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With fossil fuels we burn them to produce heat. With nuclear fuel we produce a nuclear chain reaction in a reactor which produces heat. Using the heat to produce electricity is the same for both types of fuel.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe source of heat used to flash water into steam. In a nuclear power plant, it is nuclear fission. In a fossil fuel plant, it is the burning of the fossil fuel. The rest of the plant is fundamentally similar, although each type of plant is optimized for its own steam supply system.
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∙ 9y agoFossil fuels are made from decayed fossil material found below the surface of the Earth. Nuclear fuel is made from generating nuclear fission or fusion.
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∙ 14y agoFossil fuels are coal, oil, natural gas. Nuclear fission requires uranium or plutonium.
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∙ 14y agoThey use coal, oil, or natural gas as fuel instead of uranium
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∙ 13y agonuclear energy gives out less waste, no carbon dioxide and is cheaper than fossil fuels
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∙ 15y agoThey both produce heat or thermal energy
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∙ 14y agofossil fuels
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What problems harnessed nuclear energy from fossil fuels?
Nuclear energy does not come from fossil fuels
What is true about nuclear power?
extracting energy from nuclear fuels is more expensive than extracting energy from fossil fuels
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.
Will you run out of fossil fuels or nuclear energy?
Answerfossil fuels, because nuclear energy will always be on earth no matter what.AnswerSince neither fossil fuels nor nuclear fuels are renewable, we will run out of both.Our supply of nuclear may outlast our supply of oil, but it will not outlast our supply of coal or oil shale.The good news is that technology is developing very quickly for renewable energy, so we will probably need neither fossil fuels nor nuclear in the long term.
How are solar energy and wind differ from fossil fuels?
Solar and wind energy don't expel CO2 (carbon dioxide) into the atmosphere. Fossil fuels do. Also wind and solar energy are renewable energies. Fossil fuels will eventually run out.
What problems harnessed nuclear energy from fossil fuels?
Nuclear energy does not come from fossil fuels
Does fossil fuels get its energy from nuclear fusion?
no
Which of these accurately describes a difference between nuclear energy and fossil fuel?
Nuclear fuel has a higher energy density than fossil fuels.
What is true about nuclear power?
extracting energy from nuclear fuels is more expensive than extracting energy from fossil fuels
How are nuclear energy and fossil fuels different?
magnitude
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.
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.
What is true about power?
extracting energy from nuclear fuels is more expensive than extracting energy from fossil fuels
Whats the benefits of the energy source for nuclear fission?
Fossil fuels ends soon and not all countries have reserves. Also nuclear energy pollutes less than burning fossil fuels.
What are the two main sources of energy that give to the national grid?
nuclear energy and burning fossil fuels to push turbines that make electricity. ************************************************* the two main sources are burning lots of fossil fuels and nuclear energy
Will you run out of fossil fuels or nuclear energy?
Answerfossil fuels, because nuclear energy will always be on earth no matter what.AnswerSince neither fossil fuels nor nuclear fuels are renewable, we will run out of both.Our supply of nuclear may outlast our supply of oil, but it will not outlast our supply of coal or oil shale.The good news is that technology is developing very quickly for renewable energy, so we will probably need neither fossil fuels nor nuclear in the long term.
How are solar energy and wind differ from fossil fuels?
Solar and wind energy don't expel CO2 (carbon dioxide) into the atmosphere. Fossil fuels do. Also wind and solar energy are renewable energies. Fossil fuels will eventually run out.
