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What is the part of a nuclear power plant that undergoes a fission reaction?
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The uranium 235 atoms in the nuclear fuel are what actually fission, or split into two other atoms. The uranium is in ceramic fuel pellets that are inserted into fuel rods, that make up fuel elements, that are in the reactor core that is located in the reactor vessel of the nuclear power plant. After the fuel has been in the reactor it begins to produce plutonium 239 atoms within the fuel which will also undergo a fission reaction.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe fission reaction takes place inside the nuclear reactor. <------------------
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What part of a nuclear power plant that undergoes a fission reaction called?
the reactor vessel
What type of reaction happens in a nuclear power plant?
Nuclear fission
What nuclear reaction is used to the Bataan power plant?
The nuclear reaction used in the Bataan power plant is nuclear fission.
What type of reaction happens inside a nuclear power plant?
A nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission
A fission nuclear power plant uses what kind of reaction to generate heat?
The fission of U-235 and Pu-239
What part of a nuclear power plant that undergoes a fission reaction called?
the reactor vessel
What type of reaction happens in a nuclear power plant?
Nuclear fission
What type of reaction happens inside a nuclear plant?
A nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission
What nuclear reaction is used to the Bataan power plant?
The nuclear reaction used in the Bataan power plant is nuclear fission.
What type of reaction happens inside a nuclear power plant?
A nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission
What type of reaction happens in a power plant?
Nuclear fission
A fission nuclear power plant uses what kind of reaction to generate heat?
The fission of U-235 and Pu-239
Can the chain reaction of nuclear fission be stopped or controlled?
The chain reaction can be controlled, and it can be stopped. It is controlled in a nuclear power plant, and it is stopped when the plant shuts down, as it does periodically for refueling.
What is the ideal location of fission?
Fission refers to a nuclear reaction wherein a heavy nucleus splits spontaneously, with the release of energy. The ideal location of fission is in a power plant inside a nuclear reactor.
What helps control the fission reaction in a nuclear plant?
The fission reaction is controlled through use of high neutron capture material as Boron, Gadolinium, Cadmium, ... etc.
What reaction generate thermal energy in a nuclear power plant as water is changed into steam?
fission
What would happen to a nuclear plant if the fission reaction goes critical or out of control?
There are emergency safety system that could be used to bring the nuclear plant again under control.
