8.4 Non-fossil fuel power production

8.4 Non-Fossil Fuel and Production


Outline by Diego EMB


 * 8.4.1 Describe how neutrons produced in a fission reaction may be use to initiate further fission reactions (chain reactions)


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 * 8.4.2 Distinguish between controlled nuclear fission (power production) and uncontrolled nuclear fission (nuclear weapons)


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 * 8.4.3 Describe what is meant by fuel enrichment


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 * 8.4.4 Describe the main energy transformations that take place in a nuclear power station. Discuss the role of the moderator and the control rods in the production of controlled fission in a thermal fission reactor


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 * 8.4.5 Discuss the role of the heat exchanger in a fission reaction


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 * 8.4.6 Describe how neutron capture by a nucleus of Uranium-238 results in the production of a nucleus of Plutonium 239


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 * 8.4.7 Describe the importance of plutonium-239 as a nuclear fuel


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 * 8.4.8 Discuss safety issues and risks associated with the production of nuclear power


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 * 8.4.9 Outline the problems associated with producing nuclear power using nuclear fusion


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 * 8.4.10 Solve problems on the production of nuclear power


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 * 8.4.11 Distinguish between a photovoltaic cell and a solar heating panel


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 * 8.4.12 Outline reasons for seasonal and regional variation in the solar output incident per unit area of the Earth’s surface


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 * 8.4.13 Solve problems involving specific applications of photovoltaic cells and solar heating panels


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 * 8.4.14 Distinguish between different hydroelectric schemes


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 * 8.4.15 Describe the main energy transformations that take place in hydroelectric schemes


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 * 8.4.16 Solve problems involving hydroelectric schemes


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 * 8.4.17 Outline the basic features of a wind generator


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 * 8.4.18 Determine the power that may be delivered by a wind generator, assuming the wind kinetic energy is completely converted into mechanical energy, and explain why this is impossible.


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 * 8.4.19 Solve problems involving wind power


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 * 8.4.20 Describe the principle of operation of an oscillating water column (OWC)


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 * 8.4.21 Determine the power per unit length of a wavefront, assuming a rectangular profile for the wave


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 * 8.4.22 Solve problems involving wave power


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