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By its cooling system, which consists of a series of coolant loops connected by heat exchangers. Some of the coolants that have been used in these loops have been: water, liquid metals, gasses, the reactor's fuel itself (in molten salt or slurry fueled reactors), etc. depending on the reactor's design. One or more loops is used to make steam to turn turbines to generate electricity. The final loop is open to the environment to dump the unusable waste heat either into the air or a river.
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Why is the water that is used to cool the reactor vessel of a nuclear power plant is kept separate from the water that is heated to produce steam for the turbine generators?
To reduce radioactive contamination.
What is the most likely disaster in a nuclear power plant?
proliferation of radio active nuclear waste For US nuclear power plants, this answer is incorrect. The high level waste, which is the spent fuel rods, are under tight control and are kept cool and protected as they decay. The likelyhood of their contribution to a disaster is quite low. The above answer used the word "proliferation", which is associated with countries or groups who do not have nuclear weapons somehow gaining the knowledge and technology. Spent fuel is a poor source for weapons grade nuclear material due to the high levels of radioactivity, which make working with the material a deadly job, and the fact that the plutonium in the spent fuel is not weapons grade. Proliferation is not a likely danger. The most likely disaster is a steam leak which can burn the operators or a coolant leak from the primary plant. Neither of these events constitute a "disaster". Nuclear power plants are much more fearful when Hollywood designs them than the real things are. == ==
What is the bad effect of nuclear energy in environment?
Nuclear energy--- as in, nuclear power plants--- have quite a few bad effects. 1) Carbon Dioxide. Building and running nuclear power plants omits a lot of Carbon Dioxide into the air. (Too much Carbon Dioxide could lead to global warming) 2) Low-level Radiation. Long term exposure to low level radiation has been shown to effect the surrounding plants and wildlife. 3) Water Cooling System. To stop the power plant form over-heating, workers take water from oceans and rivers- sometimes fish get caught in the water trap and are soon killed. Also, the excess water is returned approximately 25 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than it was before. The new temperature kills off some fish and plant life. 4) Nuclear waste. It's usually kept under the power plant, but once there's no more room, there's nowhere else to leave it.
Where is three mile island nuclear power plant located?
The United States' Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant is situated close to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Situated in the Susquehanna River, just south of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is Three Mile Island, home to the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant. It is made up of two pressurized water reactors that are referred to as TMI-1 and TMI-2. The TMI-2 reactor experienced a partial meltdown on March 28, 1979, which is the most famous event related to Three Mile Island. In the history of the US commercial nuclear power generation business, this event is regarded as the most serious accident. The containment structure effectively contained the majority of the radioactive contaminants, despite the reactor core suffering significant damage. This incident significantly altered public opinion of nuclear power and caused modifications to industry safety policies and practices. TMI-1 kept running following the mishap until its shutdown in 2019.
How dangerous is nuclear?
Nuclear power is only dangerous if radio-activity from the nuclear plant is released into the environment. Nuclear power plants are designed in such a way that radio-activity is never released and remains contained whithin the plant, under normal conditions and also under certain extreme conditions (earthquakes, flooding, plane crashes etc.). The only radio-active material that ever leaves a nuclear power plant, is the "burnt-out" uranium, which is stored in special bunkers, where it can decay further until it is no longer radio-active. The problem is that this decay can take 1000s of years, so these bunkers are created in geologically stable places. In a nuclear power plant, radio-active uranium is used to generate a nuclear chain reaction: energy is released and absorbed in the form of heat by a fluid. This fluid, which can be in direct contact with the radio-active uranium, is kept in a closed circuit. This means it stays in a closed loop of pipes, and never comes into contact with anything else. These pipes run through a reservoir, and the heat of the radio-active fluid in the pipes will heat up the fluid in the reservoir (much like how the hot fluid in a central heating system heats up a room: the fluid never leaves the pipes or radiators). The water in the reservoir is thus heated, and can be used to drive electrical turbines to generate electricity.
Why is the water that is used to cool the reactor vessel of a nuclear power plant is kept separate from the water that is heated to produce steam for the turbine generators?
To reduce radioactive contamination.
What are problems faced by the use of nuclear fission?
