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What is the difference between the nuclear reactions in a nuclear reactor and those in an atomic bomb?
Nuclear reactions in a nuclear reactor are controlled reactions. The reactions in the atomic bomb are not controlled reactions
What is controlled nuclear reactions?
A controlled nuclear reaction is one in which the average number of reactions per second does not increase.
What radioactive isotope is generally used to fuel a controlled nuclear chain reaction?
235U with a 5% enrichment of 238U is generally used to fuel a controlled nuclear chain reaction. In a navy nuclear application, such as a submarine, a higher enrichment of 238U is used, around 20%.
How are nuclear chain reaction to controlled in nuclear power plants?
Nuclear chain reactions in nuclear power plants are controlled by inserting control rods made of materials like boron or cadmium into the reactor core. These control rods absorb neutrons, reducing the number available to sustain the chain reaction. By adjusting the position of the control rods, operators can regulate the reactor's power output.
Can Nuclear fission be controlled?
Yes. Nuclear power plants and nuclear powered ships and submarines use controlled fission reactions.
Can a nuclear reactor detonate the way a nuclear bomb can?
No, a nuclear reactor cannot detonate like a nuclear bomb. Nuclear reactors use controlled fission reactions to generate heat for electricity, while nuclear bombs use uncontrolled chain reactions to create an explosion. The design and purpose of a reactor prevent it from causing a nuclear explosion.
What is the difference in a nuclear power plant and a nuclear bomb?
A nuclear power plant uses a slow, controlled nuclear chain reaction to heat water and generate electricity. A nuclear bomb uses a very rapid uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction in order to generate a massive explosion.
What is the place where controlled nuclear fission reactions take place?
The place where controlled nuclear fission reactions take place is called a nuclear reactor. In a nuclear reactor, uranium atoms are split in a controlled manner to produce heat energy, which is used to generate electricity.
Do nuclear chain reactions happen in only uranium?
No, nuclear chain reactions can happen in several types of fissile materials, not just uranium. Other examples include plutonium and thorium. These materials can undergo fission reactions and sustain a self-sustaining chain reaction.
What type of reaction happens inside a nuclear power plant?
A nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission
What is the meaning of nuclear reactor?
It is a device where a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction occurs.
Is fusion a chain reaction?
Not exactly, nuclear chain reactions are a series of nuclear fissions initiated by neutrons produced in a preceding fission.
