How do nuclear power plants work? - M. V. Ramana and Sajan Saini
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Our ability to mine great amounts of energy from uranium nuclei has led some to bill nuclear power as a plentiful, utopian source of electricity. But rather than dominate the global electricity market, nuclear power has declined from a high of 18% in 1996 to 11% today. What happened to the great promise of this technology? M.V. Ramana and Sajan Saini detail the challenges of nuclear power.
It is apparent that the spent radioactive fuel of nuclear reactors needs to be safely stored here on Earth, however the radioactive lifetimes of the fuel products may long outlast the lifetime of social and political creations like states and nations. What new challenges for international cooperation might this unique storage problem pose?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Sajan Saini , M.V. Ramana
- Director Will Mackenzie, Kat Gusarova
- Animator Will Mackenzie, Kat Gusarova
- Layout Artist Marlene Andersson
- Producer The Animation Workshop
- Associate Producer Jessica Ruby
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
