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Power plants fall into two categoiries, These and their fuel sources are:
Thermal Power Plants
- coal
- oil
- natural gas
- biomass
Nuclear Power Plants
- Uranium
- Thorium (under investigation)
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Which substances is a fuel used in nuclear power plants?
Uranium
How is coal used today?
Today coal is mostly used for providing the fuel for electric power plants.
Is plutonium used in power plants?
Yes, plutonium is a very important fuel for nuclear reactors.
What is the primary fuel used in nuclear power plants?
Uranium-235, enriched to about 5% from its naturally occurring level of 0.7%.
How much uranium is used in power plants?
A typical large power reactor will have approx 75 tons of uranium fuel with about 1/3 of this being changed every two years
Which substance is a fuel used in nuclear plants?
Uranium
Is Silver used as a fuel in nuclear power plants?
NO!
Uranium-235 is used to fuel nuclear power plants What is the main use of uranium-235?
That is the main use, to fuel nuclear power plants
Which substances is a fuel used in nuclear power plants?
Uranium
Is chromium used as fuel nuclear power plants?
No, chromium has no fissile properties for use as fuel
What element is used to make fuel for nuclear power plants?
B. Uranium
Why is uranium used in nuclear power plants?
Uranium is used as nuclear fuel in nuclear power plants because the fission of uranium atom release a formidable quantity of energy.
How is coal used today?
Today coal is mostly used for providing the fuel for electric power plants.
What is chlorophyll used in?
IT is used in plants and is the substance that colours the leaves of plants green. They are an essential substance to all processes in plants.
Is silver used in the operation of nuclear power plants?
No, Enriched Uranium-235 is used in a nuclear reactor as the fuel in the fuel rods and boron is used in the control rods.
What fuel used in hydroelectic power plants?
Flowing water is used to turn enormous turbines, generating electricity
Is a wind turbine conserving?
Well it conserves fuel which would otherwise have to be used in power plants.
