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Nuclear reactors are controlled by control rods made of a neutron absorbing material such as boron steel. These enable the reactor to be shutdown quickly in the event of a fault, and also to be brought back to criticality after a refuelling outage or some other reason for a shutdown. After new fuel has been loaded a neutron absorber is added to the water coolant to prevent the reactor being too active, and this poison is gradually removed as the fuel is burned up. The object of reactor control is usually to maintain a steady power level. As nuclear fuel is relatively cheap, but the investment in the plant is high, it pays to operate on base load, and allow other types of power plant to absorb the variations in power demand during the daily cycle.
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∙ 9y agoThe control rods are lowered partially to keep to many neutrons from passing through. If anything major happens the control rods are immediately lowered all the way and are locked in. This stops all the neutrons, that would the problem worse, stop. The other way it is controlled is by inserting a coolant into the chamber where the fuel rods, usually made of plutonium or uranium 235, are located. This coolant keeps these rods cool.
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∙ 11y agoNot really. Nuclear energies and sciences are currently beyond our control because of the amount of energy Nuclear-based substances release at a single time is beyond incredible, almost cataclysmic.
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∙ 13y ago95 percent of it can be reprocessed (reused) but reprocessing is currently illegal for some reason.
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∙ 12y agonothing!itss rare to find ways
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How do cells regulate synthesis to conserve energy?
how do cells regulate synthesis to conserve energy
What is sentence of conserve?
I was not sleeping, I was just trying to conserve my energy. The water that you conserve today can be consumed tomorrow.
What is it when energy is released through fission or fusion?
Nuclear energy
What is Uranium energy used for?
Uranium is used as nuclear fuel in nuclear reactors.
Does nuclear energy have kinetic or potential energy?
Nuclear energy is a kind of potential energy.
Can nuclear plants help conserve energy?
They can help conserve other fuels which are used to generate energy. They can be used in place of those fuels but they, along with all power plants, generate energy they do not conserve it.
Is the use of nuclear energy to conserve energy feasible?
If you use nuclear energy in place of fossil fuels, you are conserving the fossil fuel, that is reducing the amount you use.
How does nuclear energy conserve fossil fuels?
Nuclear energy conserves the use of fossil fuel because if there is a nuclear power station there is no need to burn fossil fuel in that region.
what strategies can be implemented to conserve or save energy?
You are to opt for alternative energies like solar, wind,nuclear energy that depending on fossil fuels. Preserving underground water, harvesting rain water are of paramount importance to conserve or save energy.
How does hydro energy conserve energy?
It doesn't conserve energy. It is a form of energy itself. It can conserve fossil fueled energy, however, which is good.
How do prokaryotes conserve energy?
Prokaryotes conserve energy and resources by regulating their activities
How can you conserve energy with aluminum cans?
You can conserve energy with aluminium cans by recycling them.
How do cells regulate synthesis to conserve energy?
how do cells regulate synthesis to conserve energy
How saving water conserve energy?
they conserve energy because it uses energy to make water flow into your taps.
How does planting a tree for every tree cut down conserve energy?
It does not conserve energy, it renews the source of energy
You can conserve energy by aluminum cans?
You can conserve energy by building a solar energy unit using aluminum cans.
How do Dromedaries and Bactrians conserve energy while moving?
They conserve energy by storing fat in their humps.