The use of Nuclear Fission has many drawbacks. 1) is the chance of a Nuclear Meltdown which can leak a lot of radiation, which can cause horrible illnesses such as cancer. 2) It costs a lot of money to decommission a nuclear power plant. 3) The waste nuclear fission creates can be unstable if not kept at a cool temp. I hope this helped
What is the most likely disaster in a nuclear power plant?
proliferation of radio active nuclear waste For US nuclear power plants, this answer is incorrect. The high level waste, which is the spent fuel rods, are under tight control and are kept cool and protected as they decay. The likelyhood of their contribution to a disaster is quite low. The above answer used the word "proliferation", which is associated with countries or groups who do not have nuclear weapons somehow gaining the knowledge and technology. Spent fuel is a poor source for weapons grade nuclear material due to the high levels of radioactivity, which make working with the material a deadly job, and the fact that the plutonium in the spent fuel is not weapons grade. Proliferation is not a likely danger. The most likely disaster is a steam leak which can burn the operators or a coolant leak from the primary plant. Neither of these events constitute a "disaster". Nuclear power plants are much more fearful when Hollywood designs them than the real things are. == ==
Is there a way to preserve potato eyes to plant in March?
Potatoes start to sprout when the temperature rises. If your seed potatoes are kept cool, they will not sprout before you wish to plant them.
What is the difference in nuclear power plants and a nuclear bomb.?
A nuclear power plant is a controlled nuclear pile. Both slow and fast reactors contain radioactive material (uranium or plutonium), and are kept from going supercritical due to moderator (cadmium control rods) and coolant such as sodium or, most commonly, water. Thus, the rate of nuclear reaction can be controlled. However, in a nuclear bomb, the goal is (super)criticality. Two subcritical masses are brought together to form a critical/supercritical mass, or a subcritical mass is brought to criticality by implosion, increasing the density, and no control of the reaction is provided. In this way, a nuclear bomb is allowed to reach critical mass and result in runaway nuclear reaction very quickly...or order to result in nuclear detonation.
What is the bad effect of nuclear energy in environment?
Nuclear energy--- as in, nuclear power plants--- have quite a few bad effects. 1) Carbon Dioxide. Building and running nuclear power plants omits a lot of Carbon Dioxide into the air. (Too much Carbon Dioxide could lead to global warming) 2) Low-level Radiation. Long term exposure to low level radiation has been shown to effect the surrounding plants and wildlife. 3) Water Cooling System. To stop the power plant form over-heating, workers take water from oceans and rivers- sometimes fish get caught in the water trap and are soon killed. Also, the excess water is returned approximately 25 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than it was before. The new temperature kills off some fish and plant life. 4) Nuclear waste. It's usually kept under the power plant, but once there's no more room, there's nowhere else to leave it.
Where is three mile island nuclear power plant located?
The United States' Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant is situated close to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Situated in the Susquehanna River, just south of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is Three Mile Island, home to the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant. It is made up of two pressurized water reactors that are referred to as TMI-1 and TMI-2. The TMI-2 reactor experienced a partial meltdown on March 28, 1979, which is the most famous event related to Three Mile Island. In the history of the US commercial nuclear power generation business, this event is regarded as the most serious accident. The containment structure effectively contained the majority of the radioactive contaminants, despite the reactor core suffering significant damage. This incident significantly altered public opinion of nuclear power and caused modifications to industry safety policies and practices. TMI-1 kept running following the mishap until its shutdown in 2019.
What happened when the plant is kept in light and the plant kept in dark in the fourth week?
the plant dies because it needs food, and plant food comes from sunlight
What happened to the plant kept in light and plant kept in dark in the third week?
nothing heppend to that plant its in the same way
Why are coolants used in power plants?
In order to keep used fuel rods etc. cool,as they still emit a great of heat after use and unless they are constantly kept cool,it can lead to disastrous consequences.
How dangerous is nuclear?
Nuclear power is only dangerous if radio-activity from the nuclear plant is released into the environment. Nuclear power plants are designed in such a way that radio-activity is never released and remains contained whithin the plant, under normal conditions and also under certain extreme conditions (earthquakes, flooding, plane crashes etc.). The only radio-active material that ever leaves a nuclear power plant, is the "burnt-out" uranium, which is stored in special bunkers, where it can decay further until it is no longer radio-active. The problem is that this decay can take 1000s of years, so these bunkers are created in geologically stable places. In a nuclear power plant, radio-active uranium is used to generate a nuclear chain reaction: energy is released and absorbed in the form of heat by a fluid. This fluid, which can be in direct contact with the radio-active uranium, is kept in a closed circuit. This means it stays in a closed loop of pipes, and never comes into contact with anything else. These pipes run through a reservoir, and the heat of the radio-active fluid in the pipes will heat up the fluid in the reservoir (much like how the hot fluid in a central heating system heats up a room: the fluid never leaves the pipes or radiators). The water in the reservoir is thus heated, and can be used to drive electrical turbines to generate electricity.
How does Crocus sativus do as a potted plant?
It will do in a container as long as the temperature is kept cool. It has a fairly short growing season so would only be suitable for a short burst of colour.
