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Uranium is used as a fuel because it produces massive amounts of heat, Around 700 Degrees if controlled, And aver 3000 Degrees if not controlled. This heat is then pumped by tons of water which the Uranium turns into steam which turns the turbines that produce electricity.
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How is uranium used as a fossil fuel?
Uranium is not a fossil fuel; uranium is used as nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors.
What metal is a radioactive nuclear fuel?
Uranium is the most used nuclear fuel. Plutonium can also be used, but it has to be separated from used uranium fuel
If uranium is not a foosil fuel then what is it?
Uranium is a radioactive element used to fuel nuclear reactors. It is a nuclear fuel.
What is fuel used in a nuclear fission called?
It mainly uranium fuel. Sometimes, it is used MOX fuel (MOX is Mixed uranium plutonium Oxide fuel)
What is the primary use for uranium?
Uranium is used especially as nuclear fuel.
Which form of uranium is used as nuclear fuel?
Uranium-235 (235U)
What fuel are in power plants called uranium?
Generally the uranium fuel is in the form of uranium dioxide sintered pellets; another chemical compounds of uranium can be also used.
What fuel is uranium?
Uranium fuel is the fuel for nuclear power or experimental reactors. The chemical form is generally uranium dioxide (UO2) but also used are uranium metal, uranium carbide, U-Zr-Er alloy, mixture of uranium and plutonium oxides, etc.
Is used for fuel nuclear reactors?
Uranium and/or Plutonium fuel
Is nuclear an atomic fuel?
Fuel used in a nuclear reactor is uranium, the active isotope is uranium 235 which is fissile.
What element and plutonium are used in nuclear reactors?
Uranium is the main fuel used, but in some countries a mixture of uranium and plutonium is also used (MOX fuel)
What is uranium used for in a nuclear reactor?
fuel
