Topic Resources: Nuclear Power
EDF Energy: How do we generate energy?
- A good summary of how we generate electricity
What is Electricity?
- What electricity is, the science behind it, and how we generate it
UPD8.org.uk: Generating Electricity
- A selection of lesson ideas for generating electricity and related issues
Energyplanet.info
- Visual and interactive directory of resources about renewable energy sources
World-nuclear.org
- Lots of information about nuclear power
Power Business & Technology for the Global Generation Industry
- Official Publication of Electric Power, provides general info on the nuclear power
British Energy: Sizewell B
- Power output statistics for Sizewell B nuclear power station
Energy Justice Coal Factsheet
- Statistics on coal power plants, their energy production, and CO2 emissions.
Danish Wind Industry Association
- All about wind turbines, from how they work to power output.
Wind Power, or Lack of It
- The problems with generating electricity from wind power.
Nuclear’s CO2 Cost “Will Climb”
- BBC News: level of CO2 emitted by nuclear power generation is increasing.
Comparing CO2 Emissions from Different Power Plants
- Nuclear vs. Coal vs. Wind, etc.
Cost of Nuclear Power
- The costs of building, running, and decommissioning a nuclear power station.
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