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How do nuclear power plant owners generate revenue from their reactors?
By selling the electricity generated from the heat of the reactor. Same as fossil fuel power plants do, sell electricity generated from the heat of burning.
What is the function of a nuclear reactor of a nuclear plant?
simply, the nuclear reactor is the source of heat (or steam) for the nuclear power plant.
How is the power generated in a nuclear power plant?
The fuel rods can be held in a controlled reaction state, where they are generating heat - enough heat to boil water. The steam from the boiling water turns a turbine, which creates electricity.
What is the source of heat in a nuclear power plant?
The source of heat in a nuclear power plant is the release of binding energy (Strong Atomic Force) that hold nuclei together.
How does the nuclear work produces electricity?
In a nuclear plant, the heat generated by fission is used to heat water to produce steam; the steam then drives a turbine which turns a generator.
How much heat is generated in a nuclear fusion?
Heat generated in a nuclear fusion depends on the resistance of the plasma and the current.
In a nuclear power plant what is used to change water into steam?
Heat from the nuclear reaction changes water to steam.
What is the waste of nuclear power?
Nuclear reactors produce heat, the heat then is used to make steam, turning turbines. Therefore, the waste of a nuclear power plant is excess steam.
How much nuclear waste is produced a year?
Very little, the main pollution generated by a properly functioning nuclear power plant is thermal pollution (i.e. heat that would not normally be present otherwise).
How is the heat generated by the reactor core of a nuclear power plant used to provide power to building?
Within the reactor core of a nuclear power plant all the actions and reactions take place. These reactions release energy in the form of heat. This can be harnessed to provide power to the building.
What is a nuclear powerstation?
A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station. The heat source is nuclear reactor. Its main point is to produce electricity.
How is nuclear energy changed into electrical energy in a nuclear power plant?
Steam from the heat of the reactor.
