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What is it called when fuel rods in a nuclear power plant generate so much heat they start to melt?
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∙ 9y ago
Meltdown, also it's not just the fuel rods that melt, structural supports, control rods, etc. can melt when this happens.
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∙ 9y ago
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What is the difference in a nuclear power plant and a nuclear bomb?
A nuclear power plant uses a slow, controlled nuclear chain reaction to heat water and generate electricity. A nuclear bomb uses a very rapid uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction in order to generate a massive explosion.
How many nuclear power plants can Three Gorges Dam generate?
This will be a hydro plant, or a series of them, not nuclear
Should nuclear energy be used to generate power?
It can be used to generate power but it is very dangerous yet little nuclear energy can generate ALOT of power.
How is electricity produced at a nuclear power plant?
Nuclear power is the use of sustained Nuclear fission to generate heat and do useful work. Heat from nuclear fission boils water to make steam, which pushes a turbine. The turbine generates electricity using a magnet through a process called electromagnetic induction.
How does a meltdown occur?
When fuel rods in a nuclear power plant generate too much heat, they start to melt.
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).
What is the difference in a nuclear power plant and a nuclear bomb?
A nuclear power plant uses a slow, controlled nuclear chain reaction to heat water and generate electricity. A nuclear bomb uses a very rapid uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction in order to generate a massive explosion.
What are the example of nuclear force?
The energy released when a nuclear power plant generates heat to generate steam to generate electricity. The energy released when a nuclear weapon detonates.
How many nuclear power plants can Three Gorges Dam generate?
This will be a hydro plant, or a series of them, not nuclear
What type of energy does a nuclear power plant generate to boil water with?
thermal
What type of energy does a nuclear power plant generate to boil water?
light
What is the difference between nuclear reactor and nuclearpower plant?
a nuclear reactor converts binding energy into heat. a nuclear power plant uses a nuclear reactor to generate electricity.
Reactions generate thermal energy in a nuclear power plant as water is changed into steam?
fission
What reaction generate thermal energy in a nuclear power plant as water is changed into steam?
fission
What type of reaction is used to generate electricity in a nuclear power plant?
Nuclear fission, the splitting apart of the atom, is used to generate electricity in a nuclear power plant. Nuclear fusion, the joining together of two atoms to create electricity, has been tried, but, it only works for a few seconds at best, and it will not be a source of power until sometime in the distant future.
What is the normal size of a nuclear power plant?
There is no "normal size". The size depends on the design power level, the more power it is designed to generate the larger the plant will usually be.
What is the name of the first peaceful nuclear reactor?
The first nuclear reactor used for peaceful purposes was that in Russia (June 1954) and is called Oninsk nuclear power plant. It is the first in the world to generate electricity for an electric power grid system. It produced around 5 megawatts of electric power.
