NUCLEAR FISSION

(Simulation) OPPORTUNITY THREAT OR AMAZING POWER

Prepared by
UMMMU AIMAN BT ABDULLAH D20091035104 SITI MARDIAH BT MOHD BAHARI D20091035103

Scientific Concept
Nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction where an atom is bombarded with a neutron, it will split into two daughter nuclei and three neutron along with massive energy In a nuclear power station uranium atoms are split apart to create energy. Uranium can be found in rocks on earth, but only a special form of uranium U 235can be used to make energy. A chain reaction is a process in which at least one neutron produced in a fission induces a second fission. A neutron produced in the second fission induces a third fission, and the process is repeated.

ENGAGE

Have you ever heard about the first atomic bomb that dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki city, Japan during the World War 2? This atomic bomb destroyed the city and killed many people. What the mechanism of atomic bomb?

EMPOWER

DISCUSSION
1.How fission process occurs? 2. What the byproduct of a fission process? 3. Explain how the chain reaction works? 4. What observations have you made that make nuclear reactions good for bombs? 4. How a nuclear reactor works and how control rods can be used to slow down the reaction?

ENHANCE

In March 2011, Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was damaged by an earthquake and tsunami which the nuclear plant melts down due to a failure of the reactors cooling systems. The failure cooling system caused the rate of nuclear fission uncontrollably, why this happen? (relate with the control rods)

ANSWER

If the cooling system fails to function,the temperature in reactor become very hot and caused the control rods were overheated and melt down. So, it cannot control the rate of fission of the uranium in reactor.

The control rods are the main equipment which allows the reaction to be slowed or stopped by absorbing neutron and daughter nuclei.

UNIQUE FEATURES OF THIS ACTIVITY

Student can visualize how the fission process occurs with the presence of neutron and nuclei The fission process and chain reaction can be controlled and paused at any time which allowing student to observe and analyze the process slowly

FEATURES

students able to figure out and understand how the nuclear reactor works by the movement of the control rods

Student able to relate the relationship between power output with energy produced in nuclear reactor

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