Where does radioactive fuel come from?

Answer 1

The inert gas radon comes from the radioactive decay of the elements radium and uranium.
Radon collects in low areas, hollows and basements, because its density as a gas is substantiallly greater than the density of air.

Answer 2

All radioactive isotopes found in nature were originally created in stars through nuclear fusion and have been slowly decaying ever since. Radioactive isotopes can be created artificially as well.

Answer 3

The fission of specific elements such as uranium and plutonium, or the break down of the products of these fissions.

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Radiation is when energy is emitted from any scource.

So nuclear radiation is energy emmitted from the nucleus of an atom during radioactive decay, which is when an atom is unstable; like some weird isotope; an it's trying to rearrange itself to make it more stable.

To do this, it can lose/rearrange its protons/neutrons or electrons. This is radioactive decay; this is the scource of the energy that is being emitted (or radiation).

In a nutshell: radioactive decay of an unstable nucleus of an atom. Examples of atoms: uranium/plutonium, as mentioned above.

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x BBC Merlin Fan

Answer 4

Radio active stuff can be formed in laboratory or taken as sample from govt. institutions under proper safety measures & guidance. I am not sure but i think it can also be found in a highly contained and guarded mining post.

Answer 5

Radioisotopes, containing unstable combinations of protons and neutrons, are created by neutron activation. This involves the capture of a neutron by the nucleus of an atom, resulting in an excess of neutrons (neutron rich).

Answer 6

Radioactive fuel, such as uranium or plutonium, is mined from the Earth's crust. Uranium is the most commonly used fuel in nuclear power plants, while plutonium is usually created as a byproduct of nuclear reactions in reactors fueled by uranium.

Answer 7

radiation comes from the earth-- the natural type, but there is also the artificial kind which can make you lose hair, get sick, or die.

Answer 8

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