  • @kumarroshan1075
    @kumarroshan10755 жыл бұрын

    It's fabulous

  • @hamoudbirmingham
    @hamoudbirmingham8 жыл бұрын

    hell yeah it was ! Thanks man

  • @KARIMDEMNATI
    @KARIMDEMNATI8 жыл бұрын

    Respect you man

  • @The_Order_Of_William_Marshal
    @The_Order_Of_William_Marshal8 жыл бұрын

    You're one of the brightest people on youtube. It's weird you have so many subs but so little avg. views. You deserve way more. How long do you usually take to prep each episode? It looks like you put a lot of thought and time into each one.

  • @pjahangirizadeh116

    @pjahangirizadeh116

    8 жыл бұрын

    +pixelfizz not everyone subs for environmental science? plus people stay subscribed even after they have finished a class

  • @cyreema2297

    @cyreema2297

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’m in the future he does now

  • @tiacarr
    @tiacarr5 жыл бұрын

    Played this at 1.75x and got all the info I needed very quickly! The quiz at the end was fun and helpful, thank you!

  • @OSUHARDING1ATECHNICEXPERIENCE
    @OSUHARDING1ATECHNICEXPERIENCE8 жыл бұрын

    1 gram of U -235 has as much energy as an entire train car full of coal.

  • @OSUHARDING1ATECHNICEXPERIENCE

    @OSUHARDING1ATECHNICEXPERIENCE

    7 жыл бұрын

    Well aren't you a fart little smeller

  • @krysatheo
    @krysatheo8 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, but what about fusion reactors!?

  • @atlas2296

    @atlas2296

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fusion reactors dont produce usable energy yet, it costs more energy to achieve fusion than it produces

  • @NadirAli-yc2gg
    @NadirAli-yc2gg4 жыл бұрын

    nice sir

  • @xiiixiiih.16
    @xiiixiiih.16 Жыл бұрын

    Are radioactive things really made by a lot of cans and bottles 1/2filled w/fl copper wood and strings. ?

  • @EugeneKhutoryansky
    @EugeneKhutoryansky8 жыл бұрын

    If the Roman Empire had used nuclear energy, how to handle their waste would still be an important political issue today.

  • @subvet657

    @subvet657

    5 жыл бұрын

    if the government would provide a repository for the waste, which they promised and of which they have required nuclear power plants to pay for up front, it wouldn't be an issue at all.

  • @milesh8332
    @milesh83323 жыл бұрын

    You're going to help us Mr Anderson. Whether you want to or not.

  • @AbA-bi5dz
    @AbA-bi5dz6 жыл бұрын

    what is an irradiated nuclear fuels?

  • @janeaustinlynnrebancos6167
    @janeaustinlynnrebancos61672 жыл бұрын

    so this is still a non-renewable source? because it uses uranium and uranium are considered a non-renewable source

  • @rawstarmusic
    @rawstarmusic8 жыл бұрын

    I hope there will be less dangerous materials to extract energy from. Harvesting U-35 has been successful and search for alternatives is a first priority. Not to optimize the current process but find an alternative. Hopefully energy research din't stop at nuclear fission.

  • @atlas2296

    @atlas2296

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nuclear energy is among the safest forms of energy production with just a little more deaths per energy unit than Solar Wind and Hydro, Nuclear Energy is super safe compared to fossil fuels

  • @debmalyabiswas1264
    @debmalyabiswas12646 жыл бұрын

    What are the control rods made of?

  • @ronnyduf

    @ronnyduf

    Жыл бұрын

    Boron

  • @dzgaming1

    @dzgaming1

    Ай бұрын

    Boron, indium, cadmium and silver

  • @vasaricorridor7989
    @vasaricorridor79893 жыл бұрын

    the day of TMI living 20 mi down-stream i experienced a distinct metalic taste (strontium beta emitter)

  • @qzh00k
    @qzh00k8 жыл бұрын

    Try a full life cycle analysis of commercial nuclear power, no one else will.

  • @subvet657
    @subvet6575 жыл бұрын

    why doesn't anyone want to discuss Thorium and molten salt reactors? too practical huh?

