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From the thermal energy released by fission of uranium
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What is the element used to generate electricity in nuclear power plants?
Urainium
Why was nuclear power plants invented in the first place?
to generate electricity.
Nuclear reactors should not be used to generate electricity?
False. Nuclear power is used to generate about 25% of the electricity in the United States, and about 75% of the electricity in France. Nuclear power is far safer than coal-fired power plants, and produces no harmful emissions, if you care about such things.
Nuclear power plants generate electricity from?
Radioactivity more precisely fission chain reaction
What can Nuclear Power be used as?
Nuclear power is used to generate electricity.
What is nuclear power use for?
It is used for electricity in nuclear power plants == == Nuclear power is used to heat steam which then turns turbines, which generate electricity in nuclear power stations and also to provide propulsion and power on board nuclear submarines.
What are thermonuclear plants?
Thermonuclear plants are power stations. They use nuclear fission reactions to generate heat. This boils water to generate steam, which turns the turbines to generate electricity.
Could the U.S. use more nuclear power to generate electricity?
Yes, if more plants are built.
Why are large amounts if water used in nuclear power plants?
to cool the heating rods and generate electricity
To generate electricity nuclear power plants produce?
Heat by fission in a nuclear reactor, that is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity. There are 435 nuclear power reactors in operation operating in 31 countries as of April, 2014.
What are three advantages of nuclear power plants compared with power plants that burn fossil fuels?
Nuclear power plants don't emit greenhouse gases, need little fuel to generate a lot of power, and can produce electricity continuously.
Do nuclear power plants make electricity from fossil fuel?
No. Nuclear power plants use a uranium to provide the heat to generate electricity from. By splitting the nuclei of uranium atoms (called nuclear fission), energy is released, which will be used for electricity generation. Uranium is a radioactive metal, not a fossil fuel.
