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The energy released in a nuclear reactor is in the form of heat. This heat is used to boil water and produce high pressure steam which then drives the turbine.

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How do you get energy from nuclear?

The nuclear reactor heats water into steam which is used to drive a turbine which turns a generator.


A boiling water nuclear reactor delivers what to the turbine blades?

A boiling water nuclear reactor delivers steam to the turbine blades. The heated water in the reactor boils and produces steam, which is then used to drive the turbine blades and generate electricity.


What does a power stations turbine do?

A power station's turbine converts steam energy into rotary energy to drive the generator.


How is nuclear energy transformed into usable energy?

In a nuclear power plant, the energy from nuclear reactions is used to heat water and produce steam. The steam then drives a turbine, which is connected to a generator that produces electricity. This electricity is then transmitted through power lines for use by homes and businesses.


How is the energy in the reactor made to drive a turbine?

The fuel in the core of a nuclear reactor goes into a chain reaction of nuclear fission. This happens because atoms of some isotopes in the fuel undergo spontaneous fission, producing neutrons, which cause other atoms to undergo fission, and so on. The fission produces a lot of heat. The heat is typically used to boil water, which is used to turn a turbine. And finally, the turbine turns a generator to make electricity.


What form of energy does turbine blades have?

Turbine blades possess mechanical energy due to their rotation as they convert the kinetic energy of moving fluid into rotational energy to drive a generator.


What is a nuclear generating station?

A nuclear generating station is a facility that uses a nuclear reactor to generate electricity. It does this by converting nuclear energy into thermal energy, which is used to produce steam to drive a turbine connected to a generator. This process is known as nuclear power generation.


What are the blades on a wind turbine called?

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How can you store energy from a water turbine?

One way to store energy from a water turbine is to use a system of batteries to store the electricity generated. Another approach is to convert the energy into potential energy by pumping water uphill to a higher reservoir, which can later be released to drive the turbine and generate electricity when needed. Additionally, excess energy can be converted into other forms such as compressed air or hydrogen for storage.


What does a turbine blade do to the speed of wind?

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Do the burning of fuels such as coal release electrical energy?

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How is the energy of a nuclear reactor converted to electricity?

the nuclear reactor makes steam wich drives turbines wich drive generators that make the electricity