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What type of power is derived from uranium and thorium?
This power is the nuclear energy from the nuclear fission.
What is available other than uranium?
For the nuclear energy: thorium and plutonium
What elements are commonly used to generate electricity from nuclear energy?
Uranium or Thorium.
Which conventional energy resource is available in India in maximum amount?
Coal and Nuclear (Thorium )
Why cant thorium be used as energy to power up individual homes?
Thorium is not a fissile material. And for fissile materials - is impossible to have a nuclear reactor in each home.
Why is nuclear energy a solution to the energy crisis?
Because:Nuclear energy based on nuclear fusion relies on almost unlimited energy primary sources (mainly tritium and deuterium in water).Nuclear energy based on nuclear fission relies on almost unlimited energy primary sources of uranium and thorium; especially when breeders are used.
What are the advantages of using thorium over nuclear energy?
There are several advantages to a thorium reactor. Detractors have identified some disadvantages. Common advantages cited are:No Greenhouse Gas EmissionsLess fuel usage and less waste productionMore energy per a given mass of fuelNo plutonium or other toxic byproducts createdCheaper to make than coal fired plants once they become more numerousCannot be used to create nuclear weaponsThere is a lot more thorium in the world than uranium
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
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.
What is the number of employees involved in nuclear energy?
It depends
What is split in a nuclear reactor to create energy?
In a nuclear reactor, the process of nuclear fission splits the nucleus of certain atoms, typically uranium-235 or plutonium-239, to create energy. This splitting of atomic nuclei releases a tremendous amount of heat energy, which is then used to generate electricity through steam turbines.
What industries rely nuclear energy?
The electricity generating industry
