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This is the purpose of nuclear power plants and is very successfully done, 104 reactors in the US for example.

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Enriched fuel pellets are used to make what?

Enriched fuel pellets are used to fuel nuclear reactors, particularly in nuclear power plants. These pellets consist of enriched uranium to sustain the nuclear fission process that generates heat to produce electricity.


Do nuclear power plants make electricity from fossil fuel?

No. Nuclear power plants use a uranium to provide the heat to generate electricity from. By splitting the nuclei of uranium atoms (called nuclear fission), energy is released, which will be used for electricity generation. Uranium is a radioactive metal, not a fossil fuel.


How is heat energy from burning fossil fuels and from splitting atoms used to create electricity?

In either case, the heat from the fuel is used to make steam which is used to turn large turbines attached to electricity generators. So whether the power plant uses fossil fuel, or nuclear fuel, the method of electricity generation is the same - the nuclear fuel is simply cleaner, more environmentally freindly, more efficient, and more easily renewed.


What is the electricity sources?

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Is nuclear energy and nuclear fuel different?

Yes, nuclear energy is the electricity generated by nuclear power plants through nuclear reactions. Nuclear fuel, on the other hand, is the material such as uranium or plutonium that undergoes fission to produce the energy in nuclear power plants.


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

The function of nuclear fuel in a nuclear reactor is to undergo controlled fission reactions, releasing energy in the form of heat. This heat is used to generate steam, which drives turbines to produce electricity. The fuel typically used is uranium or plutonium.


How does nuclear energy help with robots?

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Which substance i is a fuel used in nuclear power plants?

Uranium is the most common fuel used in nuclear power plants. Specifically, uranium-235 is the isotope that is commonly used for nuclear fission reactions to generate heat and produce electricity.


What element is used to produce 56 of electricity?

Uranium is commonly used as a fuel in nuclear power plants to produce electricity. When uranium atoms are split in a process called nuclear fission, it releases energy in the form of heat, which is then used to generate electricity.


Which element is used as a fuel in nuclear reactors?

Uranium-235 is commonly used as a fuel in nuclear reactors. When uranium-235 nuclei undergo fission, it releases energy that can be harnessed to generate electricity.


How do you convert Uranium into electricity?

Nuclear fission of uranium-235 release an immense amount of energy.Uranium is used as fuel in nuclear reactors.


What has to happen to nuclear before it cam be used to generate electricity?

The nuclear reaction produces heat The heat is used to make steam The steam makes the turbines spin The turbines make electricity