simply, the nuclear reactor is the source of heat (or steam) for the nuclear power plant.
The heart of a nuclear power plant is the nuclear reactor.
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Leo Szilard invented the nuclear reactor in 1933, but did not build it.Enrico Fermi built first nuclear reactor, CP-1 in 1942.Walter Zinn built the first nuclear power plant, EBR-1 in 1951.
If a nuclear reactor leaked you would have to evacuate the area around the plant and you would attempt to stop the leak and probably depending on the severeity level of the situation you may need to 'SCRAM' the reactor.
You rip apart an atom which releases great energy in the form of heat. The energy causes water to evaporate which turns a turbine. The turning turbine creates electricity. This is how a nuclear reactor works.
a nuclear reactor converts binding energy into heat. a nuclear power plant uses a nuclear reactor to generate electricity.
The reactor coolant is used to extract heat from the nuclear fuel and hence maintains its integrity.
A nuclear reactor is a plant which deliver electricity and (or) heat.The function principle is the release of energy from nuclear fission of fissile materials as the isotope uranium-235.
The heart of a nuclear power plant is the nuclear reactor.
the reactor accident at the chernobyl nuclear power plant.
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The primary function of fuel rods in a nuclear reactor is to contain and control the nuclear fuel, such as uranium, that undergoes fission reactions to produce heat for generating electricity.
It's really just a matter of degree, all reactors produce some power. Those used in a power plant will produce perhaps 3000 to 5000 Megawatts thermal. Low power reactors producing a few kilowatts are used for experiments, teaching in universities, and for producing radioisotopes by irradiating samples, but reactors in this sort of power level would not be harnessed to produce electricity, the heat produced if large enough would be removed and rejected to the atmosphere or to a water cooling circuit. This makes them simple to operate and to start and stop as required.
The reflector in a nuclear reactor helps to reflect neutrons back into the reactor core, increasing the chances of nuclear reactions occurring. The reactor core is where the nuclear reactions take place, generating heat that is used to produce electricity.
Controlled! ...if the reactor is working properly.
Steam from the heat of the reactor.
Control rods in a nuclear plant are used to regulate the nuclear reaction by absorbing neutrons and controlling the rate of fission in the reactor core. By adjusting the position of the control rods, operators can control the power output of the reactor and ensure it operates at a safe and stable level. In an emergency, control rods can be fully inserted into the core to shut down the reactor and stop the nuclear reaction.