Reading to be done before Class: ESBS Chapter 20, AE Articles 13, 14
Come to class with a basic familiarity with the following concepts and ideas: conventional alterantives, nuclear power, nuclear fission, nuclear reactors, fuel rods, moderator, containment building, breeder reactor, nuclear fusion, advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power, Three Mile Islan, Chernobyl, nuclear waste disposal, biomass energy, fuelwood, biofuels, ethanol, biodisel, advantages and drawbacks of biomass energy, hydropower, storage impoundments and run-of-river, advantages and drawbacks of hydropower

Nuclear Energy

• Structure of an Atom
  • Isotopes
  • Atomic Number and Mass Number
• Enrichment
• Radioactivity
  • Half Life
• Nuclear Reactors
• Fission
• Reactor Design
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Nuclear Power
  • Pollution
  • Mining
  • Reactor Safety
  • Waste Disposal
  • Decomissioning
  • Weapons
  • Cost

Biomass

• Ethanol
• Biodiesel

Hydropower