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What is an alternative material to plutonium for nuclear power?
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∙ 12y ago
Uranium-235, uranium-233; in the future, if it is possible, on a small scale: neptunium, americium, curium.
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What is the alternative to uranium for nuclear power?
Plutonium is an alternative; thorium as fertile material.
What is plutonium role in nuclear power?
Plutonium (as dioxide, carbide, mixed oxides or carbides) is an important nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors.
Can plutonium be used in nuclear power plants?
Yes, plutonium is a very important nuclear fuel.
Why is plutonium in a nuclear power sation?
Plutonium (as a metal or oxide , mixed oxide, carbide) can be used as nuclear fuel in nuclear reactors.
What type of nuclear power is used in powerplants?
Nuclear power from the fission of uranium and/or plutonium
Does nuclear power have uranium in it?
Either Uranium or Plutonium.
Is plutonium used in power plants?
Yes, plutonium is a very important fuel for nuclear reactors.
What is used in control rods in nuclear power plants?
Plutonium
What where do you get plutonium?
Plutonium applications: - fuel for nuclear reactors - explosive for nuclear weapons - neutron source - isotopic power source - isotopic heat source - in the past, power source for pacemakers
What are some examples of compounds that Plutonium forms?
, Plutonium is used in Uranium and Plutonium bars for the reactors and stabilization of the NPP (Nuclear Power Plant) chemical or nuclear machine motor. Hope I helped.
Can we reuse nuclear energy?
You can't reuse energy after it has been used-this applies whether nuclear or not. What you can do with nuclear power is to breed useful fissile material such as plutonium from non-fissile uranium-238. However to separate out the plutonium is a somewhat hazardous chemical process, in the US this has only been done for military purposes.
What are the advantages and disadvantages for using plutonium in generate electricity?
Applications of plutonium: * nuclear fuel in nuclear power reactors; can contribute to use uranium-238 which is fertile.Disadvantages of plutonium:- plutonium is radioactive - plutonium is toxic - plutonium is flammable - in some conditions (of mass and geometric form) plutonium can reach the critical mass
