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Nuclear energy as obtained in nuclear reactor power plants comes from the fission or splitting of the nuclei of uranium and plutonium. It is not a chemical burning process and does not need any other elements to make it happen.

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How can plutonium be created?

By irradiation of uranium in nuclear reactors and separation from the burned nuclear fuel.


Where do you get neptunium from?

Neptunium is extracted from burned nuclear fuels.


Why will uranium run out?

Because uranium is "burned" in nuclear reactors.


Where is plutonium produced?

Plutonium is obtained by recycling "burned" nuclear fuels.


Is nuclear and peat burned to make electricity?

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What is a non renewable energy resource that cant be burned?

Uranium is a non-renewable energy resource that can't be burned. It is used in nuclear power plants to generate electricity through a process called nuclear fission.


What in the 1980s a nuclear reactor exploded and burned near which town?

In the 1980s, a nuclear reactor exploded and burned near the town of Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union, now located in Ukraine. The Chernobyl disaster on April 26, 1986, is considered one of the worst nuclear accidents in history.


What are the current sources for plutonium?

The source of plutonium is the reprocessing of "burned" nuclear reactors fuels.


How do you get the element plutonium?

In great amounts plutonium is obtained after recycling of burned nuclear fuels.


Why is coal better then nuclear?

Coal can be easily mined and burned, whilst to use nuclear fuel requires a lot of scientific effort to make it safe


In the 1980 a nuclear exploded and burned near which town?

Chernobyl, in the Ukraine, was the site of a nuclear reactor fire and radiation leak on April 26, 1986.


How can you get curium?

The first nuclear reaction to obtain curium was:Pu-239 + He-4 = Cm-242 + nNow curium is separated from burned nuclear fuels.