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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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What is nuclear energy used to make?
the metal, uranium
What do nuclear energy and fossil fuel have in common?
They are hydrocarbons which burn with oxygen
Can uranium be used to generate electricity?
A neutron is shot into a uranium atom, which splits, releasing heat and a few other neutrons, which trigger other uranium atoms. The heat is captured by water, which is turned into steam, and ran through a turbine, generating electricity.
Is generator used for nuclear energy?
Yes. Nuclear power plants make steam to drive generators, which supply electricity.
Can nuclear power plants make nuclear weapons?
It can produce low grade plutonium that need be extracted from the used nuclear fuel through used fuel reprocessing. However, power reactors are subject to the international nuclear safeguards to prevent its misuse.
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?
power generators or nuclear power can be used to make electricity
How does nuclear energy help with robots?
No, nuclear energy is only used to make electricity
What is nuclear energy used to make?
the metal, uranium
What element is used to make electricity and nuclear bombs?
plutonium
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
How is nuclear energy used to generate electricity fuel or as a food source?
CARS , VEHICALS ,ELECTRICTY FUELS.
What do nuclear energy and fossil fuel have in common?
They are hydrocarbons which burn with oxygen
What is positive about uranium?
It is used to make nuclear energy, which provides the world with electricity.
Is nuclear energy and nuclear fuel different?
Nuclear fuel is the fuel used to produce nuclear energy.
