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Nuclear energy appears as heat (after all, if it wasn't moderated it would explode). Now you have a heat source to drive steam turbines to deliver electricity, just like a coal-fired power station.
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∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoA nuclear power reactor uses the nuclear fission reaction to generate heat. Extremely pure water at very high pressure is routed through the reactor, which heats the water. Which in turn rotates a huge turbine or fan which acts has a dynamo . thus producing electricity
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Which process does the Sun use to produce energy?
The conversion of Hydrogen into Helium (nuclear fusion).
Is the nuclear energy friendly to the inverment?
It does not produce carbon dioxide or sulfur or nitrous oxides
Can nuclear power plants produce material that could be converted?
Nuclear energy is released from the nucleus when U235 fissions, it appears initially as kinetic energy of the fission fragments, these are then stopped in the fuel material and turned to thermal energy. We can't use the nuclear energy directly.
How is nuclear energy usefull to mankind?
It is useful because it does not produce carbon dioxide as it is not combusted to produce energy, also, it gives off huge amounts of energy from small quantities of uranium or plutonium. However, it takes a long time to power up or power down nuclear plants, making it quite inefficient.
Is nuclear energy good for humans and the environment?
Nuclear energy provides electricity which is good for humans, and for the environment it does not produce greenhouse gases, so that is good. However it has dangers too, so must be well controlled
Is nuclear energy and nuclear fuel different?
Nuclear fuel is the fuel used to produce nuclear energy.
What do nuclear power plants have to do with nuclear energy?
Nuclear power plants produce electricity by using nuclear energy
What Is produced in nuclear energy in power?
Nuclear power stations collect nuclear energy, and produce heat energy and electrical energy.
When generators are spun they produce nuclear energy?
No, generators produce electrical energy when they are spun. Nuclear energy produces steam which spin generators.
What is the main use of nuclear energy?
The main use of nuclear energy is to produce electricity. Nuclear energy is also used in the field of medicine and military purposes.
What kind of energy does the sun produce?
The sun produce light and nuclear energy
Does nuclear energy produce a lot of energy?
Yes.
What is nuclear energy for?
To produce electricity
What nuclear reaction is currently used to produce nuclear energy in nuclear reactors?
We use nuclear fission in nuclear reactors to tap nuclear energy.
How is nuclear energy used to produce electricity?
Nuclear energy, or nuclear power, uses exothermic nuclear processes to produce electricity. Nuclear power plants provide around 10% of the world's electricity.
does nuclear fission produce energy?
A controlled nuclear chain reaction produces heat, driving steam turbines to produce energy.
What are the relationships between electrical energy and nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy is used to produce electrical energy, but there is no direct relationship
