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Most reactors use uranium fuel enriched slightly to about 3-4 percent U-235, in the form of uranium dioxide UO2. Some older reactors used metallic natural uranium, while some other reactors use plutonium or a plutonium-uranium mix as fuel.
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What is plutonium cycle?
Plutonium obtained in nuclear reactors with uranium fuels after recycling of the burned fuels can be used also as a nuclear fuel.
What is the source of plutonium?
Plutonium is obtained by the irradiation of uranium in nuclear reactors; the "burned" nuclear fuels are recycled to extract plutonium.
How is radioisotopes used in nuclear reactors?
Radioisotopes for many uses (e.g. medical, industrial, scientific) are produced in nuclear reactors.
Does liquid sodium is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors?
In some reactors it is, depends on the design.
What is the most common coolant used in nuclear reactors?
The most common coolant used in nuclear reactors is water. There are light water reactors (using "regular" water), and the heavy water kind of reactor.
Why do you use uranium and plutonium in the reactor?
Uranium and plutonium can be used as nuclear fuels for nuclear reactors.
What is plutonium cycle?
Plutonium obtained in nuclear reactors with uranium fuels after recycling of the burned fuels can be used also as a nuclear fuel.
How are nuclear reactors used in nuclear reactors?
Well, as nuclear reactors are nuclear reactors, nuclear reactors are not used inside nuclear reactors.
Is nuclear fuel used to make electricity?
This is the purpose of nuclear power plants and is very successfully done, 104 reactors in the US for example.
How does Canada use its uranium?
Fabrication of nuclear fuels to generate electricity in nuclear power reactors.
What are good things and bad things about plutonium?
Plutonium is very important for nuclear weapons and for nuclear fuels used in nuclear reactors. But plutonium is also toxic and radioactive. See the link below.
What are the current sources for plutonium?
The source of plutonium is the reprocessing of "burned" nuclear reactors fuels.
Is uranium known as expectation metal?
The word expectation is not adequate; uranium is used as fuel in nuclear power reactors. Nuclear energy is the most important alternative for fossil fuels.
Uranium oxide can be refined to make fuels for nuclear reactors this is an example of a mineral being used for purpose?
Sintered pellets of uranium dioxide, with natural uranium or low enriched in 235U, are currently used as nuclear fuels to produce electric/thermal energy.
What is the source of plutonium?
Plutonium is obtained by the irradiation of uranium in nuclear reactors; the "burned" nuclear fuels are recycled to extract plutonium.
What are some properties and some pros and cons for plutonium?
Plutonium is very important for nuclear weapons and for nuclear fuels used in nuclear reactors. But plutonium is also toxic and radioactive. See the link below.
What type of nuclear reaction is used in modern day nuclear reactors?
Current nuclear reactors rely on nuclear fission as their nuclear reaction.
