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This depends on whether you mean a visual representation of a power plant, or a conceptual representation of its principles.
For a visual representation, I would get the plans of the simples plant I could find. There is a link to a Wikipedia article below that might help. I recently went to an off site open house by a power plant, and they had very nice models of the reactor and so on there; perhaps a the staff at a nearby plant might help.
There was a very interesting representation of the principles of the chain reaction on television when I was young, perhaps Disney did it. In it, atoms were represented by mouse traps and ping pong balls. Hundreds of mouse traps were put in a gymnasium, set with two ping pong balls on each. When this was done, a ping pong ball was tossed in, and in seconds, the air was full of ping pong balls. This was analogous to a nuclear chain reaction, but was not moderated. I wonder whether the principle of moderating a nuclear reaction could be illustrated by hanging things such as pieces of clothes line from above so they almost touched the ping pong balls, limiting how far they could go.
Perhaps someone else could provide other ideas.
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How energy released in nuclear energy?
When there is nuclear fusion (when atoms push together and make energy) and nuclear fission (when atoms split apart to make energy).
Where does nuclear energy come from to make renewable energy work?
Nuclear energy and renewable energy are not related. Renewable energy does not use nuclear energy.
What is nuclear energy i don't understand?
nuclear energy is a type of energy made by splitting atoms when the atoms split they make energy
What is an example of converting Nuclear energy to electromagnetic energy in an energy transformation?
In a nuclear reactor, nuclear energy is converted to thermal energy. The thermal energy is used to heat water to make steam which can be used to spin turbines. The turbines spin electrical generators. A lot of electric power comes from nuclear power plants.
What does the stars have to do with nuclear energy?
Because the process whereby the star produces energy is nuclear fusion, hydrogen becomes helium with release of energy
How energy released in nuclear energy?
When there is nuclear fusion (when atoms push together and make energy) and nuclear fission (when atoms split apart to make energy).
Does nuclear energy make energy?
No, it is energy.
Where does nuclear energy come from to make renewable energy work?
Nuclear energy and renewable energy are not related. Renewable energy does not use nuclear energy.
How does nuclear energy help with robots?
No, nuclear energy is only used to make electricity
What is the benefit of nuclear fusion and What is one thing nuclear fission and nuclear fusion have in common?
nuclear fusion make more energy and they both make energy and have waste products
What is nuclear energy i don't understand?
nuclear energy is a type of energy made by splitting atoms when the atoms split they make energy
What is nuclear energy mostly used for?
To make deadly Nuclear bomb
Do nuclear energy make people blind?
No
What percent of nuclear powerplants make energy in the US by coal?
Zero percent of nuclear power plants make energy by coal, US or otherwise.
What can be used by nuclear energy?
Uranium is used to make energy by fission
What is an example of converting Nuclear energy to electromagnetic energy in an energy transformation?
In a nuclear reactor, nuclear energy is converted to thermal energy. The thermal energy is used to heat water to make steam which can be used to spin turbines. The turbines spin electrical generators. A lot of electric power comes from nuclear power plants.
How do you use nuclear energy in a sentence?
Nuclear energy is obtained by the fissioning of nuclei of uranium235, in a controlled chain reaction in a nuclear reactor, which produces heat that can be converted to electricity by normal power plant methods.
