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What are the two fuels used in nuclear power station?
Uranium and Thorium
What are the problems with nuclear fuels?
The possibility of thermal runaway and the disposal of the radioactive waste are the two major problems with nuclear.
What is the use radioactive isotope in energy generation?
The most useful isotope is uranium 235 which occurs naturally as 0.7 percent uranium as found. Plutonium 239 is also useful but has to be made in a reactor from uranium 238
Is U-235 used in nuclear weapons?
Yes. U-235 is one of the two primary fissile materials used in nuclear weapons. The other is Pu-239. They are used as the core for the A-Bomb, and as the primary for the H-Bomb.
What are the uses of the nuclear reaction?
Nuclear fission is generally used to liberate energy that can be harnessed for commercial and military purposes. They are also used to generate specific isotopes of elements..A commercial nuclear fission reactor is used to generate electricity in a controlled fission reaction that heats water into steam, and uses the steam to drive turbines, which in turn drive generators, and creates electricity. France is the largest producer of nuclear power (proportionately), with over 75% of its electricity nuclear generated..The same power generation principle is used on board some military vessels that use nuclear power plants to generate the energy needed to drive the ships' propulsion systems. Nuclear powered ships can travel over very long distances and for great durations without requiring refueling..Some nuclear reactors' principle purpose is to generate specific isotopes of material. The Chalk River fission reactor in Ontario, Canada, for example, generates over 80% of the world's supply of Technetium 99m, which is used worldwide as a radioactive dye in medical imaging..Nuclear fission reactions can also be used as thermonuclear bombs, such as the two that the USA detonated in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945. Such fission reactions are deliberately uncontrolled, hence they release all their energy in a fraction of a second, thereby creating an explosion of cataclysmic proportions.Power source for generating electricity .Fission is the act of an atom decaying into smaller, more stable atoms. The decay process results in two or more new atoms. When the masses of the new atoms are added up, they do not equal the mass of the original atom. This is because the decay process releases radiation in the form of gamma rays, beta particles, and light. This energy release can be used in a productive manner. For example, in nuclear power reactors, the fissile material's rate of decay can be controlled. This can create a regulated amount of heat. This heat can be used to warm water. The warmed water can be used to turn a steam turbine, which will generate electricity.
What are the two fuels used in nuclear power station?
Uranium and Thorium
What are two energy resources which are not fuels and which are used to generate electricity?
Wind power, hydroelectric power, solar power, tidal power, nuclear power, geothermal power.
What Two energy resources which are not burnt fuels and which are used to generate electricity?
Wind power, hydroelectric power, solar power, tidal power, nuclear power, geothermal power.
Compare a power plant that burns fossil fuels with a nuclear power plant?
Both power plants generate electricity, but a fossil fuel power plant burns coal, oil, or gas to produce heat that boils water into steam to drive a turbine, while a nuclear power plant uses nuclear reactions to heat water into steam. Nuclear plants produce no greenhouse gas emissions, while fossil fuel plants do. However, nuclear plants produce radioactive waste that needs to be safely managed for a long time.
What are the common ways of getting electricity such as hydro electric power thermal power and nuclear power?
There are: Hydro electric, Nuclear, Solar, Wind, and Fossil fuels, Geo- thermal and Biofuels.Hydro electric has two categories : Tidal and Wave
What are the two most common isotopes used as nuclear fuels?
in reactors: yellowcake, a uranium oxide; after that probably metallic uraniumin stars: ordinary hydrogen; after that helium
What are two ways fossil fuels are used?
Coal is used in power stations to generate electricity.Oil is used to power cars, trucks and most kinds of vehicles.
What are the problems with nuclear fuels?
The possibility of thermal runaway and the disposal of the radioactive waste are the two major problems with nuclear.
What are two reasons people do not use nuclear energy instead of using fossil fuels?
Nuclear power stations are very expensive to set up, compared with fossil fuel (coal, oil and natural gas) power stations.There is a problem disposing of nuclear waste and people are afraid of accidents.
What are two reasons people use nuclear energy instead of using of fossil fuels?
Nuclear power stations are very expensive to set up, compared with fossil fuel (coal, oil and natural gas) power stations.There is a problem disposing of nuclear waste and people are afraid of accidents.
How does nuclear get its power?
Nuclear power is produced through two processes: Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion.
What are the two main sources of energy that give to the national grid?
nuclear energy and burning fossil fuels to push turbines that make electricity. ************************************************* the two main sources are burning lots of fossil fuels and nuclear energy
