Man-Made Disasters: Chernobyl by Nikole Brooks Bethea

Man-Made Disasters: Chernobyl by Nikole Brooks Bethea

Author:Nikole Brooks Bethea [Bethea, Nikole Brooks]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pogo


DID YOU KNOW?

Many items give off

low levels of radiation.

Microwaves. Cell phones.

Even the air and soil.

But radiation at high levels

can be bad for us. It can hurt or change

our body’s cells. It can cause cancer.

CHAPTER 2

FISSION

Nuclear plants make electricity.

Other power plants burn fuel

like coal or oil.

But nuclear plants don’t burn fuel.

They use uranium. Strong bonds

hold uranium atoms together.

Splitting the bonds lets out

energy. This is called fission.

uranium

atom



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