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Why did a nuclear power plant chooses an egglike shape reactor?
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∙ 10y ago
The reactor is not Egg like. It is the Containment area that is egg like, So no steam or nuclear radiation cannot escape.
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What is the function of a nuclear reactor of a nuclear plant?
simply, the nuclear reactor is the source of heat (or steam) for the nuclear power plant.
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.
Block diagram of a nuclear power station?
The heart of a nuclear power plant is the nuclear reactor.
What was the worst reactor accident in history?
the reactor accident at the chernobyl nuclear power plant.
What do power plant lines do for a nuclear reactor?
lead
How many nuclear reactor plant are in America?
104 operating nuclear reactors
Where can you harness uranium?
In a nuclear fission reactor power plant
How is nuclear energy changed into electrical energy in a nuclear power plant?
Steam from the heat of the reactor.
Is the nuclear reaction in a nuclear power plant controlled or uncontrolled?
Controlled! ...if the reactor is working properly.
Who was the inventor of first nuclear plant?
Leo Szilard invented the nuclear reactor in 1933, but did not build it.Enrico Fermi built first nuclear reactor, CP-1 in 1942.Walter Zinn built the first nuclear power plant, EBR-1 in 1951.
Where was the first nuclear power plant in the US?
The Shippingport reactor was the first full-scale PWR nuclear power plant in the United States.
What kind of reactor does the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant have?
Few specifics have been supplied by Matt Groening regarding the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. The nuclear assembly was cited as a Fissionator 1952 Slow-Fission Reactor, but beyond that, we can only guess. It presents all the appearances of the pressurized water reactor plant with which we are somewhat familiar, as these are the most common types in the US.
