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If you mean why are all current nuclear power plants fission reactors, this is simply because the creation and control of nuclear fusion reactions on a scale and level suitable for commercial purposes are not currently well-understood.
Experimental reactors can create and hold a plasma for a short period, and sometimes realise a small net gaing in energy, but none currently can run for an extended period.
They are also technical challenges remaining around containment of the plasma and degradation of the plasma vessel due to neutron damage.
The current wisdom among fusion researchers is that "commercial fusion power has been 50 years away for the last 50 years...."
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What process release the energy in the nuclear reactors used in power plants?
Nuclear fission
What does nuclear energy include?
Mostly power plants operating with fission reactors. Also experiments with nuclear fusion, and nuclear weapons
What process do nuclear power plants use to produce energy?
All current nuclear power plants use nuclear fission to produce energy. For more information on fission and power plants, see the related links.
Is nuclear energy effective?
Yes, nuclear fission reactors are very effective and can generate a lot of power. That is why nuclear fission reactors are very effecive
Power plants produce energy by the process of nuclear?
fission.
What process release the energy in the nuclear reactors used in power plants?
Nuclear fission
Do fusion powers nuclear reactors?
No. Our reactors are fission reactors. We haven't yet mastered fusion reactors for power.
What does energy includes?
Mostly power plants operating with fission reactors. Also experiments with nuclear fusion, and nuclear weapons
What does nuclear energy include?
Mostly power plants operating with fission reactors. Also experiments with nuclear fusion, and nuclear weapons
What process do nuclear power plants use produce energy?
All current nuclear power plants use nuclear fission to produce energy. For more information on fission and power plants, see the related links.
What process do nuclear power plants use to produce energy?
All current nuclear power plants use nuclear fission to produce energy. For more information on fission and power plants, see the related links.
Is nuclear energy effective?
Yes, nuclear fission reactors are very effective and can generate a lot of power. That is why nuclear fission reactors are very effecive
Where is fission used by humans?
In nuclear reactors, there are over 400 operating power reactors world wide
Is nuclear fission only used to create atomic bombs?
No, nuclear fission operates all nuclear reactors. If they are power plant reactors it is used to generate electricity.
How many reactors usually work in nuclear power plants?
Most plants have two reactors but some have more
Why nuclear fission better?
Nuclear fission is now commercially available in nuclear fission reactors since the fifties of last century. Nuclear Fusion is still under R&D. Nuclear fission reactors are clean energy source.
What is the function of reactors?
reactors are used for limit short cicuit current in power system.
