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What is the type and specification of the Refractory used in Nuclear Power Plants and its source of supply and technology.?
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A refractory material is one that retains its strength at high temperatures. ASTM C71 defines refractories as "non-metallic materials having those chemical and physical properties that made them applicable for structures, or as components of systems, that are exposed to environments above 1000 °F (800K, 500 °C)".
Such high temperatures are not met in water reactors, except in the fuel itself, which is in the form uranium dioxide. Is this what you mean? Some other types of reactors use high temperature gas for the coolant, though these are mostly experimental or prototypes at present. For example the pebble bed reactor uses fuel with the fissile material embedded in 'pebbles' of graphite, and in an inert helium atmosphere. In this case the graphite could be regarded as a refractory.
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What element is uesd in nuclear power plants?
Uranium
What type of uranium is used in nuclear power plants?
235U
What is a metallic element used in nuclear power plants?
UraniumIronLeadCadmiumetc.
Which substances is a fuel used in nuclear power plants?
Uranium
Do nuclear power plants use uranium to produce energy?
Yes, uranium is the most important nuclear fuel now.
Do people make nuclear bombs at nuclear power plants?
Generally, no. But nations capable of making nuclear power plants may be able to extend the technology to make weapons.
What is application of nuclear science and technology?
In power production (i.e. production of electricity) in nuclear power plants. It is also used in curing cancer.
How have nuclear power plants changed?
Like any other technology, nuclear power plants surely has changed on many aspects, mainly security, eletronic management, leakage monitoring and others.
Why dont you use nuclear fusion power plants?
Because we do not have the technology to build them. It may be 50 years before we do.
What has the author Jeff Dale written?
Jeff Dale has written: 'Future land use' -- subject(s): Cleanup, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Nuclear weapons plants, Nuclear weapons plants, Radioactive waste sites 'The state role in effective technology transfer' -- subject(s): States, Research and development partnership, Technology transfer, Technology and state
Has technology been developed to use nuclear energy source?
Yes, witness the many hundreds of nuclear power plants in the world today, most of which have operated entirely safely.
What do nuclear power plants have to do with nuclear energy?
Nuclear power plants produce electricity by using nuclear energy
Why have you been able to build nuclear power plants for only the last fifty years?
We don't have the technology to make it last longer.
Do nuclear plants use fission or fusion to create electricity?
Fission. We don't have the technology to fuse atoms in a controlled way yet.
What are the application of nuclear fission?
1. Nuclear power plants 2. Nuclear weaponsNuclear power plants
Is what happening in Japan technology related?
Absolutely. There was an earthquake of magnitude 9 which hit 4 nuclear power plants. Nuclear power is definitely technology, so the answer is yes.However, what most media focus on is some nuclear plants that withstood an earthquake a twice the designed magnitude, and nothing really serious happened. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed more then 10.000 Japanese and made many more homeless, so that should be much more important. And earthquakes and tsunamis are not technology related, so, if you consider the death toll, no what is happening in Japan is not technology related.
How are nuclear power plants?
by nuclear power ¬.¬
