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Nuclear reactors are provided with safety systems that shut the reactor down quickly if instruments detect any out of the ordinary behaviour. In the case of a nuclear weapon, it's a "dud" complete with the radioactive mess associated with a failed shot. In the case of a nuclear reactor, those who are operating the plant perform their duties in shifts in the control room. This work area is full of the control and monitoring equipment necessary to the task. The operators keep track of what is going on in the systems and subsystems of the plant, and they can operate the reactor from this location. Those operators are trained at length to do what needs to be done to keep things running, and also to make the "right moves" when thing go sideways. There are a number of automatic systems that will shut the plant down under certain conditions, but there are a number of other excursions that may occur where operator action is all that prevents things from getting really messed up. There are situations where problems can occur that are insufficient to "trip" or "trigger" emergency cooling or even automatic shut down systems. It is in these "twilight" situations that operators must recognize a developing problem and step in with the correct action to cut off something serious. And we've seen the failure of operators to do that (recognize a problem and take proper corrective action) in the case of Three Mile Island.
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What is the splitting of an atoms nucleus into two smaller nuclei is called?
nuclear fission
What is splitting of atomic nuclei?
Splitting of atomic nuclei, also known as nuclear fission, is a nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom is split into smaller parts. This process releases a significant amount of energy in the form of heat and radiation. Nuclear fission is used in nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons.
What is it called when nuclear fission is repeated?
It is called nuclear chain fission reaction.
Which do you currently use nuclear fusion or fission?
I currently use nuclear fusion.
In a nuclear fission reaction a freely moving neutron?
In a nuclear fission reaction, a freely moving neutron undergoes neutron capture and initiates the nuclear fission of a fuel atom.
Where do you get nuclear fission?
You get nuclear fission in:nuclear fission reactorsatomic fission bombs
What is the splitting of an atoms nucleus into two smaller nuclei is called?
nuclear fission
A nuclear reaction in which an atoms nucleus is split into two smaller nuclei and energy is released as heat is known as?
nuclear fission
What are problems faced by the use of nuclear fission?
The use of Nuclear Fission has many drawbacks. 1) is the chance of a Nuclear Meltdown which can leak a lot of radiation, which can cause horrible illnesses such as cancer. 2) It costs a lot of money to decommission a nuclear power plant. 3) The waste nuclear fission creates can be unstable if not kept at a cool temp. I hope this helped
Nuclear energy can be an answer to the problem caused by the use of fossil fuel?
It might, if we eventually manage to harness nuclear fusion. Nuclear fission is fraught with problems, especially the disposal of nuclear waste.
The splitting of a heavy nucleus is called?
The splitting of a heavy nucleus is called nuclear fission. This process releases a large amount of energy and is the principle behind nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons.
What is splitting of atomic nuclei?
Splitting of atomic nuclei, also known as nuclear fission, is a nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom is split into smaller parts. This process releases a significant amount of energy in the form of heat and radiation. Nuclear fission is used in nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons.
What is it called when nuclear fission is repeated?
It is called nuclear chain fission reaction.
What term is use to describe splitting a large atomic nucleus into smaller ones?
Nuclear fission is defined as splitting large nuclei into smaller ones.
Why is it called Nuclear Fission?
It is called nuclear fission as in this process the heavy nuclei are split into fragments (or fission products).
Where does fission occour?
Nuclear fission occurs in fission reactors, a type of nuclear reactor, and in fission bombs, more commonly knows as atomic bombs.
Outline on nuclear energy?
Definition: energy from nuclear fission or fusion: the energy released by nuclear fission or fusion
