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Eskom built its first nuclear power plant, which was commissioned in 1984, to reduce the expense and environmental damage associated with fossil fuel power generation. A second nuclear power plant has been planned to help relieve the shortage of electric power in some areas of South Africa which frequently are subjected to "rolling blackouts" when power is temporarily unavailable. The South African government considers nuclear power generation to be more economical than fossil-fuel because of coal transportation costs. There are also environmental concerns with fossil-fuel power generation, and construction of new coal-burning power plants must bear the significant expense required to have them comply with South African clean-air legislation.
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What are three uses of for potential uses of nuclear fission?
That's really two questions, "What are the uses of Nuclear fission reaction?" and "What are potential uses of nuclear fission?". See the "Related questions" below for answers to each question.
A nuclear reactor uses the energy from a controlled?
nuclear fission
What are negative uses of fission?
Nuclear weapons
Does nuclear power plants uses nuclear fusion?
No, they rely on fission. Controlled fusion is the holy grail of nuclear power.
Where do you get nuclear fission?
You get nuclear fission in:nuclear fission reactorsatomic fission bombs
Where is the location of the eskom thermal power plant?
If you mean the Eskom nuclear plant, this is at Koeberg, some 30km north of Capetown
What nuclear reaction is used to the Bataan power plant?
The Bataan nuclear power plant uses nuclear fission as the nuclear reaction to generate electricity. In nuclear fission, the nucleus of an atom is split into two smaller nuclei, releasing a large amount of energy, which is harnessed to produce electricity.
A fission nuclear power plant uses what kind of reaction to generate heat?
A fission nuclear power plant uses nuclear fission reactions to generate heat. In this process, the nucleus of an atom is split into smaller nuclei, releasing a large amount of energy in the form of heat. This heat is then used to produce steam, which drives turbines to generate electricity.
What is the splitting of an atoms nucleus into two smaller nuclei is called?
nuclear fission
What are the destructive uses of nuclear fission?
Nuclear fission can be used in destructive ways, such as in atomic bombs where a chain reaction is initiated to cause a powerful explosion. Additionally, nuclear fission can be used in nuclear reactors to produce energy for electricity, but if not controlled properly, accidents like meltdowns can occur, leading to environmental and health hazards.
A nuclear reaction in which an atoms nucleus is split into two smaller nuclei and energy is released as heat is known as?
nuclear fission
What are Uranim uses?
The most popular use is of Uranium 235 isotope which is used in nuclear fission which helps create nuclear energy.
