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Nuclear plants use fissionable material to generate heat instead of burning fossil fuel for the same purpose. The fissionable fuel is in the core of a nuclear reactor, and this core and the associated elements of the nuclear plant allow us to tap nuclear energy via nuclear fission.
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Nuclear power plants can produce energy more cheaply and with less pollution them plants that use fossil fuels why are there not more nuclear power plants dad plants that burn fossil fuels?
The problem of disposing large amounts of nuclear waste is not resolved.
Compare a power plant that burns fossil fuels with a nuclear power plant?
Both power plants generate electricity, but a fossil fuel power plant burns coal, oil, or gas to produce heat that boils water into steam to drive a turbine, while a nuclear power plant uses nuclear reactions to heat water into steam. Nuclear plants produce no greenhouse gas emissions, while fossil fuel plants do. However, nuclear plants produce radioactive waste that needs to be safely managed for a long time.
What problems harnessed nuclear energy from fossil fuels?
Nuclear energy does not come from fossil fuels
What is Frances main energy source?
Nuclear power plants and fossil fuels such as petroleum.
How are nuclear power plants different from other plants?
The source of the energy is the nuclear reactor, rather than a furnace for burning fossil fuels.
What does japanese use nuclear power for?
Japan uses nuclear power for energy instead of items such as coal and fossil fuels.
Why have European nations had a second thoughts about using nuclear power instead of fossil fuels to generate electricity?
Disposal of depleted nuclear fuels its self a pollution problem.
Why have European nations had second thought about using nuclear power instead of fossil fuels to generate electricity?
Disposal of depleted nuclear fuels its self a pollution problem.
are nuclear power plants more cost effective cheaper than fossil fuels?
Levelized cost of kwh from a nuclear power plant is cheaper than from any fossil fueled power plants.
What are the differences between fossil fuels and nuclear fuels?
fossil fuel is made by the nature and nuclear fuel is not made by the nature
Why should you build more nuclear power plants for electricity?
Because fossil fuels will run out. We need electricity in megawatt amounts. The only viable alternative is nuclear fuels.
Nations built nuclear electricity generating plants because?
they did not want to be dependent on nonrenewable fossil fuels
