It seems to be a common misconception that nuclear power is some unique type of power, but a nuclear reactor is just another means by which to produce electricity.
For producing electricity
We use nuclear fission in nuclear reactors to tap nuclear energy.
The only form of nuclear energy currently used in the US, or anywhere in the world for that matter, to produce electricity is nuclear fission. There are ongoing experiments to attempt to use nuclear fusion, but the technological problems with that have not paid off yet.
The fission of uranium 235, which produces heat
Uranium is used as nuclear fuel in nuclear reactors.
Magnesium is not used in the nuclear energy.
In the US, about 20 percent of total electicity. Worldwide it is about 16 percent
Nuclear fuel is the fuel used to produce nuclear energy.
No. The heat from the reactor is used to boil water. The steam from said water is used to turn turbines which produces electricity. No, there is no combustion in a nuclear reactor. Nuclear energy does not need combustion to start it, there is no chemical process involved. It works simply by a neutron chain reaction.
Nuclear energy is used to produce steam. This steam used to rotate turbines
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.
Nuclear fission has been used in nuclear bombs and is currently being used in every nuclear power plant on the earth.
No, nuclear energy is only used to make electricity