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It's a complicated story, there are many different elements in the fission products, and they have widely different half lives and radioactive characteristics. Some decay quickly and turn into other isotopes which may have much longer half lives. I recommend you read the first part of the linked article, if you want to go further there is much more detail available in the rest of the article. Note that nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons produce differing actual quantities and types of fission products because in the reactor they are retained in the spent fuel whereas in a nuclear explosion they are scattered widely and so have a more immediate effect.
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How do control rods in a nuclear reactor regulate the rate of nuclear fission?
Control rods in a nuclear reactor regulate the rate of nuclear fission by absorbing neutrons, which are needed to sustain the fission process. By adjusting the position of the control rods, operators can control the number of neutrons available to cause fission reactions, thus regulating the overall power output of the reactor.
What part of the reactor contains nuclear fuel?
The nuclear fuel is typically contained in the reactor core, which is a central part of the nuclear reactor where the fission reaction takes place. The fuel rods, which contain the nuclear fuel pellets, are inserted into the reactor core during operation.
What type of nuclear reaction occurs in a reactor?
Nuclear fission is the primary type of nuclear reaction that occurs in a reactor. It involves the splitting of heavy atomic nuclei to release energy.
What is the name of the fuel used in the nuclear reactor?
The fuel used in a nuclear reactor is typically uranium. Specifically, the most common type of uranium used is uranium-235, which undergoes nuclear fission to produce energy in the reactor.
What is the purpose of boron in nuclear reactors?
Boron is used inside a nuclear reactor inside a control rod which is used to 'soak' up the neutrons inside the nuclear reactor, a control rod can be used to control the rate of fission inside a nuclear reactor.
What are the name of fission fragements in a nuclear reactor?
Fission products, in the case of uranium, krypton 92 and barium 141.
What does fission happen in?
Nuclear reactor
A nuclear reactor uses the energy from a controlled?
nuclear fission
Parts of nuclear reactor where nuclear fission occurs?
core
Which section of a nuclear reactor does nuclear fission occurs?
The fission happens in the fuel, which is usually in fuel rods inside the reactor. The rods are spaced at a particular distance apart and fill the reactor.
How is nuclear fission initiated in a nuclear reactor?
Nuclear fission in a nuclear reactor is initiated by bombarding uranium or plutonium atoms with neutrons, causing them to split and release more neutrons, which then continue the chain reaction.
Where does fission occour?
Nuclear fission occurs in fission reactors, a type of nuclear reactor, and in fission bombs, more commonly knows as atomic bombs.
What three things did nuclear plants intend to do with long-lived fission waste products?
all reactor waste products with lifetimes over a few hundred years make excellent reactor fuel, they should all be recycled and reused in reactors. these are all transuranics, not fission products.
How do control rods in a nuclear reactor regulate the rate of nuclear fission?
Control rods in a nuclear reactor regulate the rate of nuclear fission by absorbing neutrons, which are needed to sustain the fission process. By adjusting the position of the control rods, operators can control the number of neutrons available to cause fission reactions, thus regulating the overall power output of the reactor.
What is nuclear energies most common use?
That released by fission in a nuclear reactor
What is the only thing that a nuclear reactor can do?
Produce heat (energy) from nuclear fission.
What is it called when nuclear fission is repeated?
It is called nuclear chain fission reaction.
