3. Introduction
•Uranium was discovered in 1789 by Martin
Klaproth, a German chemist, and named after
the planet Uranus.
•Over 1939-45, most development was focused
on the atomic bomb.
4. Origin and History
• 1950s, Start penetration of Nuclear
power in Electricity Market.
•1951, ERB-I initially produced about
100kw from nuclear reactor near
Arco, Idaho.
• 1960, 17 nuclear power reactors, with capacity
of 1200MWe.
•2012, 31 countries, 435 nuclear plant ,370 GW in
operation, 12.3% world electricity.
5. How it works?
2. Uranium-235
1. nuclear fission
3. nuclear
reactor
4. nuclear power
plant
Nuclear Energy
6. How it Works?(cont.)
Fission
Heats Water
condense return
to the liquid phase
Boils Water
Electricity
Creates Steam
in reactor
Powers
Generator
Moves
Turbines