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Why is the water that is used to cool the reactor vessel of a nuclear power plant is kept separate from the water that is heated to produce steam for the turbine generators?
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∙ 11y ago
To reduce radioactive contamination.
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How does nuclear reactor works to produce electricity?
how electricity is produced in a nuclear reactor
How does nuclear reactor produce electricity?
Most do it the same way fossil fueled power plants do: by heating water to make steam, which turns turbine/generators. The heat just comes from a different source.
What is needed to produce nuclear energy?
The nuclear fuel either loaded in adedicatednuclear reactor or in an atomic bomb
How do nuclear subs derive their power?
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Is Australia nuclear free?
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How does nuclear reactor works to produce electricity?
how electricity is produced in a nuclear reactor
What happens to a nuclear reactor when operated below grid frequency 50hz?
The nuclear reactor doesn't care. Only the turbines that spin the generators do.
How is the energy of a nuclear reactor converted to electricity?
the nuclear reactor makes steam wich drives turbines wich drive generators that make the electricity
What is the purpose a nuclear reactor?
To produce heat.
How is steam used to power a nuclear submarine?
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What is the main use of nuclear reactor?
To produce electricity
What is the only thing that a nuclear reactor can do?
Produce heat (energy) from nuclear fission.
What are the functions of pressure vessel and turbine in a nuclear reactor?
The pressure vessel contains the reactor core with its fuel, coolant, moderator, control elements, and emergency systems. The turbine is the device that on receiving the steam it spins and turns the electric generators to produce electricity.
How is heat of Nuclear fission used?
The heat from nuclear fission is what generates electricity. Water is heated in a nuclear reactor, which then generates steam which is used to power electrical generators.
What is a device that harness a controlled nuclear chain reaction to produce useful energy?
A nuclear reactor will do what is asked here. Use the link below to the related question about what a nuclear reactor is.
How does nuclear reactor produce electricity?
Most do it the same way fossil fueled power plants do: by heating water to make steam, which turns turbine/generators. The heat just comes from a different source.
How are breeder reactors and nuclear reactor different?
The breeder reactor produce more fissile fuel than what is consumed while this is not the case for other nuclear reactors.
