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Most do it the same way fossil fueled power plants do: by heating water to make steam, which turns turbine/generators. The heat just comes from a different source.

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How does nuclear reactor works to produce electricity?

In a nuclear reactor, nuclear reactions create heat by splitting atoms or combining them. This heat is used to produce steam, which drives a turbine connected to a generator. The generator then converts mechanical energy into electricity that can be distributed to power homes and businesses.


What happens in a nuclear reactor to create electricity?

In a nuclear reactor, the controlled splitting of atoms (nuclear fission) generates heat, which is used to produce steam from water. The steam then drives turbines that are connected to generators, producing electricity. The process essentially harnesses the heat energy released during nuclear fission to produce electricity.


What is the function of reflector and reactor core?

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.


How much electricity can a nuclear reactor produce?

Nuclear reactors vary in size the same way any engine does. On the small size, they could produce tens of kilowatts. On the large side they can produce gigawatts. Commercial nuclear reactors that provide power to electrical grids produce about half a gigawatt to about one and a half gigawatts. They do not produce power continuously, even if there are no problems. They have to be shut down periodically for refueling.


How many watts electricity is produced by a nuclear reactor?

The electricity produced by a nuclear reactor can vary depending on its size and design, but a typical nuclear reactor can generate anywhere from 500 megawatts to 1,500 megawatts of electricity.

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What is the main use of nuclear reactor?

To produce electricity


How does nuclear reactor works to produce electricity?

In a nuclear reactor, nuclear reactions create heat by splitting atoms or combining them. This heat is used to produce steam, which drives a turbine connected to a generator. The generator then converts mechanical energy into electricity that can be distributed to power homes and businesses.


What happens in a nuclear reactor to create electricity?

In a nuclear reactor, the controlled splitting of atoms (nuclear fission) generates heat, which is used to produce steam from water. The steam then drives turbines that are connected to generators, producing electricity. The process essentially harnesses the heat energy released during nuclear fission to produce electricity.


What is the functions of a nuclear reactor?

Usually to provide thermal power in order to produce electricity, sometimes to produce radioisotopes


How does A nuclear reactor produce electricity by heat or actually generating the power itsself?

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What is the function of reflector and reactor core?

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.


What is a nuclear powerstation?

A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station. The heat source is nuclear reactor. Its main point is to produce electricity.


How much electricity can a nuclear reactor produce?

Nuclear reactors vary in size the same way any engine does. On the small size, they could produce tens of kilowatts. On the large side they can produce gigawatts. Commercial nuclear reactors that provide power to electrical grids produce about half a gigawatt to about one and a half gigawatts. They do not produce power continuously, even if there are no problems. They have to be shut down periodically for refueling.


How many watts electricity is produced by a nuclear reactor?

The electricity produced by a nuclear reactor can vary depending on its size and design, but a typical nuclear reactor can generate anywhere from 500 megawatts to 1,500 megawatts of electricity.


How much 1kg of u235 can produce electricity in areactor?

It is estimated that 1 kilogram of U235 can produce approximately 24,000 MWh of electricity in a nuclear reactor. This amount can vary depending on the efficiency of the reactor and the specific conditions of operation.


What is the primary function of fuel rods in a nuclear reactor?

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.


What is the difference between nuclear power plant and nuclear reactor?

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.