None. A pellet of uranium contains uranium, not coal.
In terms of potential energy, one pellet of uranium contains much more energy than coal. It is estimated that the potential energy in one pellet of uranium is equivalent to burning several tons of coal. This is due to the high energy density of nuclear fuel compared to fossil fuels.
Depends on the size of your pellet. 1 kg of Uranium235 is equivalent to 1500 tonnes of coal.
Approximately 30,000 kilograms of coal would need to be burned to produce the same amount of energy as is generated by a kilogram of uranium fuel pellet. Uranium fuel has a much higher energy density than coal, making it a more efficient and cleaner source of energy.
7 g 235U is approx. equivalent to 20 t coal (for the complete fission of the uranium).
# I'm not clear what size pellet you mean. However for Uranium235 (the fissile isotope), if it is fully used up, 1 kg will give as much energy as 1500 tonnes of coal, ie 1,500,000 kg of coal, so that is the ratio, 1,500,000 to 1. Of course uranium as loaded into the reactor is actually about 4 percent U235, the rest U238 which is not fissile, so the U235 is 1/25 of the total weight of uranium, and if you mean the total uranium weight you therefore have to reduce this ratio by 25, and get 60,000 to 1.
The energy in one thimble sized uranium fuel pellet is about the same as in the coal in a 100 mile long coal train.... if that gives any idea.
A 7 gram uranium pellet can generate a significant amount of power through nuclear fission. The exact amount of power produced would depend on the specific isotopes of uranium present, as well as the efficiency of the nuclear reactor or device in which it is used.
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1 kg of U-235 will produce as much energy as 1500 tons of coal
Yes, uranium contains more energy than coal. Uranium is a highly concentrated energy source because it undergoes nuclear fission reactions, producing a much larger amount of energy compared to coal, which primarily generates energy through combustion.
The energy produced from burning one ounce of uranium is equivalent to burning approximately 3 tons of coal. This is because uranium has a much higher energy density and efficiency in power generation compared to coal. This means that a small amount of uranium can produce the same amount of energy as a much larger amount of coal.
There are many types of uranium pellets depending on the nuclear reactor type and the used uranium enrichment (or uranium-235 content). It may be more illustrative to say that: 1 gram of uranium-235 when undergoes fission in a nuclear reactor gives energy roughly equivalent to burning 3 tonnes of coal or 2 tonnes of oil.