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Is nuclear fission only used to create atomic bombs?
No, nuclear fission operates all nuclear reactors. If they are power plant reactors it is used to generate electricity.
Why does japan use nuclear power?
Limited fossil fuels, air quality problems, need for electricity.
There was an accident at a nuclear power plant in Chernobyl Soviet Union in?
1986, I don't recall the exact date but there are numerous entries in Wikipedia and elsewhere on this incident.
How many neucular reactors are in the us?
There were no nuclear power plants during World War II. The Chicago Pile, or CP-1, had a nuclear reaction going for about half an hour, but no energy was derived from it. The first electrical power generated by nuclear plant was at the EBR-I experimental station near Arco, Idaho, on December 20, 1951, six years after the end of WWII.
What prevented the United States and the Soviet Union from using nuclear weapons?
Both the US and the Soviet Union were well aware of the mass destruction that a nuclear war would cause. Each country would in all likely circumstances, would be destroyed along with many other nations in the world. The power of nuclear weapons were the prime reason they were never used, nor even the thought of them being used.
Which country is maximum dependent on nuclear power.?
France with about 80% of their electricity generated by nuclear.
Which country has the highest percentage of its electricity generated from nuclear power plant?
France
What percent of the world's electricity is generated from uranium in nuclear power plants?
Approx. 15 %.
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 nucler power?
The phrase nuclear power means one or both of two things. It can be a type of electricity that is generated by nuclear energy or it can be a nation that possesses nuclear weapons.
How much electricity does nuclear power plants produce?
Nuclear energy/electricity varies, but in 2007, USA generated an average of 12.4 billion kilowatt-hours per-nuclear plant.
How much of the world's energy is currently generated through nuclear power?
For electricity, about 16 percent
How much nuclear power does the US use?
It's about 20 percent of total electricity generated
How much of the uk's power is generated by nuclear power?
20% of the worlds power is generated by nuclear power
What percentage of the world's electricity is generated by nuclear power?
A little over 15 percent of total world electricity. See link below.
How the UK make electricity?
The majority of he UK's electricity is generated by coal or gas-fired power stations. We also use nuclear power, wind and wave generators.
Is Pennsylvania currently using nuclear energy?
Yes. Currently, there are five nuclear power plants operating commercially in Pennsylvania to produce electricity. The use of power in a state is not restricted to power from generating plants within that state, so there is probably power from nuclear plants outside Pennsylvania being used there, and there is probably electricity generated in Pennsylvania that is used outside that state. But certainly, most of the electricity generated by the plants in Pennsylvania is used there.
