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When fuel rods in the reactor core of a nuclear power plant melt due to exposure to too much heat it is known as what?
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nuclear meltdown .-. '
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How many nuclear reactor plant are in America?
104 operating nuclear reactors
At a nuclear power plant workers wear protective clothing and dosimeters to measure their exposure to radiation the nuclear fuel is held in an airtight steel vessel and the reactor is covered with rei?
to control the radiation
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.
Which coolant is used in kalpakkam nuclear power plant?
Sodium is used as a coolant in kalpakkam nuclear power plant for Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor.
What is a used fuel in nuclear power plants?
The used fuel in a nuclear power plant is the nuclear fuel being discharged from the nuclear reactor after being irradiated during reactor operation. It is usually composed of trans-uranium heavy elements, a wide variety of fission products (that resulted from the nuclear fission processes in the nuclear reactor) and products of radioactive decay (produced before and after fuel discharge from the nuclear reactor).
What is the function of a nuclear reactor of a nuclear plant?
simply, the nuclear reactor is the source of heat (or steam) for the nuclear power plant.
What is the difference between nuclear reactor and nuclearpower plant?
a nuclear reactor converts binding energy into heat. a nuclear power plant uses a nuclear reactor to generate electricity.
Block diagram of a nuclear power station?
The heart of a nuclear power plant is the nuclear reactor.
What was the worst reactor accident in history?
the reactor accident at the chernobyl nuclear power plant.
What do power plant lines do for a nuclear reactor?
lead
How many nuclear reactor plant are in America?
104 operating nuclear reactors
At a nuclear power plant workers wear protective clothing and dosimeters to measure their exposure to radiation the nuclear fuel is held in an airtight steel vessel and the reactor is covered with rei?
to control the radiation
Where can you harness uranium?
In a nuclear fission reactor power plant
How is nuclear energy changed into electrical energy in a nuclear power plant?
Steam from the heat of the reactor.
Is the nuclear reaction in a nuclear power plant controlled or uncontrolled?
Controlled! ...if the reactor is working properly.
Who was the inventor of first nuclear plant?
Leo Szilard invented the nuclear reactor in 1933, but did not build it.Enrico Fermi built first nuclear reactor, CP-1 in 1942.Walter Zinn built the first nuclear power plant, EBR-1 in 1951.
When was the first nuclear reactor built?
The first demonstration nuclear reactor was built in USA by Enrico Fermi in Chicago Stadium. Fermi was an Italian Physicist, best known for his work on Chicago Pile-1 (the first nuclear reactor). on 26 June 1954, in the town of Obninsk, near Moscow in the former USSR, the first nuclear power plant was connected to an electricity grid to provide power to residences and businesses. Nuclear energy had crossed the divide from military uses to civilian applications.
