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What happens to fossil fuel rods that are used to create nuclear fission?
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∙ 14y ago
The first thing that comes to mind about uranium is that it used in nuclear power plants as fuel. Also, it is used in nuclear explosives. It is interesting to note that earlier it was used as a colouring agent in pottery, tiles, and glassware (including a bit of uranium salts makes glass a pale yellow-to-green color, depending on the concentration and exact oxidation state of the uranium) and to make false teeth brighter.
Depleted uranium (uranium that contains a lower-than-normal percentage of 235U) is sometimes used to make projectiles; it's very dense, which gives it superior penetrating power.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y ago- uranium can be reused as nuclear fuel in thermal reactors only if the uranium-235 concentration is greater than 0,5 %
- depleted uranium can by used in other types of nuclear reactors: with thorium cycle, fast reactors, reproductive nuclear reactors
- depleted uranium can also be used in nonnuclear military applications or in civilian nonnuclear applications
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∙ 14y agoYou have a misapprehension there, it is uranium oxide that is used in fuel rods, not fossil fuel
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What is a nonexample of nuclear fission?
Fossil fuel burning
How is uranium processed into energy?
Nuclear fission of uranium-235 release fission energy.The fission energy is enormous compared to the energy obtained 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.
Does nuclear fission have small amounts of mass?
Yes compared with fossil fueled power plants of the same electric power output.
What are reactor and uranium are used in the production of?
A nuclear reactor is a facility which produce electricity and heat from the fission of uranium or plutonium.The energy released by fission of uranium-235 (or other isotopes) is immense compared to the energy content of fossil fuels.
What happens to fuel rods that are used to create nuclear fission?
You have a misapprehension there, it is uranium oxide that is used in fuel rods, not fossil fuel
What is a nonexample of nuclear fission?
Fossil fuel burning
Which is not an example of fossil fuel?
Uranium-235, which powers nuclear fission
How is uranium processed into energy?
Nuclear fission of uranium-235 release fission energy.The fission energy is enormous compared to the energy obtained from fossil fuels.
Did the energy that is stored in fossil fuels come from fission or fusion reactions from the sun?
Not fission. The sun's energy is produced by nuclear fusion, and that energy produced all the vegetation which turned into fossil fuel.
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.
How does nuclear energy differ from fossil fuels?
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.
Nuclear energy can be an answer to the problem caused by the use of fossil fuel?
It might, if we eventually manage to harness nuclear fusion. Nuclear fission is fraught with problems, especially the disposal of nuclear waste.
What type of energy in a uranium in reactors?
This is the energy of nuclear fission.The energy of fission is gigantic by comparison with the energy of fossil fuels.
Is nuclear a fuel or a fossil fuel?
Nuclear energy is not a fossil fuel or any fuel at all. Radiation is used to create energy. The energy is "the Fuel" petroleum
How does a nuclear and fossil fuel station differ?
A nuclear station uses the energy from nuclear fission to generate power, but fossil fuel stations burn fossil fuels that release CO2 into the atmosphere, instead of the steam that nuclear plants produce. Therefore, nuclear power is more enviormental friendly, though it has some very radioactive waste products that can be harmful if not disposed properly.
What do nuclear plants use instead of fossil fuels?
Nuclear plants use fissionable material to generate heat instead of burning fossil fuel for the same purpose. The fissionable fuel is in the core of a nuclear reactor, and this core and the associated elements of the nuclear plant allow us to tap nuclear energy via nuclear fission.
