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What are two reasons that people have not been able to use nuclear fusion as an energy source?
Nuclear fusion is unsure now at industrial scale.
Why dont we use nuclear fusion in nuclear power plants?
Because no one has been able to produce a continuous fusion reaction so far.
Why does the sun give off so many energy?
It gets the energy from nuclear fusion. It is able to carry out this nuclear fusion because of its mass, which pulls the Sun together, and keeps its core hot and dense.
What date did the first fusion generator operate?
The first work on nuclear fusion was performed in 1933 by Ernest Rutherford. The first nuclear fusion "reactor" was built in 1947 by teams in the UK and USSR. To this day no nuclear fusion "reactor" has been able to produce more energy than had to be put into it to get the reaction started, despite many different experiments on many different designs.
You hope that you will some be able to perform nuclear fusion to create electricity using?
It may be possible one day but it will be many years before fusion plants are developed.
What causes the suns light and heat energy that reaches the earth?
The source of the sun's energy, as well as that of every star, is nuclear fusion in its core. The only way we're able to use nuclear fusion consistently on Earth so far is in the explosions of large nuclear weapons, but we're working on the ability to control other applications.
How is nuclear fusion fuels is used?
It's used in stars to generate light and heat. Even though we've been trying for decades, humans haven't yet been able to sustain fusion.
What is the different between a nuclear bomb and an atom bomb?
Nuclear bombs before the 60s were referred to as atom bombs, because the term Nuclear hadn't been discover yet. Nuclear bombs today, are generally Hydrogen bombs, or fusion bombs. They are significantly more powerful, able to places about the size of Rhode Island. Atom bombs,which were mostly uranium and plutonium, lack the destructive power of Nuclear or Fusion bombs.
Can you use the energy produced by nuclear fusion for something?
Sure, you can get a tan from it, since the Sun is a big fusion power reactor. In the near future we will be able to build fusion reactors here on Earth. Google "ITER" to see how it's going. In the meantime I suppose you can say the fusion power is actually solar energy.
What is top speed of nuclear powered destroyer ship?
The US Navy no longer has nuclear powered cruisers or destroyers. The only nuclear powered surface ships are aircraft carriers. In general, the nuclear powered cruisers/destroyers could achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots (34 Miles Per Hour). Aircraft carriers must be able to achieve the same speed in order for them to be able to launch and recover aircraft.
Which form of energy is most preferred and why?
If we are able control the fusion reactions then nuclear energy is the most preffered form of energy otherwise solar energy is prefferable.
How is the sun able to constantly produce nuclear fusion?
think of it, this way, it's a positive of a black hole. Meaning that this singularity has achieved enough mass to support nuclear fusion caused but extreme gravitational pull of the singularity. but much is thoerized by Stephen Hawking, and his notes on the hawking molecule that should give you the information you need.
