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Radioactivity produces a certain amount of heat, and uranium has the interesting property that you can increase its rate of radioactive decay by creating a certain density of specific isotopes (decaying uranium atoms emit neutrons which can be absorbed by other uranium atoms making them unstable, so that they too will decay). Therefore, uranium can be used as a source of heat - much like burning coal - and that heat can be used to boil water and run a steam turbine.
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∙ 9y agoThe energy is obtained from the nuclear fission of the isotope uranium-235.
This energy is huge: 202,5 MeV/fission.
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Most nuclear power plants use what atoms to make nuclear energy?
Heat, which is used to produce steam, which is used to turn a steam turbine-powered generator, which is used to produce electricity.
What metal do nuclear power stations use?
Your question is far too broad to be answered specifically. The number of different metals used in a nuclear power station is huge. If you just want to know what is used for fuel, that is generally an isotope of Uranium.
How are nuclear fuels in power stations to generate electricity?
Think of a nuclear power station as a slowed down nuclear bomb. The heat energy released in the fission process is used to turn water into steam to drive electric turbine generators.
What are the steps to a nuclear power plant?
Usually there is a uranium rod encased in a large compartment which is filled with water, we then cause a nuclear reaction causing the rod to get very hot which also heats up the water making steam, which turns something much like a fan which then spins a turbine and electricity is made. And the pressurizer pressurizes the steam to turn the turbine
What do nuclear power plants use to turn a turbine that is used to rotate the generator?
Steam at high pressure
How is the turbine rotated in a power station?
In a power station that uses fossil fuels, The fuel is burnt and the heat used to generate steam. The steam is then injected onto the turbine blades, making it turn.In Hydro elcectric stations, special water turbines are used. Water pressure is used to turn the turbine blades directly.
What metal is used in a nuclear power station as fuel?
Uranium. It undergoes controlled nuclear fission. to form plutonium amongst other elements . In doing so it liberates heat. This heat is used to heat water to steam, to drive a turbine, which in turn drives a generator to make electricity.
Why is the gas turbine called as the power plant?
A gas turbine is one type of power plant. It produces power by burning gas to turn the turbine.
How do you turn Turbine Blades?
Turbine blades turn by the winds power so if its windy they turn fast if it is not windy at all they don't turn
What is the most important function of the turbine used in a power station?
The primary objective of a turbine is to create a large surface area for maximum contact with the force that drives it round, this could be air, steam, water ect. The more efficient the turbine is at this means that it will produce a constant amount of motive power. The turbine connected to a generator shaft (most likely by a gearing system) will then turn this motive power into mechanical power and in turn electrical energy from the generator. In theory the as a secondary objective the turbine could be used as a cooling function to dissipate some of the waste heat energy produced in the generator.
Do power plants use a turbine to turn a generator?
Yes.
Why must the turbine spin for nuclear power?
To turn the generators.
What are the step by step processes to turn oil in to electricity?
# Burn the oil, use the heat to boil water. # Use the steam from the boiling water to spin a steam turbine. # Use the steam turbine to turn an electric generator. This is the basic process a conventional power station uses to generate electricity.
What are the steps in making power supply?
An external form of energy to turn a metal turbine around a magnet is the most common and easiest way to generate electricity. Examples : burning coal to turn the turbine or with windmills to turn the turbine.
What is a gas turbine power generator?
Gas turbine power generators are used in two basic configurations. Simple Systems consisting of the gas turbine driving an electrical power generator. You fill them with gas carefully & turn them in.
How does a Gas fired turbine work?
A gas fired power station burns gas to heat water to generate steam to turn turbines to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity. (That should be a record number of verbs used in one sentence ;-) A coal fired power station burns coal to heat water to generate steam to turn turbines to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity. A nuclear power station uses the heat of nuclear reactions to heat water ... A hydro power station uses falling water to turn turbines to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity. A wind turbine uses the wind to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity.
How does gas fired power station works?
A gas fired power station burns gas to heat water to generate steam to turn turbines to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity. (That should be a record number of verbs used in one sentence ;-) A coal fired power station burns coal to heat water to generate steam to turn turbines to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity. A nuclear power station uses the heat of nuclear reactions to heat water ... A hydro power station uses falling water to turn turbines to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity. A wind turbine uses the wind to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity.
