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Carbon cannot be used as a nuclear fuel, either for fission or fusion.
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What fuel is used in nuclear power plants?
A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate, control, and sustain a nuclear chain reaction. Nuclear power is energy produced from controlled nuclear reactions. When it comes to just standard fuel across the table it would have to be: Plutonium, Uranium, and Thorium.
What is the difference between nuclear and steam and hydroelectric power plants?
These are things that are not comparable. Nuclear power refers to the fuel, just as natural gas, coal, or oil would. Steam refers to how the fuel is used, and the fuel might be natural gas, coal, oil, or nuclear; an alternative to steam would be to use natural gas or oil to power a turbine directly.
What fossil will be saved by increased use of nuclear power?
Use of coal, a fossil fuel, would be lessened by increasing the use of nuclear power.
What would happen if a uranium fuel rod dropped onto the ground?
It would create a mini nuclear explosion.
How is a nuclear power station different to a fossil fuelled power station?
Nuclear power produces clean electricity without any carbon dioxide emissions.Fossil fuel (coal, oil and natural gas) power produces electricity with carbon dioxide emissions which are causing global warming and climate change.
What if nuclear fuel was used instead of fossil fuel?
There would be no carbon emissions. Nuclear power does not contribute to global warming.
What it would best be happened to gold if it were used as nuclear fuel?
Gold is a very stable element and would be no use as nuclear fuel
Do you need nuclear energy?
No. We do not need it as we have other matter of fuel, but it is one of the best types of making our electricity. There is only one problem with it, and that is its waste product. If it wasn't for that nuclear fuel would be one of the best fuels we have.If we didn't use electricity than nuclear fuel would be less important.X
How does the Nuclear fuel cycle process give off carbon emissions?
it does not
What is one positive effect nuclear fuel has on the ecosytems?
It does not produce carbon dioxide
How can nuclear energy benefit America?
Nuclear energy is a alternate fuel source to coal that can create large amounts of energy without polluting the air with carbon dioxide. Installing these in America would lower the need and demand for foeign oil and fuel. However there is a downside to nuclear energy; the nuclear reactor may overhaet and explode.
Which is the best fuel for nuclear bomb plutonium or uranium?
Plutonium
Is nuclear energy and nuclear fuel different?
Nuclear fuel is the fuel used to produce nuclear energy.
What are Five parts of a fuel system?
Hydrocarbon fuels like methane and propane are formed from hydrogen and carbon. Nuclear fuel is Uranium.
Which fuel has the best store of energy?
hydrogen when used for nuclear fusion
Could nuclear fission ever become renewable?
No, fission is still a fuel in - waste out reaction. Eventually the supply of nuclear fuel would run out.
Why is a nuclear power station not classified as carbon neutral?
I suppose because during manufacture and building, some processes produce carbon, also manufacture of the fuel involves ore mining and refining, and production of the fuel rods.
