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Why does France have a large nuclear production?
To comply with the massive demands of the countries energy needs and to do so with no carbon dioxide emissions, France needed to build real and reliable power. Nuclear is the only valid power source that produces energy with no carbon Dioxide emissions or changes to their landscape.
Is fission nuclear energy chemical energy or mechanical energy?
Nuclear fission is a type of nuclear reaction that converts nuclear energy into thermal energy (heat), which can then be used to generate mechanical energy (such as electricity). So, fission nuclear energy originates as nuclear energy and can be converted into mechanical energy.
How does France produce it's energy?
France relies largely on nuclear power plants to provide its electricity. It does not have significant uranium resources, meaning it must purchase its uranium from other countries. France, nevertheless, decided to take the jump to nuclear and now produces 70% of its electricity from nuclear reactors, using its 59 nuclear reactors. It also sells power to adjacent countries.
Do cars have nuclear energy?
No, so far only some ships have nuclear energy.
Is nuclear reactors and nuclear energy the same thing?
Nuclear energy is released when U-235 undergoes fission, and that takes place in nuclear reactors (or nuclear weapons). So a reactor is a thing constructed to produce nuclear energy.
How reliable is the nuclear as a form of energy?
Once the nuclear power plant has been built and put into service, nuclear power is very reliable, it is only dependent on how reliable the plant's equipment is, things like pumps, instruments, turbines, and so on. The reactor itself hardly ever fails.
What type of energy transformation occurs in a nuclear power plant?
In a nuclear power plant, nuclear energy is transformed into heat energy through nuclear fission. This heat energy is then used to produce steam, which drives turbines connected to generators to produce electricity. So, the energy transformation in a nuclear power plant is from nuclear energy to heat energy to electrical energy.
Why does France use so much nuclear energy?
France does not have deposits of oil or natural gas, these have to be imported. There is some coal in the north but the fields are not very productive. There is some hydro but that is limited by geography, so they made a bold but successful decision to go for energy independence, in electricity, and it has paid off.
How nuclear energy works?
It starts with the nuclear air that comes from our bodies and so on so fourth
Does France import nuclear power?
There are cross-border lines in Europe, so there may be flows in either direction depending on load demands at different times, but in general France has plenty of its own nuclear power so I doubt it. There may be power trades, but France is a net exporter of power.
Does water have nuclear energy?
Yes, but more specifically, the atoms that make up the water molecule have nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is what hold the atoms together. It holds the nuetrons and protons together within the nucleus of the atom. So anything that has nuetrons and protons has nuclear energy.
What other names are there for nuclear energy?
Other names for nuclear energy include atomic energy, nuclear power, and atomic power.
