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Which metal is used to line the reactors in nuclear power plants?
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∙ 15y ago
Often lead, though many different types of metal may be used, as long as they block radiation.
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The use of nuclear reactors to generate electricity is what?
The use of nuclear power
Is uranium known as expectation metal?
The word expectation is not adequate; uranium is used as fuel in nuclear power reactors. Nuclear energy is the most important alternative for fossil fuels.
How is plutonium used for an everyday life?
In everyday life (as most people define it) plutonium has no use. Its primary use is in making nuclear weapons. It can also be used as fuel in nuclear reactors instead of or in addition to uranium, but except for small mostly experimental reactors and the French standardized nuclear reactors for power plants these are almost nonexistent.
Is fission process possible on earth?
About 3 billion years ago, when U235 was much more common, it did. Look up the Oklo natural reactors in Africa for an example. There were probably other sites too.Manmade nuclear power reactors.Manmade nuclear weapons.
What is a nuclear reactor used for?
Most nuclear reactors are built to produce electric power. A single nuclear reactor can generate enough energy to power 1,200,000 homes around the clock. The vast minority of reactors around the world are operated by power or energy companies that are licensed by the government, or by the government itself. Some smaller reactors are constructed for research, and for the production of nuclear materials used in industry and medicine. Plutonium can also be produced in reactors, and its application as a nuclear fuel or a material for a nuclear weapon is widely known.
How many nuclear reactors in Sweden?
Sweden currently has 3 active nuclear power plants with 10 reactors.
How many reactors usually work in nuclear power plants?
Most plants have two reactors but some have more
What states are agaainst nuclear power and have no nuclear power plants or reactors?
Australia and New Zealand are two
What process release the energy in the nuclear reactors used in power plants?
Nuclear fission
Who provides nuclear energy?
The companies that own and operate nuclear reactors in power plants
Can you direct me to a website with a list of all the nuclear power plants in the world?
I have put a link to the Wikipedia page, "List of nuclear reactors," below. It seems to be pretty good, and includes some reactors that are not in nuclear plants, such as research reactors.
How many U.S. nuclear power plants?
104 operating reactors
How many nuclear power plants are there in the states?
104 operating reactors
How is uranium involved in nuclear reactors?
Uranium is now the most important nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants.
How many nuclear power plants operate in the US as of 2009?
104 reactors
Why is plutonium in a nuclear power sation?
Plutonium (as a metal or oxide , mixed oxide, carbide) can be used as nuclear fuel in nuclear reactors.
What is the bad things about the nuclear power reactors?
there are no bad things about the nuclear power reactors
