Does nuclear energy blow up

Updated: 8/18/2019

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No.

Define "blow up".

Power plants have malfunctions that can kill people, unrelated to nuclear fuel.

Nuclear elements can be arranged to blow up but you have to get everything exactly right. More danger exists from exposure to the fuel, if it has been activated.

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What makes up the energy released in a nuclear detonation?

nuclear binding energy

What would happen if there were Nuclear membrane in a cell?

it will blow up

Can 1 nuclear missile blow up a country?

of course not

When will the nuclear bomb blow up?

When its fusing system triggers it.

Could a nuclear weapon blow up a continent?

not likely

What energy is needed to break up a nucleus of an atom?

the nuclear binding energy

What year did the Chernobyl nuclear power plant blow up?

1986

What date did the nuclear power station blow up?

31st February :-)

What is nuclear energy made of?

Nuclear Energy is made up of atoms that can be naturally made or man made.

How is nuclear energy and fusion energy different?

Nuclear energy as we use it now is from nuclear fission. Nuclear fusion is the joining up of nuclei rather than the splitting (fission), but it is not yet available on Earth.

What makes up nuclear energy?

radioactivity.

How many nuclear bombs can blow up the earth?

It would depend on the size of the bomb.