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The pressurised water reactor (PWR)
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What does reactor mean?
The term reactor refers to a structure in which material can be made to undergo a controlled nuclear reaction. They are used widely in industrial plants.
What is the most common nuclear energy used?
That released by fission in a nuclear reactor
Which is used as moderator in nuclear reactor?
Most often, light water (H2O) is used as a moderator in a nuclear reactor. Sometimes, heavy water (D2O), or graphite is used.
What is a reactor used for in welders?
Not a nuclear reactor!
What substance is used in a nuclear reactor to absorb heat released from the reactor?
In most reactors in the world, water is used to absorb heat released from the reactor.
What is the radioactive metal used in nuclear reactor?
Uranium is the most common.
What is the most common energy used?
That released by fission in a nuclear reactor
What is a Nuclear reactor moisture separator?
This is used in the nuclear reactor that is known as Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) in which heat produced by the nuclear fission in the nuclear fuel allows the light water reactor coolant to boil. Then, the nuclear reactor moisture separator is used to increase the dryness of the produced steam before it goes to the reactor steam turbines.
Use of computers in nuclear stations?
Yes, they are widely used for data gathering and display to the operators, also for reactor simulators, and assessment of the physics state of the reactor and its fuel cycling requirements.
Will there ever be a nuclear reactor in a plane instead of oil?
Never a nuclear reactor is used in airplanes. However, it is used in submarines.
What is the purpose of boron in nuclear reactors?
Boron is used inside a nuclear reactor inside a control rod which is used to 'soak' up the neutrons inside the nuclear reactor, a control rod can be used to control the rate of fission inside a nuclear reactor.
What materials can be used as fuels for a nuclear reactor?
Uranium and most transuranic elements. Plutonium and Americium are particularly good reactor fuels.
