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- Standard water moderated power reactors are not usually fueled with plutonium, but they produce plutonium as a byproduct of their operation. They can burn some of the plutonium that they produce but are not very efficient at it.
- Work has been done on adding limited amounts of plutonium to the fuel used in standard water moderated power reactors (mostly to help consume the excess plutonium from dismantled weapons), but as stated above these reactors are not very efficient at this.
- To most efficiently use plutonium for nuclear power purposes we would need to use a different type of reactor called a "fast neutron reactor" which has no moderator at all. One thing about these reactors that tends to frighten people is that their initial fuel load is "weapons grade" material (whether they are fueled with uranium or plutonium), however during their operation they quickly convert this fuel to a form totally unsuitable for weapons. But neither these unmoderated power reactors nor standard water moderated power reactors is in anyway capable of undergoing a nuclear explosion!
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Who made the man-made element plutonium?
If it is man made, plutonium is prepared by human beings in nuclear reactors and recycling plants.
Fuel rods in nuclear reactors are made up of pellets of?
We usually find that uranium is used as fuel in nuclear reactors (though some use plutonium).
What element is best suited for nuclear fission?
Plutonium, most likely, a man-made element, but mined Uranium will also do.
What is pluton made of?
A very small amount of plutonium is found in nature. The majority of it is produced artificially.The majority of plutonium is made in nuclear reactors:uranium-238 captures a neutron, becoming uranium-239uranium-239 undergoes beta decay, becoming neptunium-239 (halflife 23.5 minutes)neptunium-239 undergoes beta decay, becoming plutonium-239 (halflife 2.33 days)plutonium is then chemically separated from the remaining uranium, neptunium, etc.
What does an atomic bomb use for its explosive power?
An atomic bomb is made up from the inside out by: a plutonium pit(ball) about the sized as a honeydew melon. surrounded by about 2 inches of high explosive on all sides. This is triggered in a USA bomb by an intricate series of safety triggers that prevent accidental explosion by altitude triggers, timers, and arming triggers. Excess nuclear binding energy supplied by the strong nuclear force.
What is a nuclear weapon made of?
nuclear chemicals such as plutonium
What are nuclear bombs made out of?
plutonium and neutrons
What are nuclear bombs made from?
Uranium, plutonium or hydrogen.
Who made the man-made element plutonium?
If it is man made, plutonium is prepared by human beings in nuclear reactors and recycling plants.
Do you need nuclear power?
You don't need nuclear power, energy can be generated using other methods, fossil fuels, hydro-electric etc. However nuclear power does reduce a countries reliance on fossil fuel, which can be particularly important for countries with few fossil fuel reserves of their own. Nuclear power stations do not release CO2 into the atmosphere so do not directly contribute to global warming. Many countries are looking at an investment in nuclear power to help meet CO2 emissions targets. Nuclear power stations are also required to make plutonium for nuclear weapons. Plutonium does not occur naturally and can only be made from uranium in nuclear reactors. Any country with a nuclear weapons program will have a civilian nuclear power industry for this reason.
What is a heavy element used in nuclear bombs and nuclear energy?
When it comes to heavy elements that are used in weapons and in reactors, uranium and plutonium are both candidates. The first atomic bombs were made of uranium, and they are now pretty much made of plutonium. Some special nuclear reactors are powered by plutonium fuel, but most reactors for power generation use (enriched) uranium for fuel. Links are provided to relevant articles posted by our friends at Wikipedia, where knowledge is free.
What the important of man made elements in nuclear energy?
For example plutonium is a nuclear fuel; also the isotope 233U.
Fuel rods in nuclear reactors are made up of pellets of?
We usually find that uranium is used as fuel in nuclear reactors (though some use plutonium).
Can nuclear power plants produce materials that can be converted to nuclear weapons?
most cannot, as to produce weapons grade plutonium the fuel cycle must be made very very short. however soviet RBMK reactors and the US hanford N reactor were designed explicitly to produce both electric power and weapons grade plutonium.
Why do you need nuclear power?
You don't need nuclear power, energy can be generated using other methods, fossil fuels, hydro-electric etc. However nuclear power does reduce a countries reliance on fossil fuel, which can be particularly important for countries with few fossil fuel reserves of their own. Nuclear power stations do not release CO2 into the atmosphere so do not directly contribute to global warming. Many countries are looking at an investment in nuclear power to help meet CO2 emissions targets. Nuclear power stations are also required to make plutonium for nuclear weapons. Plutonium does not occur naturally and can only be made from uranium in nuclear reactors. Any country with a nuclear weapons program will have a civilian nuclear power industry for this reason.
Is nuclear waste a renewable resource?
The waste from nuclear reactors can in principle be reprocessed to extract plutonium, which can be used to fuel nuclear reactors. But this is not "renewable" it is just recycling fuel the reactor made, this process can at best multiply the amount available reactor fuel by roughly 100 times, then we run out. Only France reprocesses their nuclear waste, other countries have abandoned it largely from the unjustified fear that reprocessed plutonium reactor fuel might be "stolen" to build atomic bombs (normal power reactor generated plutonium has very high levels of the undesired plutonium-240 and plutonium-241 which make it impossible to build working atomic bombs with that plutonium).
How made it plutonium?
Plutonium is obtained in nuclear reactors:U-238(n,gamma).................U-239(beta)...................Np-239(beta).................Pu-239
