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VC Summer Nuclear Power Station uses a Westinghouse "light water" reactor. "Light water" means that the nuclear reaction is moderated by regular H2O (as opposed to "heavy water" which uses a heavier Hydrogen isotope called "deuterium").
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How much uranium is need to power a nuclear power plant for eighteen months?
Depending on: - the type of the nuclear reactor - the electrical power of the nuclear reactor - the type of the nuclear fuel - the enrichment of uranium - the estimated burnup of the nuclear fuel etc.
Which type of power plant requires maximum expenditure?
Hydel Power Plant
What type of reactor makes more fissionable material?
A breeder reactor
Why does uranium ore have to be enriched before its used in a nuclear power plant?
1. Uranium must be refined to obtain "nuclear grade" uranium. 2. The enrichment in the isotope 235U depends on the type of the nuclear reactor; some reactors (as CANDU) work with natural uranium.
How would a fusion reactor differ from the nuclear reactor?
A fusion reactor is a type of nuclear reactor, one which fuses hydrogen atoms into helium atoms, as opposed to a fission reactor (by far the dominant source, and the only one used to commericaly generate power), which spilts uranium or plutonium atoms (mostly these two). Both use these reactions to generate heat, turning water to steam which then drives and turbine, which in turn drives a generator, creating electricity.
How much plutonium in a nuclear power plant?
This depends on the type and power of the reactor; say tens of metric tons.
How much uranium is need to power a nuclear power plant for eighteen months?
Depending on: - the type of the nuclear reactor - the electrical power of the nuclear reactor - the type of the nuclear fuel - the enrichment of uranium - the estimated burnup of the nuclear fuel etc.
Cost of uranium for a power plant?
Approx. 115 US $/kg of the oxide U3O8 (but not for the nuclear grade quality, which is more expensive) - as to August 2011.
How much uranium produces nuclear power?
The mass of uranium needed for a nuclear power reactor depend on the type and the power of this reactor. For a medium size reactor - 100 t.
Are nuclear reactors and nuclear power plants the same?
Not really. It depends on what you are trying to do. A nuclear power plant is a power plant that uses a nuclear reactor as its source of energy. A nuclear reactor, on the other hand, is a more generalized term for a device that uses nuclear energy (specifically the release of binding energy from the Strong Atomic Force) to do something. In the general case, we use the reactor to generate energy for the power plant to use in generating electricity. Sometimes, we use the reactor for other, research type things, such as generating a neutron flux to study the physics of nuclide activation.
How much plutonium is needed to run a reactor?
This depends on the type and power of the reactor; say tens of metric tons for a commercial reactor..
How many pounds of uranium are in a nuclear reactor?
The quantity depends on: the type of the reactor, power of the reactor, enrichment of uraniu, chemical form of the fuel, etc. For a research reactor some kilograms, for a power reactor more than 100 tonnes/year.
The process of nuclear power plant in bataan how it works?
I don't know details of this plant, but if it is a PWR you will find questions and answers in this section of WA which explain this type of reactor, and you can also look at Wikipedia entries.
Where will the next nuclear power plant be?
It will be on Lake Anna in North Anna Virginia. It will be of the economic simplified pressurized water reactor type. Owned by Dominion Resources. It will be on Lake Anna in North Anna Virginia. It will be of the economic simplified pressurized water reactor type. Owned by Dominion Resources.
How many kilos of uranium in a nuclear reactor?
Depending on the reactor type and power: from 1 kg to more than 100 000 kg.
How much uranium 235 is used in a nuclear reactor?
Depending on the type and the power of the nuclear reactor. An example; a CANDU type reactor of 700 MW need 700 kg uranium-235 and only ca. 500 kg are "burned".
What is pithead power plant?
It is type of thermal power plant
