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Water is used to transfer heat from the nuclear fuel in the reactor to the steam generators where it transfers heat to the secondary water to make steam. The steam is then used to turn turbines. Water from an external source is also used to condense the steam from the turbine exhaust, and this water is then returned to the steam generators to continue the cycle.
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Which type of nuclear reaction is used in commercial power generation?
Nuclear fission is used in commercial power generation. We don't use fusion yet in that application because we have not conquered the technological problems in doing so.
Describe the role of steam in a nuclear power plant?
Steam in nuclear power plants is used to drive turbines for generation of kinetic energy.
What energy do nuclear power plants convert nuclear energy to?
Nuclear power plants convert nuclear energy to electrical.sometimes it can be used to enrich radioactive nuclei which can later used in missile warheads. But using thorium as a source of nuclear power we can't enrich nuclei but we can use for electrical power generation which might have more energy than former
Which material is used as a moderator in nuclear power plant?
It can be light water, heavy water, or graphite
Which metals is used for generation of Nuclear Power?
Fission power plants: * Uranium * Plutonium * Thorium Radioisotope thermal generators: * Plutonium * Strontium * Polonium * Curium * Americium
Which type of nuclear reaction is used in commercial power generation?
Nuclear fission is used in commercial power generation. We don't use fusion yet in that application because we have not conquered the technological problems in doing so.
Describe the role of steam in a nuclear power plant?
Steam in nuclear power plants is used to drive turbines for generation of kinetic energy.
Can distilled water can be used in boilers of nuclear power plant to obtain steam?
Yes Distilled water can be used in nuclear power plants to obtain steam. This steam after spinning the turbines (to turn electric generators for electricity generation) is condensed in a closed circuit and returned back as water to be heated up again and turned to steam.
What are used as coolants in nuclear power stations?
water
In a nuclear power plant what is used to change water into steam?
Heat from the nuclear reaction changes water to steam.
What methods can be used for power generation?
Power generation can be achieved by burning fossil fuels or from chemical compounds, or nuclear fission. Alternatively it may be created from harnessing the power of wind turbines or the sea.
What energy do nuclear power plants convert nuclear energy to?
Nuclear power plants convert nuclear energy to electrical.sometimes it can be used to enrich radioactive nuclei which can later used in missile warheads. But using thorium as a source of nuclear power we can't enrich nuclei but we can use for electrical power generation which might have more energy than former
In a nuclear power plant what is used to change water to steam?
Heat from the nuclear reaction changes water to steam.
How many gallons of water are wasted daily to cool nuclear power plant?
The following answer applies to water used to cool the non-nuclear portion of the electricity generating cycle at a power plant, by far the largest use of water in any electrical plant that uses water for said cooling. Water used in the non-nuclear portion of the electrical generation cycle of a nuclear power plant is not wasted. It is drawn in from a reservoir, such as a river or bay, and then discharged back into the same reservoir essentially unchanged in every way except for being warmer than it was before. While this can cause serious problems with ecosystems downstream, the water was not wasted in any other sense. Ordinary power plants of the same electrical capacity as a nuclear power plant that use water in their cooling cycles will use essentially the same amount of water and warm it to the same degree as a nuclear power plant.
What minerals are used for generation of nuclear power?
Atomic energy is generated by splitting nuclear substances such as atoms of uranium, thorium, cheralite, zirconium under controlled conditions.
How is steam used in nuclear energy?
Same way it's used in most other kinds of electrical generation: to turn a turbine. An electric power plant usually involves a generator that is turned by ... something. That something may be wind (wind power), water (hydroelectric dams), or, most commonly, steam. Where the heat to produce the steam comes from is kind of irrelevant to the actual power generation; it can be from burning coal or natural gas, from focusing sunlight, or from nuclear decay.
Which material is used as a moderator in nuclear power plant?
It can be light water, heavy water, or graphite
