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What is a nuclear station?
a place that generates nuclear energy
Is nuclear reactors and nuclear energy the same thing?
Nuclear energy is released when U-235 undergoes fission, and that takes place in nuclear reactors (or nuclear weapons). So a reactor is a thing constructed to produce nuclear energy.
Is the use of nuclear energy to conserve energy feasible?
If you use nuclear energy in place of fossil fuels, you are conserving the fossil fuel, that is reducing the amount you use.
What happens in the sun to produce light?
Nuclear fusion takes place, converting Hydrogen atoms into Helium atoms and releasing massive amounts of energy as light and heat.
What is a nuclear generating station?
A nuclear generating station is a facility that uses a nuclear reactor to generate electricity. It does this by converting nuclear energy into thermal energy, which is used to produce steam to drive a turbine connected to a generator. This process is known as nuclear power generation.
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.
What kind of energy conversions takes place in a nuclear bomb explosion?
In a nuclear bomb explosion, the energy conversion involves the release of nuclear energy through the process of nuclear fission or fusion. This energy is then converted into thermal energy (heat), light energy (flash of light), and mechanical energy (shockwave). The explosion results from the rapid release of this energy.
What change takes place in a nuclear fusion reaction?
In a nuclear fusion reaction, two light atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, releasing a large amount of energy in the process. This energy is generated by the conversion of mass into energy, following Einstein's famous equation E=mc^2.
The sun's own energy comes from solar energy?
Yes, and it is formed from the process called nuclear fusion. The sun's own energy comes from nuclear reactions taking place in the sun's core.
Are there any technical advances need to take place before nuclear energy can be usable?
Nuclear energy is already very usable - 104 reactors in the US alone.
Describe what takes place in a nuclear fusion reaction?
In nuclear fusion reaction two nuclei are combined by providing the energy.
How does nuclear energy transfer one place to another?
it transfers by atoms
