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Are the nuclear reactors the same processes occurring in the sun and reactors?
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∙ 13y ago
No. The sun produces energy by fusion. It is joining hydrogen atoms into larger helium atoms, which releases energy.
Man-made nuclear reactors produce energy by fission. They break large atoms into smaller atoms, which also releases energy.
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Where do you get are uranium from?
Nuclear material for nuclear reactors are usually obtained from uranium. Uranium is obtained from uranium mines (open pit or underground mines) the same way mining for other minerals. Uranium then passes through different processes until getting it in a suitable form for fabrication into nuclear fuel.
Is nuclear reactors using U-235 renewable energy?
No, all the uranium on earth was produced in supernova explosions that occurred more than 6 billion years ago, there is no more arriving on earth (except small amounts in meteors and they got their uranium from the same supernovas as did earth). Without building reactors that burn plutonium if we use up all the uranium-235 it will become impossible to build a nuclear fission reactor (nuclear fusion reactors might become possible someday, but not yet).
Uranium-235 is a popular choice of fuel for nuclear reactors But U-235 doesn't always fission the same way Below are three ways it can split Complete the nuclear equations so they balance?
WELL, it can be separated by a samll amount to
What are identical nuclei?
Identical nuclei refer to two or more nuclei that have the same number of protons and neutrons. They have the same mass number and atomic number, indicating that they belong to the same element. Identical nuclei have the same nuclear properties and behave similarly in nuclear reactions and processes.
Why do nuclear fusion reactors produce such large amounts of energy?
The heat produced by controlled nuclear reactions is used to operate steam turbines that generate electricity in nuclear power plants in much the same manner as coal or oil fired fossil fuel power plants, except the nuclear plants do not produce carbon dioxide and other 'greenhouse gases' released by burning fossil fuels.
What is the same between nuclear and breeder reactors?
They all use nuclear fission
Is nuclear reactors and nuclear energy the same thing?
Nuclear energy is released when U-235 undergoes fission, and that takes place in nuclear reactors (or nuclear weapons). So a reactor is a thing constructed to produce nuclear energy.
Does nuclear reactors and breeder reactors have any similarities?
They're mostly the same, except that nuclear reactors aimed at breeding more fissile material use expensive primary coolant instead of cheap water.
Are nuclear reactors and atomic reactors the same thing?
yes. If they ever perfect hydrogen fusion reactors, then maybe someone will have to come up with a clearer description, but until now, they are the same.
What principle did 'principles of geology' support?
The processes that are occurring in the present are the same processes that occurred in the past.
Is a nuclear power plant same as nuclear power station?
Yes, it generally is but a nuclear plant could refer to nuclear reactors which are basically the things that produce the power. So in essence, yes, a nuclear plant is the same thing as a nuclear power station
Are nuclear reactors anything like they are shown on TV or is TV indulging in much the same they do car crashes that explode?
Nuclear reactors are fairly accurately displayed on television, though it depends on the show, sometimes they are way over exagerated.
Where do you get are uranium from?
Nuclear material for nuclear reactors are usually obtained from uranium. Uranium is obtained from uranium mines (open pit or underground mines) the same way mining for other minerals. Uranium then passes through different processes until getting it in a suitable form for fabrication into nuclear fuel.
What are some disadvantages of sodium 24 isotope?
Disadvantages of using Sodium-24Sodium-24 is non-naturally occurring radioisotope, it relies on commercial production in nuclear reactors and poses the same threats that nuclear reactors have. i.e. nuclear fallout and disasters.Having a short lifespan also prevents the area of testing from being very far from the source.Radioisotopes have long term effects and implications to workers handling the substance, without proper care in transportation and handling Sodium24 can cause biological damage, which may result in tissue damage or cancer.
Is nuclear power same as uranium?
Uranium (as metal, dioxide, carbide, etc.) is the nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors; plutonium is obtained also from uranium 238 and thorium 232 generate uranium 233.
The idea that processes occurring now on Earth are much the same as those that occured long ago is called what?
Uniformitarianism
What nuclear reaction does the us use?
All thermal reactors, that is those using a moderator to slow down the fission neutrons, use the same reaction. In the US all commercial reactors (104 of them) are either PWR or BWR types.
