Unit 4 Ip

Name: Tiphanie Rowe

Date: 8/1/2016

Instructor’s Name: William Stowe

Assignment: SCI203 Phase 4 Lab Report

Title: Analysis of Energy Sources

• Purpose

The purpose of this report to determine which electricity generation, coal power plants or nuclear power plants, will be better for human sustainability. Not only for human sustainability, but also for the environment as a whole.

• Introduction

Every home and business uses electricity. It is used from sun up to sun down whether it is lights, televisions, appliances, office equipment, office equipment, computers and the list goes on. It is also becoming a common thing to see electrically charged vehicles. With this report, I will attempt to determine whether it will be better to use coal or nuclear power plants to continue to generate electricity.

• Hypothesis/Predicted Outcome

Based on the table and the research gained, I believe that nuclear power plants would be a better choice for a power source for human sustainability. It was shown that it does not create as much pollution as coal power plants and although it is radioactive material being used, coal has a higher concentration of it already in it.

• Methods

There were 2 sources of energy present in the table; coal and nuclear. Within those sources it is further broken down into a timeline over four quarters for a year for each source. Other categories that were analyzed were fuel needed, CO2 emissions, sulfur dioxide and other emissions, radioactivity, solid waste, and accidents. It was noted that coal plants release100 times more radiation than nuclear power plants because of the natural ingredients already in the coal (Wright, 2008).

• Results/Outcome

Energy Source |Fuel (Coal)/Uranium Needed (tons) |CO2 Emissions

(tons) |Sulfur Dioxide and Other Emissions (tons) |Radioactivity mSv (millisievert) |Solid Waste (tons) |Accidents | |Coal Q1 |625,000 |1.75 mil |75,000 |0.25 mSv |150,000 |N/A | |Coal Q2...