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The difference between them is what kind of fuel they use.
A nuclear power plant uses a nuclear reactor to break apart uranium or other radioactive materials in the process called fission. Breaking down these atoms into smaller atoms creates a lot of heat used to make steam and power steam turbines, which in turn generates electricity.
A normal power plant uses either coal, natural gas, oil, or other fossil fuel. It burns the fuel to create heat in order to make steam. The steam then powers steam turbines to generate electricity.
Green power plants use either Solar power, captured by solar panels, or wind power, captured by wind turbines.
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How nuclear energy is changed into energy?
Nuclear power stations use nuclear fuel to heat water as opposed to oil, gas or coal. That is the basic difference. When fissionable material breaks down it gives off heat, as well as other stuff, that heat is used to heat the water which drives the turbines to produce the electricity.
Describe the difference between an opaque object and a transparent object?
The basic difference between an opaque and a transparent object is that we can see through the transparent objects while through the opaque objects, we cannot see.
How many basic forces are there in the universe?
There are four basic (or fundamental) forces. Gravity, Electromagnetic, strong nuclear and weak nuclear. All the other "forces" that we observe are actually manifestations of these four.
How strong is a strong nuclear force?
A strong nuclear force is as strong as 10^38 relative strength. It is the strongest of the four basic forces of nature, but also the shortest in its reach.
What is the main difference between center of mass and center of gravity?
Since gravity is produced by mass, the center of mass is also the center of gravity. The only difference between these two concepts is that mass is a more basic quantity, so the center of mass would also be the center of inertia, as well as the center of gravity. In practice, these terms can be used interchangeably.
What is the difference between elementary level and basic level?
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What is the basic Difference between ferrite core and normal transformer?
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What is the basic difference between fillet and radius?
no difference
What are the difference between Basic Salary and Net pay?
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What is difference between basic command and statement?
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What is the difference between normal and scientific calculators?
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What is the basic difference between C?
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Difference between pascal and basic?
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What is the difference between friend function and normal member function?
We can access a Friend function from any other class in which friend function is introduced or declared even if the other class is not a member of first class. But when we use normal member function, we can have its access only in the derived classes of the first class. This is the basic difference between a friend function and a normal member function.
What is the biggest difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
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What is the difference between basic earning per share and adjusted earning per share?
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What is the difference between bat and owl?
The basic difference between bats and owls is that bats are mammals and owls are birds.
