Talk Of The Town-Nuclear...But what it is???

Nuclear....

When you hear this word, what will come into your mind initially?
Nuclear bomb, radiation, loss of life and even lose to nation. When you get deeper, nuclear electricity, right or wrong arguments and other political issues.

But what nuclear really is?

Every single atom in the universe carries an unimaginably powerful battery within its heart called nucleus.
When a single atom splits into two or two different atoms combine together, energy is produced(according to Einstein's mass energy equation E=mc^2).

This nuclear energy, often called Type-1 fuel, is more powerful than conventions. Type 0 fuel which is of coal, petroleum, natural gas and fossil fuel.


How much powerful nuclear is?

Energy produced by...

1 Kg of Uranium

Million gallons of Gasoline

     


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When you burn Coal of about 10,000 tonnes which can be carried in a large goods train,the energy produced by that coal will be equal to the amount of energy produced by 500 kg of Uranium,which can be carried even in a car boot.                  

When we use Thorium,an alternative nuclear fuel which is more abundant in India,
we need only 62.5 kg to produce the same amount of energy...

          10000 Tones  of coal          =      500 kg of natural uranium             =        62.5 kg of natural thorium 

 In India, thorium reserves are abundant along the coast of Kerala. If India develops Thorium based technology for power production,there is no need for India to import coal,oil,etc...at higher rates.