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What counts radioactive material?
We often use a Geiger counter to detect and count the decay of radioactive material.
Which of the following describes the deliberate act of spreading radioactive material without the use of an explosive device?
Simple radiological device
How do you use Radioactive dating in a sentence?
My nerdy brother wants to start a radioactive dating website! The use of radiometric, or radioactive, dating was initiated in 1907 by Bertram Boltwood.
Do power plants use carbonic acid to remove sulfur oxide gases?
True
Radioactive decay of carbon isotopes can be use for?
to allow the correct amount of oxygen to enter and leave the substance
Do most nuclear power plants use atoms to make nuclear energy?
Nuclear power plants use the heat from the radioactive decay of Uranium or other radioactive atoms to boil water and make steam to run electrical generators.
What counts radioactive material?
We often use a Geiger counter to detect and count the decay of radioactive material.
Why is food sometimes radioactive?
the soil can get radioactive poisining. The plants can then use that soil and absorb the radioactive chemical. It the is in our food and that is that
What happens to radioactive materials if you do not use them?
That depends on the radioactive material. But whether you use it or not, the radioactive material will decay into other elements over the course of time. The time it takes for half of the material to decay into something else is called the "half-life". The more radioactive the substance is, the faster it decays. The half-life of a radioactive element can be measured from fractions of a second to billions of years.
What do geothermal and nuclear power plants have in common?
They are actually very similar. Both systems create steam from their energy sources to drive turbines that are connected to generators. The only real difference is that fossil fuel plants emit pollution, even with the best scrubbers installed.Nuclear aircraft carriers use fuel about the size of a dime for running every aspect of the ship. If laws were allowed to be realistic and applicable to the real world, nuclear power systems in this country could run on about the same levels of material. It should also be noted that nuclear power plants do not create any radioactive material, but only use it for fuel. X amount of material in and x amount out.Nuclear plants are the only fully green power source we have.
How can you produce energy in future by nuclear power plant if there is no source?
The source of nuclear power is the nucleus of an atom; any atom. As long as there is mass in the universe there will be a source of nuclear power. Even if in the future we run out of the radioactive material we currently use to fuel nuclear power plants, it would be foolish to assume that we will never again be able to harness nuclear energy in another way.
What radioactive metal is used for nuclear power?
Uranium is the radioactive element used in nuclear power plants these days. This element has a very high energy content.
How do you use radioactive material?
If you are a smart guy, you can make a nuclear bomb, or a nuclear reactor...
What are some of the issues of nuclear power plants?
Nuclear power amounts for a somewhat large portion of our the energy that we use. However, nuclear spills can be devastating. When a nuclear power plant leaks, radioactive material is released into the environment. This material is extremely harmful to humans and can cause many health problems and cancer. Radiation is spread through the air. It can take many years for the harmful material in the environment to go away. One of the most well-known nuclear accidents was the disaster at Chernobyl. Also, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan recently had a spill.
What is a major negative impact of the use of nuclear power?
Radioactive waste
What energy do nuclear power plants convert nuclear energy to?
Nuclear power plants convert nuclear energy to electrical.sometimes it can be used to enrich radioactive nuclei which can later used in missile warheads. But using thorium as a source of nuclear power we can't enrich nuclei but we can use for electrical power generation which might have more energy than former
Do nuclear power plants make electricity from fossil fuel?
No. Nuclear power plants use a uranium to provide the heat to generate electricity from. By splitting the nuclei of uranium atoms (called nuclear fission), energy is released, which will be used for electricity generation. Uranium is a radioactive metal, not a fossil fuel.
