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What are fuel rods in nuclear plants made of?
The fuel rods used in a nuclear reactor are made from uranium 235(U-235).
What are the differences between fossil fuels and nuclear fuels?
fossil fuel is made by the nature and nuclear fuel is not made by the nature
What can be made from boron?
Boron is used to make alloy as Boron steel which is used to protect radiation from nuclear reactor in Nuclear plants.
What is a heavy element used in nuclear bombs and nuclear energy?
When it comes to heavy elements that are used in weapons and in reactors, uranium and plutonium are both candidates. The first atomic bombs were made of uranium, and they are now pretty much made of plutonium. Some special nuclear reactors are powered by plutonium fuel, but most reactors for power generation use (enriched) uranium for fuel. Links are provided to relevant articles posted by our friends at Wikipedia, where knowledge is free.
What fuel is used in thermal power plants for generating electricity?
IT IS A URANIUM TO ABOUT 5% U-235 IN OXIDE FORM UO2 MADE INTO SMALL CYLINDERS 10 mm.DICIMETER WHICH ARE PLACED INSIDE A ZIRCALOY SHEATH TO MAKE UP SINGLE FUEL ROD.
What are fuel rods in nuclear plants made of?
The fuel rods used in a nuclear reactor are made from uranium 235(U-235).
How is a nuclear power plant's fuel made?
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Why were Nuclear Power Stations made?
Nuclear power plants were made in the hope of providing a more efficient source of electricity than is obtained from coal powered plants.
Advantages of steam power plant over diesel power plant?
1. Can be made in much greater output plants 2. Steam plants can use a variety of fuel sources including nuclear fuel, whilst diesel fuel is more expensive and best reserved for transport use.
What type of energy does nuclear power plants start with?
Nuclear power plants are self starting because there is always a small number of fissions taking place in the uranium fuel, so as soon as the reactor is made critical by withdrawing the control rods the chain reaction starts.
How much does it cost to power a nuclear power plant?
You could approach this for a particular plant that is operating by going to the operating company. I can give you a link to a paper which tries to examine the situation for new build plants. The general conclusion is that costs of new nuclear are similar to new fossil fuel plants. The costs are made up differently however. For a nuclear plant the capital costs are very high but the fuel costs low, for fossil fuel plants it is the opposite. this means there is a lot of uncertainty in any prediction. See link below
How many nuclear power plants does the Philippines have?
There is only one nuclear power plant in the Philippines. It is located in Bataan and was made in 1973.
What is the most powerful man made energy source on earth?
Nuclear reactions like nuclear power plants ^_~
How does nuclear energy get from where it is found to the nuclear power plants?
You are under a misapprehension about 'finding' nuclear energy. The uranium is found in a natural ore, mined and refined, and then made into nuclear fuel in the form of fuel rods. At this stage there is no nuclear energy being released, except for a small amount of natural radioactivity which is trivial. It is only in a nuclear reactor that a nuclear chain reaction is produced and energy is released because U-235 is being fissioned. This appears as heat in the fuel rods which is then used in a normal power plant steam cycle.
Where should nuclear power plants be built in Britain?
I don't know and I made the question
Is it possible to undo atomic or nuclear weapons once made?
Yes, nuclear weapons can be scrapped. The radioactive materials can be used in nuclear power plants.
In nuclear power plants where are fuel rods found and what function do they perform?
The Fuel Rods are primarily found inside the Reactor Core itself, It is mainly Uranium or Thorium which provides a nuclear reaction that produces intense amount of heat in whih where water is converted in to steam and made to turn the turbines.
