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Nuclear energy is released as heat in the fuel of a nuclear reactor, but only when the reactor has been brought to criticality and the chain reaction started. At that point the heat must be used, it can't be stored and used later. Before criticality is established, the reactor is shutdown and producing no nuclear heat from fission, so you could regard it as having potential nuclear energy in that state
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Is nuclear energy converted into electricity before used?
yes it is..or else it couldn't be used
What is Uranium energy used for?
Uranium is used as nuclear fuel in nuclear reactors.
Is magnesium used for nuclear energy?
Magnesium is not used in the nuclear energy.
How was nuclear energy used in the past?
The nuclear energy first used was I suppose the A-Bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and it had a bad effect on the people who lived there.
Which source of energy is used for fusion?
Nuclear fusion produces energy from the changes in the nuclear composition of the fuel, which is a mixture of deuterium and tritium. Essentially what happens is that some of the mass of the nuclei is destroyed and this releases energy
What is an example of the energy found in nuclear fission?
Nuclear fission happens when the strong nuclear force of an atom has been overcome. It releases a lot of heat, and this is typically used to boil water, to drive turbines, which turn the heat energy into mechanical energy, and this is used to power generators to make electricity.
Is nuclear energy and nuclear fuel different?
Nuclear fuel is the fuel used to produce nuclear energy.
What was used before uranium?
Before uranium discovery and before the 150 years long study of its properties the nuclear energy was nonexistent.
How are Nuclear energy transformed into usable energy?
Nuclear energy is used to produce steam. This steam used to rotate turbines
What happened before the 1950s that would become instrumental in the development of nuclear energy in the future?
The atom was split successfully in early 1940s. In 1945, nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan and thereafter nuclear energy began being used for local energy.
How are nuclear energy used?
Saying nuclear energy is like saying Norwegian furniture. Nuclear power/energy is used everywhere, in 2009 20% of all electricity in the US was nuclear origin.
What nuclear reaction is currently used to produce nuclear energy in nuclear reactors?
We use nuclear fission in nuclear reactors to tap nuclear energy.
