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Which problem is associated with energy produced by nuclear fission?
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∙ 8y ago
1. Some of the waste products from the spent fuel are very radioactive.
2. The plants are expensive to build, and to insure.
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∙ 16y ago
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What is the major unsolved problem in using nuclear fission?
How to store the fission products contained in the used fuel.
How does nuclear fission work?
The breakup of large nuclei into two nearly equal fragments is called nuclear fission. It sometimes produces neutrons, protons or other nuclei. This is important in nuclear reactor and bombs, where neutrons emitted from one fission event cause other nuclei to fission, releasing more neutrons and so causing chain reaction. If this chain is controlled then you have a nuclear reactor whose heat can be used to boil water and generate electricity. If the chain is uncontrolled it causes a nuclear explosion.
What are the waste products produced by nuclear fusion?
These are the fission products, they are lighter elements formed by the splitting of uranium 235 nuclei into two pieces. The process produces a range of pair combinations, not always the same pair, but there are two peaks of resulting atomic number nuclei. Many of the fission products are intensely radioactive, and so dangerous, but they are contained within the fuel and its zircaloy sheath, and so long as this is intact they can be controlled safely. It is only if the fuel sheath is damaged that the active products can escape, but even then they will not leak to atmosphere unless there is also a leak in the primary reactor circuit. See link below
When or how is a nuclear chain reaction caused by nuclear fission a problem to people?
It is not a problem if it is a controlled chain reaction and all safety measures are in place and used. The primary problem associated with nuclear energy relates to the handling and storage of radioactive waste. Of particular concern is spent or depleted fuel rods. Spent fuel rods are highly radioactive. It takes thousands of years for radioactivity levels of this material to decay to safe levels. Human exposure to such radioactive waste can cause serious health problems and even death. Therefore, radioactive waste, including fuel rods, must be stored in specialized containers. The storage must be secure to prevent theft and/or malicious tampering.
3 advantages nuclear fusion has over nuclear fission?
The binding energy (Strong Atomic Force) released is much greater when fusion occurs than when fission occurs. As an example, that is why fission bombs typically have yields around 100 to 500 kilotons of equivalent TNT, while fusion bombs typically have yields in the 25 to 50 megaton range. The problem is that fusion requires a lot of energy to initiate - in fact, most fusion bombs use a fission bomb to set them off.
What is the major unsolved problem in using nuclear fission?
How to store the fission products contained in the used fuel.
Which is not a problem associated with the increase of nuclear energy?
Three problems associated with nuclear waste
Is not a problem associated with the increased use of nuclear energy?
Three problems associated with nuclear waste
Which is not a problem associated with the increase use of nuclear energy?
Three problems associated with nuclear waste
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.
What is a problem commonly associated with nuclear facilities?
It is difficult to dispose of wastes
What polluting gas produced from burning hydrocarbon fuels is not a problem with nuclear energy?
sulfur
What problem is associated with the increase use of nuclear energy?
More radioactive waste products to store safely
What are the risks associated with the use of nuclear energy?
The major risk is the only bi products which are capable of radiating harmful radiations such as gamma rays and emitting alpha and beta particles. Otherwise it will be a great boon for the humanity to produce electrical power in a cheaper way. In case of nuclear fusion such a problem does not exist but the pity is that for initiation we need the nuclear fission to produce the high temperature needed for fusion reaction to get started.
What happens if a fusion bomb if it crashes into nuclear bomb?
I do not understand what you are asking because of a definition problem. A nuclear bomb can be either a fission or fusion bomb. Also a physical crash of nuclear devices is most likely to simply detonate their conventional explosives regardless of whether they are fission or fusion (although modern low shock sensitivity explosives make this less likely than it was).
How does nuclear fission work?
The breakup of large nuclei into two nearly equal fragments is called nuclear fission. It sometimes produces neutrons, protons or other nuclei. This is important in nuclear reactor and bombs, where neutrons emitted from one fission event cause other nuclei to fission, releasing more neutrons and so causing chain reaction. If this chain is controlled then you have a nuclear reactor whose heat can be used to boil water and generate electricity. If the chain is uncontrolled it causes a nuclear explosion.
If nothing else comes to fuision then we will pursue a different approach to solving the problem. What is the correct spelling of fuision and usage of fuision?
Fusion is the nuclear combination of atoms. Fission is the splitting of atoms.
