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Excess binding energy of the uranium nucleus.

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The energy released from a nuclear power plant is released as?

From the nuclear reactor comes thermal energy (heat), which is then turned into electricity.


What is the energy transfer in a nuclear reactor?

the controlled release of nuclear energy in a reactor is accomplished


What is artificial nuclear reactor?

An artificial nuclear reactor is a nuclear reactor that is created by man to utilize a nuclear reaction for energy, as opposed to natural nuclear reactors.


Where is the nuclear energy produced in a nuclear reactor?

In the core.


What Metal used in nuclear reactions?

Nuclear energy appears as heat in a nuclear reactor. It comes from the fission of uranium or plutonium


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.


A nuclear reactor uses the energy from a controlled?

nuclear fission


Is all nuclear energy produced the same way?

All useful nuclear energy produced on Earth comes from nuclear fission of U-235 and/or Pu-239, in a variety of different reactor designs. In the stars it comes from fusion of hydrogen, not fission.


Can nuclear energy be stored in a arc reactor?

no


How is nuclear energy separated?

In a nuclear reactor the nuclear energy released by fission appears as heat in the fuel rods, which is then transferred to the reactor coolant (ie water in PWR and BWR)


How is nuclear energy changed into electrical energy in a nuclear power plant?

Steam from the heat of the reactor.


Is thermal energy found in a nuclear reactor?

Yes, that is how the nuclear energy is transferred to the turbine/generator