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What are the sources of nuclear reactors?
Nuclear reactors are built. Therefore the source is the country that commissioned and built them.
Are there more fast breeder or thermal nuclear reactors?
Most nuclear reactors are thermal-neutron reactors. A few fast breeder reactors have been built, but not many.
Will thorium powered reactors be built?
Yes, thorium was used as a fertile material in nuclear reactors.
How many nuclear reactors existed in 1934?
There were no operational nuclear reactors in 1934 as the first functioning nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1, was not built until 1942 as part of the Manhattan Project.
Does nuclear reactors contain uranium-235?
It really depends on the nuclear reactor, but many are built to work specifically with that isotope.
What step was taken to insure the nuclear reactor was safe in chernobyl?
The RBMK reactors at Chernobyl were probably the most unsafe reactors ever designed and built. They should never have been built.
How many nuclear power plants do you have in the us that are active?
No new nuclear plants have been built in the US in the past 20 years. The Watts Bar plant was licenced in 1996, but had been built much earlier. The last plant actually built was the River Bend plant in Louisiana, which was licenced in 1986.
Is nuclear power the way forward?
Yes, using new design inherently safe reactors. These can be built.
How are nuclear reactors different from breeder reactors?
Most nuclear reactors, in general, are designed and built to produce usable energy. The energy helps supply public demand for electricity, or provide propulsion for a combat vessel at sea, especially submarines. Some nuclear reactors are built for research only, to learn more about nuclear power and about better ways to utilize it. Nuclear reactors do not emit atmospheric contaminants like other energy-making processes do. They are not like combustion engines, and require no oxygen to burn for their function. Breeder reactors are a different story indeed. They do produce usable energy, but in too many cases their design purpose is to "breed" more fissionable material during the reaction process.
Types of nuclear reactors in India?
Apart from an early small BWR station, GE design, they have all been PHWR (Candu) types, initially built with Canadian help but more recently independently. At present two plants are being built to a Russian PWR design. See the link below for more information.
How many nuclear reactors are there in a nuclear power plant?
There is no fixed number, but most nuclear stations have two reactors. These are usually run quite separately, with separate generating equipment, so that whilst one reactor is being refuelled the other can continue to produce power. Some stations have more than two reactors, but usually then they have been built over a long time period and the later ones may be of an improved design.
Was Nuclear Reactors first invented to generate electricity?
No, nuclear reactors were not initially invented to generate electricity. The first nuclear reactor, known as Chicago Pile-1, was built in 1942 primarily for research purposes and to demonstrate the feasibility of a controlled nuclear chain reaction. It was part of the Manhattan Project, aimed at developing nuclear weapons during World War II. Electricity generation from nuclear reactors became a focus later, particularly in the 1950s, as the potential for using nuclear fission for power generation was recognized.
