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What process release the energy in the nuclear reactors used in power plants?
Nuclear fission
Is plutonium used in power plants?
Yes, plutonium is a very important fuel for nuclear reactors.
What is uranium used for in Somalia?
Somalia hasn't power nuclear reactors, research nuclear reactors, research institutes for nuclear energy, uranium mines and any plants or laboratories linked to uranium.
Are lasers used for nuclear reactors?
No, at least not for power reactors
How are nuclear reactors used in nuclear reactors?
Well, as nuclear reactors are nuclear reactors, nuclear reactors are not used inside nuclear reactors.
Chemical used in nuclear power plants and atomic warheads?
Uranium. Plutonium can also be used in both but less commonly in nuclear reactors (but extensively in weapons).
What can be used as a substitute for nuclear reactors?
No substitute for nuclear power reactors especially if there is no available fossil fuel.
Is nuclear power for domestic purposes or industrial purposes?
Nobody is seriously suggesting domestic nuclear reactors in the basement. All nuclear power plants produce electricity, which can be used in industry or domestically
How many nuclear reactors are in Michigan?
There are three nuclear power plants in Michigan. Enrico Fermi, Donald C. Cook and Palisades have one, two and one operating reactors, respectively. As regards active nuclear reactors used for generating electric power, that's the list. The count is one plus two plus one, or four reactors.
Is nuclear fuel used to make electricity?
This is the purpose of nuclear power plants and is very successfully done, 104 reactors in the US for example.
Can nuclear power plants make nuclear weapons?
It can produce low grade plutonium that need be extracted from the used nuclear fuel through used fuel reprocessing. However, power reactors are subject to the international nuclear safeguards to prevent its misuse.
Is nuclear fission only used to create atomic bombs?
No, nuclear fission operates all nuclear reactors. If they are power plant reactors it is used to generate electricity.
