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uranium is nuclear energy's source it is mined in areas like Canada, Brazil, Australia and etc that's all I know hoped it helped :)

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What are the positive environmental effects of nuclear energy?

Positive environmental effects of nuclear energy revolve around air pollution. With nuclear energy, there is less waste that gets distributed into the atmosphere. The air is actually cleaner due to the fact that no air pollutants are released.


What are the primary uses of nuclear energy?

Nuclear energy is used almost entirely for the production of electricity. The electricity is mostly distributed on electric grids to customers. Some nuclear energy is used on ships to produce electricity for propulsion and other shipboard use. There are other uses, but they are comparatively minor.


How its nuclear energy produce and how its distributed?

it depends, where. The sun or the factory. The facories uses nuclear fission. This means they split atoms, usually uranium. Then it heats up quickly. The factory must use water to cool it down. The steam turns turbines to make energy. If they are not enough water, then there will be a melt down. In the sun. It uses nuclear fusion. This means it combines atoms together. this happens in the core. then energy is radiated to the convection zone, then the energy reaches the surface and radiates its energy in to space.


How can nuclear energy generate power?

Nuclear energy is generated through a process called nuclear fission, where atoms of uranium or plutonium are split in a controlled reaction inside a nuclear reactor. This process produces heat, which is used to create steam that drives turbines connected to generators, producing electricity. This electricity is then distributed through the power grid to homes and industries.


Is fusion nuclear energy or chemical energy?

Nuclear fusion produces nuclear energy


Is nuclear energy a chemical energy?

The energy released is nuclear energy.


How is nuclear energy transfomed into another usual energy?

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Is fission nuclear energy chemical energy or mechanical energy?

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What energy is the energy that is stored in an atoms nucleus?

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When is nuclear energy going to be used as an everyday energy?

You clearly don't understand how electricity is distributed. At present in the US nuclear power electricity is about 20 percent of the total used. This means that just about everybody uses some nuclear every day as part of their use of electricity. Nuclear power is always going to be used to produce electricity, you won't ever have one in your basement.


Can nuclear energy work with other forms of energy?

Nuclear energy is converted to electrical energy in a nuclear power plant.


Are there any uses of nuclear energy?

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