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Water is used in nuclear REACTORS both as the heat energy carrier and as a coolant to prevent overheating. Proper cooling is required or the reactor will overheat, causing a meltdown. This is not the same as a nuclear explosion since all that will happen is the extreme heat will melt or destroy the reactor or its containment, but due to the design of reactors it is impossible to have a nuclear explosion similar to nuclear weaponry in a reactor.
A notable reactor meltdown was Chernobyl where the nuclear reaction was allowed to generate too much excess heat and the heat caused melting of reactor components and eventually a steam explosion (water vapour explosion) due to overheating. The main concern for a reactor meltdown is not the immediate destruction of everything in a certain radius but the spraying of highly radioactive materials found only in a reactor over a large radius since this radioactive waste cannot be cleaned effectively and will render the surroundings uninhabitable for decades.
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Where can one purchase Cool Water for Men by Davicoff?
There are many places where one can purchase Cool Water by Davidoff. Amazon, Target, FragranceX, FragranceNet, Macy's, and eBay all sell Cool Water for Men.
What happens to the cooling water in a normally functioning nuclear plant does it all become radioactive eventually and how is it treated?
Water itself does not become radioactive, luckily, but any dissolved material in the water in the reactor primary circuit gets irradiated by the neutron flux and so can become radioactive. Therefore it is very important to control the water purity, it is all treated in a demineralisation plant, but then that is normal practice for power plants anyway, the difference in a nuclear plant is that the removed material can be radioactive. The secondary water/steam system in a PWR will not become radioactive, neither will the station cooling water used to cool the turbine condenser.
How fast does hot water cool?
Basically, the rate at which the water will cool depends on the difference between the water's temperature, and the temperature of its surroundings. The higher the temperature difference, the faster it cools. There are some other factors, but that's the gist of it...
What must you do to steam to change it into water?
Cool it!
Does it take longer for water to cool or heat up?
It takes longer to cool off, but mostly depending on the temperature.
What are people doing about the nuclear meltdowns?
The nuclear power plants are filled with water to keep the atoms from splitting too fast inside the nuclear rod. Because of the earthquake in Japan, the nuclear power plants lost a lot of water in them, which is making the atoms split too fast. Radiation is now leaking from the plants, so crews are going in and dumping seawater into the nuclear plants to cool down the rods.
What are some problems that are happening with the nuclear power stations in Japan?
There is a lot of nuclear waste that is at risk of exploding, so the workers must keep it covered with water to cool it. This prevents explosion. They had a problem with the back up power going out due to the tsunami, and this caused more explosions Tuesday and Wednesday. A huge concern is the massive amounts of radiation coming from the waste.
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.
Why is sea water used to cool nuclear reactors?
Sea water is used to cool nuclear reactors in emergency situations when fresh water is not available. We usually find very pure water used in nuclear reactors as a primary coolant. This water stays quite pure and retains little radiation after shutdown and cooldown. But if an emergency situation arises and the "regular" primary coolant (the fresh water) is lost, it must be replaced with any water to cool the reactor. Sea water is better than nothing.
How did the Nuclear reactor get damiged?
If you are talking about the Nuclear Reactors in Japan, they were damaged because when they lost power, the water pumps used to cool them stopped, and all of the nuclear material overheated.
Why nuclear reactors are built in coastal region?
So that there is a constant supply of water to cool the reactors with.
What adjective could be formed in book?
the amount of water needed to cool down a a nuclear power station
Why are large amounts if water used in nuclear power plants?
to cool the heating rods and generate electricity
Does the water used to cool a nuclear reactor get contaminated?
In a properly operating nuclear reactor, water used to cool the reactor is not contaminated. This water, called primary coolant, is quite pure. And after shutdown and cooldown, the water has little radiation in it. But if the reactor has some malfunction that overheats the fuel, fuel elements can rupture or melt (a meltdown) and fission products, which are hightly radioactive, can be released into the coolant (the water). The water is then contaminated.
How do coolant systems work in nuclear reactors?
Coolant Systems on a Nuclear Reactor works by pumping large amounts of Sea Water into the reactors to cool it down and produce steam.
Why is water used in nuclear power plants?
Water is used in nuclear power plants to cool them and to be flashed to steam so that the energy generated can spin turbines to generate electricity. In light water moderated reactors, a very common type, water is also used as the neutron moderator, which means that it slows down the fast neutrons that are emitted from the fissioning of atoms of uranium so that they can participate in subsequent fission reactions with more atoms. This is a self modulating reaction, having a negative temperature coefficient, so the reactor's power level will dynamically track the load, with very little assistance from the operators.
Why were the nuclear power plants in Japan where they were?
The power plant were where they were because the generators needed cool water for the cooling systems at the plant.
