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These are the fission products, they are lighter elements formed by the splitting of uranium 235 nuclei into two pieces. The process produces a range of pair combinations, not always the same pair, but there are two peaks of resulting atomic number nuclei. Many of the fission products are intensely radioactive, and so dangerous, but they are contained within the fuel and its zircaloy sheath, and so long as this is intact they can be controlled safely. It is only if the fuel sheath is damaged that the active products can escape, but even then they will not leak to atmosphere unless there is also a leak in the primary reactor circuit. See link below
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoNuclear fusion does not produce active fission products like fission does, so there would be less active waste. However the internals of the power reactor would get a large dose of neutrons produced from the fusion reaction and so become activated. This could be a problem for maintenance and eventual disposal.
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What is the benefit of nuclear fusion and What is one thing nuclear fission and nuclear fusion have in common?
nuclear fusion make more energy and they both make energy and have waste products
How nuclear fusion and nuclear fission differ in terms of environmental hazards?
Nuclear fission involves splitting an atom and creates radioactive waste. Nuclear fusion involves bringing an atom together and creates no radiative waste
Nuclear fusion compared to nuclear fission?
Fission is the breaking up of atomic nuclei whereas fusion is joining of nuclei.does not produce as much waste
What products do you gain by nuclear fission?
The products which are created as a result of nuclear fission are Pu-239 and a lot of nuclear waste.
What would be the advantages in using nuclear fusion to supply your energy needs in the future?
Tho only waste products would be Helium and a very small volume of the reactor that had become radioactive from neutron activation.
Does fusion produce radioactive waste?
No. The products of nuclear fusion are not radioactive.
What is the benefit of nuclear fusion and What is one thing nuclear fission and nuclear fusion have in common?
nuclear fusion make more energy and they both make energy and have waste products
Are you made of stars?
Yes indeed! We all are made of nitrogen in our DNA, produced as stellar nuclear waste by the nuclear fusion in the cores of stars
What waste is produced from nuclear power stations?
nuclear waste
How nuclear fusion and nuclear fission differ in terms of environmental hazards?
Nuclear fission involves splitting an atom and creates radioactive waste. Nuclear fusion involves bringing an atom together and creates no radiative waste
What are the waste products from nuclear products stations?
water
Nuclear fusion compared to nuclear fission?
Fission is the breaking up of atomic nuclei whereas fusion is joining of nuclei.does not produce as much waste
What kind of nuclear waste are produced by nuclear energy?
Radioactive waves
What are the waste by-products of nuclear energy?
popcicles
What products do you gain by nuclear fission?
The products which are created as a result of nuclear fission are Pu-239 and a lot of nuclear waste.
Does Nuclear fission create any waste materials.?
nuclear fission results in the presence of used nuclear fuel that should be:either reprocessed (to gain back the remaining uranium and produced plutonium and to get the fission products as vitrified waste), orstored as high active waste; either under water or in dry storage casks.
What are the waste of nuclear fusion?
I found the website K1 Project very helpful. They had several articles underneath their Learn/Energy tab which should answer any questions about nuclear fusion.
