Fun Facts
~ There are currently over 430 commercial nuclear power reactors in the world
~ The US alone has about 71,862 tons of nuclear waste
~ About 3 million Americans live within 10 miles of a functional nuclear power plant
~ When a nuclear reaction in the Sun happens, the Sun looses over 4 million tons of mass a second
~ Over 2,000 nuclear explosions have happened around the world
~ The largest producers of nuclear power are France, The USA and Japan.
~ Nuclear power plants power about 20% of the energy we use in the U.S.
~ The US alone has about 71,862 tons of nuclear waste
~ About 3 million Americans live within 10 miles of a functional nuclear power plant
~ When a nuclear reaction in the Sun happens, the Sun looses over 4 million tons of mass a second
~ Over 2,000 nuclear explosions have happened around the world
~ The largest producers of nuclear power are France, The USA and Japan.
~ Nuclear power plants power about 20% of the energy we use in the U.S.