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What is an advantage of using nuclear power instead of power generated from burning fossil fuels?
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How can a star be a flaming ball of flame if there is no oxygen in space?
The "burning" that takes place in a star is not the burning we are familiar with, which is called combustion. Stars instead powered by nuclear fusion, in which hydrogen atoms fuse with one another to form helium. Nuclear fusion is millions of times more efficient than combustion.
Is nuclear energy a suitable alternative to fossil fuels?
Many people think nuclear is a suitable alternative. Nuclear energy is clean, with no carbon dioxide pollution, so it does not add to global warming the way that burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) does. However, nuclear power has its dangers too. Accidents at power plants can be deadly, and there is no easy way yet to dispose of nuclear waste.
Different ways of transforming energy have different environmental effects what waste problems of nuclear power plants is NOT a problem with a coal-burning power plant?
You don't list the waste problems, so how can I answer? However radioactive waste is not a problem for a coal burning plant
Is there a scientific term for the sun burning out?
Red Giant effect: When the primary fuel of the sun depleted, the fusion of 2H -> He stop at the core and the core contract. The surface is still burning but greatly expand with lower temperature from existing sun but a lot larger. Finally, when the sun really burn out it, the collapse remain mass become White Dwarf. All is part of stellar evolution. Process of Sun burning is Nuclear Fusion Reaction, refer to it as burning usually make confuse that the sun is chemically burn and require oxygen.
What is an example of something that is non-renewable?
Non-renewable resourcesA non-renewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it can be replaced by being grown, made or generated. Fossil fuels and nuclear power are non-renewable resources.
Do you have a substitute for nuclear energy?
Burning fossil fuels or creating hydro electric power systems are currently the only viable alternatives to nuclear power in terms of the amount of power generated.
How do nuclear power plant owners generate revenue from their reactors?
By selling the electricity generated from the heat of the reactor. Same as fossil fuel power plants do, sell electricity generated from the heat of burning.
Does nuclear power plant generate carbondyoxyde?
The only source of vapor (by which the turbine is driven) in nuclear power plant is the nuclear energy (instead of burning out of fossile fuel).
How much of the uk's power is generated by nuclear power?
20% of the worlds power is generated by nuclear power
What is the Asia's largest producer of nuclear generated electricity?
the asia's largest producer of nuclear generated electricity is Japan.
How much heat is generated in a nuclear fusion?
Heat generated in a nuclear fusion depends on the resistance of the plasma and the current.
What do nuclear plants use instead of fossil fuels?
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.
Where is nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy is generated in nuclear power plants, of which there are many.
What is one possible advantage of using nuclear power instead of burning fossil fuels?
One obvious 'answer' is to say less CO2. When Nuclear Power was first talked seriously about it was described as 'power so cheap you can give it away'. There seems to be a world wide movement to reduce reliance on both Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power. Both have unresolved long term problems.
What is the heat and energy of a star is generated by?
The energy in a star is generated by nuclear fusion.
What percentage of nuclear is generated in the us?
About 25 percent of all nuclear electricity is generated in the US. France is second with about an eighth. About 20% of all electricity in the US is nuclear. Almost 80% of the electricity in France is nuclear.
Can nuclear power be generated as needed?
If enough nuclear plants are built, yes
