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depends on type, size, and power of reactor. Also depends on thermal conductivity and heat capacity of coolant.
Some small research reactors need no coolant at all as they operate at such low power they can eliminate all their heat by direct radiation and/or air convection. The first reactor CP-1 operated this way, the highest thermal power it was operated at was about one half watt. It never even got measurably warmer than room temperature before the experiment was over and it was shut down.
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How much uranium 235 is used in a nuclear reactor?
Depending on the type and the power of the nuclear reactor. An example; a CANDU type reactor of 700 MW need 700 kg uranium-235 and only ca. 500 kg are "burned".
Can a nuclear reactor make more fuel than it uses?
Yes, a type of fast neutron (without a moderator) reactor called a breeder reactor can make plutonium fuel much faster than it consumes uranium fuel. If fueled with plutonium fuel instead of uranium fuel, it also makes more plutonium fuel than it consumes.But all other reactor types are unable to do this (even though they all make some plutonium during operation).Note: a slight variant of a breeder reactor sometimes called a burner reactor is designed to rapidly fission all actinides (elements from actinium up through all transuranics) to eliminate long lived isotopes from nuclear waste.
What is the activity of the fission products of a nuclear reactor?
It's a complicated story, there are many different elements in the fission products, and they have widely different half lives and radioactive characteristics. Some decay quickly and turn into other isotopes which may have much longer half lives. I recommend you read the first part of the linked article, if you want to go further there is much more detail available in the rest of the article. Note that nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons produce differing actual quantities and types of fission products because in the reactor they are retained in the spent fuel whereas in a nuclear explosion they are scattered widely and so have a more immediate effect.
How much uranium is needed to make a nuclear weapon?
it cost 4oo dallors of material and the same as 40,000 gerdans
What is the difference between red and blue coolant?
you can just read the back of the coolant and it pretty much tells you
Why coolants are used in nuclear power stations and how much coolant is needed?
coolant is used to keep the reactor cool and prevent it from melting down. The amount of cooling that is required really depends on the the amount of heat being put into the coolant.
How much coolant is needed in an average nuclear power station?
Depends on the amount of fuel remaining. Usually at 78% and at 780 Degrees, A Reactor requires 480 Kilo Litres of Coolant [Water] per Day.
How much uranium produces nuclear power?
The mass of uranium needed for a nuclear power reactor depend on the type and the power of this reactor. For a medium size reactor - 100 t.
How much coolant is used in a nuclear power reactor?
as much as it needs for the actual awnser contact me i go to queensmead school in harrow i am the head of the science department
How much coolant aka water is needed for a nuclear power station?
It depends on how much it needs to be cooled down, or transferred. The more heat there is the more coolant (water) is needed.
How much coolant is needed in a nuclear power station?
loads and loads and loads and loads
How much nuclear reactor did India have?
India have 20 nuclear reactors & 5 is in under development ....!!!!
How much power is needed to start the reactor and to keep it working?
A nuclear reactor needs negligible power to startup and once running supplies all the power it needs to keep running plus an excess for electric generation.
How much uranium is need to power a nuclear power plant for eighteen months?
Depending on: - the type of the nuclear reactor - the electrical power of the nuclear reactor - the type of the nuclear fuel - the enrichment of uranium - the estimated burnup of the nuclear fuel etc.
Can you make a real ark reactor?
An Ark reactor as currently describe in comic is very much like a Nuclear Fuel Cell. Possibly convert energy from Nuclear reaction to power. Possibly a plasma nuclear fusion reactor. I believe in the future it could be made. See the link and compare the similarity of fusion reactor and Ark reactor.
How does one use a breeder reactor?
It would be used as a more efficient version of a Nuclear Reactor. While a regular nuclear reactor requires almost a factor of 100 greater in fuel amounts, a Breeder reactor uses much less and produces less waste.
How much plutonium is needed to run a reactor?
This depends on the type and power of the reactor; say tens of metric tons for a commercial reactor..
