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Examples of nuclear energy in the military?
Reactors power submarines and many surface ships. Nuclear weapons.
What runs on nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy is typically used to generate electricity through nuclear power plants. Ships and submarines also use nuclear energy to power their propulsion systems. Additionally, some research facilities and spacecraft are powered by nuclear energy sources.
Do cars have nuclear energy?
No, so far only some ships have nuclear energy.
Is nuclear energy moveable?
Nuclear power plants are very large fixed installations on land. There are many reactors however in the US navy ships and submarines
What businesses use nuclear energy?
Nuclear fission refers to the splitting of an atomic nucleus. It occurs naturally and can be induced in order to release energy. Nuclear fission provides the energy released by nuclear weapons as well as the energy used to produce energy at nuclear power plants.
Can nuclear energy be used for transportation?
Yes. On submarines and many other Naval ships a nuclear reactor is used to produce steam to drive a turbine which can either generate electricity to drive electric motors, or turn the propellor shafts directly. Nuclear ships like aircraft carriers can steam at 30 knots under nuclear power. That is transportation.
Two main application of nuclear energy?
Two main applications of nuclear energy are:As ionizing radiation coming from radioactive decay of radioactive isotopes. There are too many applications of this ionizing radiation in industry, medical diagnosis and treatment, and agriculture.As energy of nuclear fission. This energy is used either as:thermal energy in saline water desalination, ormechanical energy in nuclear powered ships and submarines orelectrical energy in nuclear power plants.
What is used to power ships?
Most ships now use diesel engines. Some naval ships have nuclear reactors
What do humans use fission for?
One use is in nuclear power plants to produce steam and turn turbines to generate electricity.Nuclear bombs ^.^
Can Nuclear fission be controlled?
Yes. Nuclear power plants and nuclear powered ships and submarines use controlled fission reactions.
Can nuclear power actually power anything?
Yes, nuclear power can directly power things. But we usually use the thermal energy generated by nuclear reactions to "power" things. We collect the heat, boil water to make steam, and spin turbines (with an attached generator) to make electricity. A radioactive source generated heat to drive a thermoelectric generator to power up a "deep" space probe. (The probe will be far from the sun and solar panels won't be sufficient to power things up.) We've seen applications where the old Soviet Union used a "nuclear pump" (a nuclear bomb) to power a beam weapon. And designers have come up with nuclear engines for space ships. Both of these directly use the energy of nuclear power to "power" something. But we don't normally encounter direct use of nuclear energy to do work.
What is nuclear energy and what are its uses?
It is energy that comes from nuclear fission where an energetic neutron splits an molecule into to creating more energetic neutrons and molecule and releases the energy needed for the atoms in the molecule to stick together. It can be used as bombs or to power ships, submarines and cities.
