1. Nonrenewable Energy
Resources 2013-2014
Day 2 of 3

2. Non-renewable Energy

3. What are non-renewable resources?
• A natural resource such as coal, gas, oil or uranium
• Once consumed it cannot be replaced
– (in the time frame we need it in)
• Most energy resources currently in use are non-renewable

4. • AKA – fossil fuels and nuclear power

5. COAL, PETROLEUM, AND GAS
Coal, petroleum (oil), and
natural gas are considered
nonrenewable because
they cannot be
replenished in a short
period of time.
These are called fossil
fuels.

6. Activity: Drilling and mining nonrenewables
Key
Poker Chips = Crust
Brown beans = Oil
Green beans= coal
White beans = Natural gas
• Remove the resources
from the crust of the
Earth.
• Each team represents a
different part of the
world.
Turn and Talk
What were beans/marbles
The brown your results?
represented the crust of the
Earth.
What would an energy company
need to be cautious of?

7. Coal Mining Video 5:43 minutes
Coal

8. HOW IS COAL MADE ???

9. Coal Energy
Advantages
Disadvantages
1. Cost effective
(Cheap)
2. Easy to remove from
the Earth (mined by
machine or hand)
3. Easy to transport to
different locations
1. Pollution & Negative
Environmental
impact (destroys
habitats)
2. Mining accidents
3. Will run out in time
Nonrenewable

10. Oil
petroleum
exploration and
refining process
8:34
Extreme Oil Drilling Video (3:04)
Did you know?
Petroleum (oil) is refined (changed) after it is drilled out of
the ground.
One type of refined oil is gasoline (the stuff we fill our cars up
with).
The phrase “put gas in the car” is not really a true
statement because “gas” isn’t really a GAS at all!
It is a liquid and just a short form of the word gasoline.


11. Oil Energy
Disadvantages
Advantages
1. Cost effective (Cheap)
2. Easy to remove from
the Earth (drilled)
3. Easy to transport
4. Used to make almost
all of our processed
goods and
transportation
1. Pollution & Negative
Environmental
impact (destroys
habitats)
2. Accidents/oil spills
3. Will run out in time
Nonrenewable

12. Review: HOW ARE OIL AND GAS
MADE ???

13. Natural Gas
Energy 101:
Natural Gas
Power Plants
Video
(3:30)
Remember, gasoline is NOT natural gas.
Gasoline is refined oil.
Texas is full
of GAS!!!
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14. Natural Gas Energy
Advantages
1. Less air pollution
than oil and coal
2. Makes a lot of
electricity
3. Easy to transport
Disadvantages
1. Negative
Environmental
impact (destroys
habitats)
2. Some pollution
3. Explosive/dangerous
Nonrenewable

15. Nuclear Power
• Look familiar?

16. NUCLEAR ENERGY
Nuclear fission uses
uranium to create
energy.
Nuclear energy is a
nonrenewable
resource because once
the uranium is used, it
is gone!

17. Mrs. Smith visited the Idaho
National Laboratory – an
experimental nuclear power plant
Where was it? In Arco, Idaho
Was it a little nerve racking? YES!
- Why? Because I was afraid there would be
a Nuclear MELTDOWN while she was there
and she would get massive amounts of
radioactive waste on her and come out with
3 eyes and 28 fingers… 
How awesome was it? VERY AWESOME!!!!

18. Where is Arco, Idaho?...
• … In the middle of no where!
• It is not used as just a nuclear
power plant anymore, but
does contain all nuclear
reactors and waste, which still
need to be protected and kept
away from the environment.
• A few publicly accessible
highways go through the vast
Idaho National Laboratory, but
most of the area is restricted
to authorized personnel and
requires appropriate security
clearance.

19. •
1951 – Experimental Breeder Reactor I near Arco, Idaho, USA, became the
world’s first electricity-generating nuclear power plant when it produced
sufficient electricity to illuminate four 200-watt light bulbs. (That’s 4 living
room lamps)

20. The first four bulbs lit by electricity from nuclear
power hung near the generator on the second
floor of EBR-I

21. • An old nuclear experimental reactor brought
outside for viewing purposes.

22. ACCIDENTS at Idaho National Laboratory
• On January 3, 1961, the only fatal nuclear reactor accident in the U.S.
occurred at the NRTS. An experimental reactor was destroyed when a
control rod was pulled too far out of the reactor, leading to core
meltdown and a steam explosion. The reactor vessel jumped up 9 feet
1 inch. The concussion and blast killed all three military enlisted
personnel working on the reactor. Due to the extensive
radioactive contamination, all three had to be buried in lead coffins.
The events are the subject of two books.
• On November 8, 2011 in the afternoon a container leaked "plutoniumrelated" materials, when it accidentally opened. All 17 workers at the
incident were immediately taken to a hospital. Six of them proved to be
exposed to "low-level-radiation". All workers were kept under close
observation afterwards.

23. Nuclear reactor and
where they store
used cores

24. Where does the nuclear waste go?
• How they got rid
of nuclear waste
in the past :-/

25. How do they get rid of nuclear waste
today?
• Dumping it in the sea Russians, Americans, French, and British have all
done this in the Arctic Ocean.
• Long term burial of all material in the Earth’s crust
• Submerged in pools inside the power plant
(temporary storage only)
Turn and Talk:
What do you think the consequences of storing
nuclear waste in the above ways are to the
environment?

26. • The Chernobyl disaster is
widely considered to have
been the worst nuclear
power plant accident in
history. The battle to contain
the contamination and avert
a greater catastrophe
ultimately involved over
500,000 workers and cost an
estimated 18 billion rubles
(542 million U.S. dollars).
• The official Soviet casualty
count of 31 deaths has been
disputed, and long-term
effects such as cancers and
deformities are still being
accounted for.

27. • The abandoned city of Pripyat with Chernobyl plant in
the distance

28. Inside the Chernobyl Reactor Video (2:40)
A model of the Chernobyl Reactor

29. Nuclear Energy
Advantages
Disadvantages
1.No air pollution
1. VERY dangerous if
there is an accident
2. Produces a lot of
electricity
3. “safe” if everything
goes well
2. Will run out
3. Water pollution (hot
water) and nuclear
waste
Nonrenewable