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How is nuclear energy converted into energy people can use?
in the nuclear process of generating power immense heat is relaesed and heats water to steam and turns a turbine. this is the same basic principle for fission and fusion
What is a sentence using nuclear energy?
I'm pretty sure that nuclear energy is not as safe to use as solar energy is. I wonder if the Japanese people are anxious to escape their reliance on nuclear energy, now that they have experienced a serious meltdown event.
How is energy conserved with nuclear fission?
Energy is always conserved. You can neither create nor destroy energy. The same goes for mass. They can only be moved from one frame of reference to another. Fission has nothing to do with it. Ditto for fusion.One area of "confusion" for many people is Einstein's mass-energy equivalence equation e = mc2. Some people think it means that mass can be converted to energy and vice versa. Nope. Not even close. Mass is energy, and energy is mass. Think about that.
Is Nuclear Energy Created?
The law that people go by is: Energy can not be destroyed or created by nature.Nuclear energy is man made though, with our nuclear power plants. So this contains the correct information for Nuclear Energy. This happens because of the splitting/smashing of atoms, creating a powerful enough energy to power homes and other appliances.
What is difference between atomic energy and nuclear energy?
Atomic energy is really a misnomer for nuclear energy. It is the fissioning of the nucleus which causes energy to be released. At the atomic level we are dealing with chemical reactions, but in the early days people did talk of atomic power and atomic bombs.
Is fusion energy the same a nuclear energy?
Sort of. Fusion energy is the power of the sun and hydrogen bombs, lots of people would like to use it as a local power source, but so far we've only figured out hot to use fission power in power plants.
When did people begin using nuclear fission?
The first use of nuclear fission, aside from research, was the atom bomb drop on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945. The first use of nuclear fission for power on an electric grid was when the Obrinsk Nuclear Power Plant in the USSR went on-line on June 27, 1954.
What energy type is generated by nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy primarily generates electrical energy. This is produced by the heat generated through nuclear fission reactions in nuclear power plants, which is then used to produce steam that drives turbines connected to electrical generators.
What are two dangers associated with nuclear fission?
Two dangers associated with nuclear fission are the risk of nuclear accidents, such as the Chernobyl or Fukushima disasters, which can release radiation into the environment and pose health risks to people nearby. Another danger is the potential for proliferation of nuclear weapons if nuclear materials are not properly secured.
Can nuclear fission be harmful?
Yes. The first use we developed for nuclear fission was the atomic bomb. The number of people who died when the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is difficult to estimate precisely, but was likely over 200,000. Even aside from nuclear weapons, the products of nuclear fission are highly radioactive and fission itself produces large amount of radiation. Accidents at nuclear power plants, which use controlled fission reactions, can result in radioactive material being released into the environment.
What are the people that study fission fusion of atoms?
Particle physicists or nuclear physicists.
What types of nuclear weapons are there?
Types of Nuclear WeaponsThere are at least three types of nuclear weapons: Pure fission, combined fission/fusion, and cobalt. For more information about these types of nuclear weapons, you can click on the link, Nuclear Weapons, on the right and follow the links from that page. purple people eater `;..;`
