Fukushima

Magnitude 9.0 earthquake off of Japan, March 2011.

Background information to better understand nuclear power plants.

Sources: Giancoli Physics PPT, Wikipedia

Figure 30-2Number of neutrons versus number of protons for stable nuclides

Figure 30-5Radioactive decay of radium to radon with emission of an alpha

particle

Figure 30-8Energy-level diagram for radioactive decay

Table 30-2The Three Types of Radioactive Decay

Figure 30-9Radioactive nuclei decay one by one

Figure 30-10Exponential decay

Figure 30-11Decay series

Figure 31-1Neptunium and plutonium are produced in this series of reactions

Figure 31-2Fission, according to the liquid-

drop model

Figure 31-4Chain reaction

Figure 31-6Critical mass

Figure 31-7A nuclear reactor