  • @johnlord8337
    @johnlord83377 жыл бұрын

    10*

  • @karenvickery6070
    @karenvickery60705 жыл бұрын

    Hydro, solar, wind, three very safe and excellent alternatives!

  • @atlas2296

    @atlas2296

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nuclear is also a very good alternative to coal

  • @corrinetsang1478
    @corrinetsang14784 жыл бұрын

    China is building 107 nuclear reactor.but is going to the far side of the moon for Helium-3 for nuclear fusion.

  • @Gon.zalooo
    @Gon.zalooo3 жыл бұрын

    3:54 ffs, I can’t escape them

  • @goobergoobert
    @goobergoobert8 жыл бұрын

    First

  • @xiiixiiih.16
    @xiiixiiih.16 Жыл бұрын

    Màke❤

  • @adankpancake
    @adankpancake3 жыл бұрын

    on nuclear accidents there's just one quote I always remember "The invisible fires burn here, true enough"

  • @xiiixiiih.16
    @xiiixiiih.16 Жыл бұрын

    That's scary or adorable 😮😅

  • @singaporesoleparent5258
    @singaporesoleparent52587 жыл бұрын

    then just find another way to boil water...

  • @atlas2296

    @atlas2296

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nuclear is a very good way to boil water, way better than fossil fuels

  • @mathew479
    @mathew4798 жыл бұрын

    send the nuclear waste to space!

  • @brandonanderson6108

    @brandonanderson6108

    6 жыл бұрын

    Right, load it all into rockets. What if one explodes while in the atmosphere? It will just rain radiation over the entire planet, no big deal.

  • @map7378
    @map73785 жыл бұрын

    HBO

  • @Jaantoenen
    @Jaantoenen6 жыл бұрын

    Why this obsession with reducing co2?

  • @sophiebennett2806

    @sophiebennett2806

    5 жыл бұрын

    Because co2 is the biggest cause of acidification and climate change. The changing in the overall climate of the planet is destroying us. It is the reason why the US is suffering crippling winters, droughts and tropical storms. It is why Europe is suffering from increased flooding, rainfall and random seasonal shifts. Type your question into a search engine and do some reading and research. The answer will scare you.

  • @Akacar998
    @Akacar9988 жыл бұрын

    3st

  • @jasonerdenetsetseg194

    @jasonerdenetsetseg194

    8 жыл бұрын

    +A. Ka its third, you turd

  • @Akacar998

    @Akacar998

    8 жыл бұрын

    NO. FUCKING. WAY! THANK YOU FOR NOT UNDERSTANDING THE SARCASM IN MY COMMENT.

  • @jasonerdenetsetseg194

    @jasonerdenetsetseg194

    8 жыл бұрын

    +A. Ka Dude, I know :)

  • @laurenchobert8985
    @laurenchobert89858 жыл бұрын

    Science is amazing! so much better than religion.

  • @laurenchobert8985

    @laurenchobert8985

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Ted The Man Cruz Praise the god of science!

  • @salim444

    @salim444

    8 жыл бұрын

    Is that your opinion? if yes why?if no whose?

  • @laurenchobert8985

    @laurenchobert8985

    8 жыл бұрын

    saleem khatib it's mine. Frankly it's yours as well. The second comment (with god) is just a joke.

  • @salim444

    @salim444

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Ted The Man Cruz good for you

  • @laurenchobert8985

    @laurenchobert8985

    8 жыл бұрын

    saleem khatib marry me

  • @jeffsmith1895
    @jeffsmith18957 жыл бұрын

    worst way to boil water

  • @atlas2296

    @atlas2296

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fossil Fuels are much worse dude

  • @1.bojack
    @1.bojack Жыл бұрын

    No help bud

  • @emmetgingerich9980
    @emmetgingerich99803 жыл бұрын

    I like how he said only 31 people died from Chernobyl. It was actually closer to 15,000. Russian censorship has far reaches.

  • @atlas2296

    @atlas2296

    3 жыл бұрын

    Chernobyl happened in Ukraine and no censorship took place