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How a fusion reactor would be similar to a fission reactor?
explain how a fusion reactor would be similar to a fission reaction
What is better solar energy fission reactor or fusion reactor?
solar is a billion times better.
Was the Chernobyl meltdown from fusion or fission?
The reactor(s) at Chernobyl are fission reactors, and fission of fuel and fission products following the fire and the overheating of the core melted it down.
Is fusion a type of reactor?
Fusion is the combining of two atoms to make one, fission is the splitting of an atom to make two.
What are the three main advantages of a fusion reactor compared to a fission reactor?
Fusion reactors produce less radioactive waste compared to fission reactors. Fusion reactors use abundant sources such as deuterium and lithium for fuel, while fission reactors use limited sources like uranium. Fusion reactions release more energy per unit mass of fuel compared to fission reactions.
What type of power does nuclear fission have?
Fusion power is the power generated by the nuclear fusion processes. Fusion power is a primary area of researc in plasma physics. For example, the sun is a natural fusion reactor.
What are the two type of reactors?
There are fission and fusion reactors. However, at present (2016) there is no commercial fusion reactor which can produce more energy than is required to operate it.
Why would a fusion reactor produce less radioactive waste than a fission reactor?
In my understanding, this is because a fusion reactor reacts deuterium to produce helium, which is not radioactive, whereas a fission uses uranium or plutonium, for example, which may react to form various radioactive isotopes. A fusion reactor may contain small quantities of tritium, in which case a radioactive isotope of hydrogen may be produced, but given that the majority of reactions occurring involve solely the deuterium, there is less radioactive waste produced.
How is a nuclear fission reaction controlled in nuclear reactor?
Reactions that involve nuclei, called nuclear reactions, result in a tremendous amount of energy. Two types are fission and fusion.
What are the main advantage of a fusion reactor compared to a fission reactor?
Fusion reactors produce energy by fusing atoms together, similar to the process that powers the sun, whereas fission reactors split atoms. Fusion reactions in reactors have the potential for abundant fuel supply with deuterium and lithium, low radioactive waste, and enhanced safety due to the inherent characteristics of the fusion process. Additionally, fusion reactions do not generate long-lasting radioactive waste like fission reactions, making them potentially more sustainable in the long term.
What is the difference between fission rector and fusion rector?
A fission reactor generates energy by splitting heavy atomic nuclei like uranium or plutonium, releasing a large amount of heat. In contrast, a fusion reactor generates energy by fusing light atomic nuclei, such as hydrogen isotopes, releasing even more energy per reaction but is more challenging to control due to the extreme conditions required for fusion to occur.
How controllable is a nuclear fission reaction?
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