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You rip apart an atom which releases great energy in the form of heat. The energy causes water to evaporate which turns a turbine. The turning turbine creates electricity. This is how a nuclear reactor works.
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What is the function of a nuclear reactor of a nuclear plant?
simply, the nuclear reactor is the source of heat (or steam) for the nuclear power plant.
Block diagram of a nuclear power station?
The heart of a nuclear power plant is the nuclear reactor.
What do power plant lines do for a nuclear reactor?
lead
Who was the inventor of first nuclear plant?
Leo Szilard invented the nuclear reactor in 1933, but did not build it.Enrico Fermi built first nuclear reactor, CP-1 in 1942.Walter Zinn built the first nuclear power plant, EBR-1 in 1951.
What is the name of the first peaceful nuclear reactor?
The first nuclear reactor used for peaceful purposes was that in Russia (June 1954) and is called Oninsk nuclear power plant. It is the first in the world to generate electricity for an electric power grid system. It produced around 5 megawatts of electric power.
What is the function of a nuclear reactor of a nuclear plant?
simply, the nuclear reactor is the source of heat (or steam) for the nuclear power plant.
Block diagram of a nuclear power station?
The heart of a nuclear power plant is the nuclear reactor.
What is the difference between nuclear reactor and nuclearpower plant?
a nuclear reactor converts binding energy into heat. a nuclear power plant uses a nuclear reactor to generate electricity.
What do power plant lines do for a nuclear reactor?
lead
What was the worst reactor accident in history?
the reactor accident at the chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Where can you harness uranium?
In a nuclear fission reactor power plant
Where was the first nuclear power plant in the US?
The Shippingport reactor was the first full-scale PWR nuclear power plant in the United States.
How much uranium is need to power a nuclear power plant for eighteen months?
Depending on: - the type of the nuclear reactor - the electrical power of the nuclear reactor - the type of the nuclear fuel - the enrichment of uranium - the estimated burnup of the nuclear fuel etc.
How is nuclear energy changed into electrical energy in a nuclear power plant?
Steam from the heat of the reactor.
Is the nuclear reaction in a nuclear power plant controlled or uncontrolled?
Controlled! ...if the reactor is working properly.
What is the difference between nuclear power plant and nuclear reactor?
It's really just a matter of degree, all reactors produce some power. Those used in a power plant will produce perhaps 3000 to 5000 Megawatts thermal. Low power reactors producing a few kilowatts are used for experiments, teaching in universities, and for producing radioisotopes by irradiating samples, but reactors in this sort of power level would not be harnessed to produce electricity, the heat produced if large enough would be removed and rejected to the atmosphere or to a water cooling circuit. This makes them simple to operate and to start and stop as required.
Which coolant is used in kalpakkam nuclear power plant?
Sodium is used as a coolant in kalpakkam nuclear power plant for Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor.
