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It is mostly used to generate electricity, that is all large power reactors can do. There are some small reactors designed to enable samples to be irradiated and removed quickly, to provide radioisotopes for medical and industrial use.

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Where is the nuclear energy used?

In nuclear power plants, producing electricity


What element is used in nuclear reactors for energy?

Uranium is the primary element used in nuclear reactors for energy generation. When uranium atoms undergo nuclear fission, they release a significant amount of energy that can be harnessed for various applications, including electricity generation.


What best describes a gamma ray that is given off during nuclear decay?

A gamma ray is a high-energy electromagnetic radiation released during nuclear decay. It has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum, carrying a lot of energy. Gamma rays are used in various fields, including medicine, industry, and research.


What is an example of converting Nuclear energy to electromagnetic energy in an energy transformation?

In a nuclear reactor, nuclear energy is converted to thermal energy. The thermal energy is used to heat water to make steam which can be used to spin turbines. The turbines spin electrical generators. A lot of electric power comes from nuclear power plants.


What is energy forms and their uses?

Energy forms include electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical, and nuclear energy. Electrical energy powers various devices, mechanical energy drives machines, thermal energy heats homes and generates electricity, chemical energy is stored in fuels and food, and nuclear energy is released in nuclear reactions and used for power generation. Each form has specific applications in various industries and in daily life.

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Is an MRI nuclear?

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or as it used to be called NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) has nothing to do with nuclear energy or nuclear radiation. but yes it is nuclear, it has to do with nuclear magnetism. A strong magnet lines up the magnetic fields of the nuclei in the atoms of your body then a radio pulse flips those magnetic fields and by measuring how long the magnetic fields of nuclei in various parts of your body gyrate and take to settle back in alignment with the external field they can compute a picture.


Where is the nuclear energy used?

In nuclear power plants, producing electricity


What fields are plutonium used in?

Nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons


What element is used in nuclear reactors for energy?

Uranium is the primary element used in nuclear reactors for energy generation. When uranium atoms undergo nuclear fission, they release a significant amount of energy that can be harnessed for various applications, including electricity generation.


Is magnesium used for nuclear energy?

Magnesium is not used in the nuclear energy.


What types of nuclear energy generates electircity?

At present only nuclear fission can be used, in various types of reactor. The PWR and BWR are the most commonly used.


What best describes a gamma ray that is given off during nuclear decay?

A gamma ray is a high-energy electromagnetic radiation released during nuclear decay. It has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum, carrying a lot of energy. Gamma rays are used in various fields, including medicine, industry, and research.


What is an example of converting Nuclear energy to electromagnetic energy in an energy transformation?

In a nuclear reactor, nuclear energy is converted to thermal energy. The thermal energy is used to heat water to make steam which can be used to spin turbines. The turbines spin electrical generators. A lot of electric power comes from nuclear power plants.


What is energy forms and their uses?

Energy forms include electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical, and nuclear energy. Electrical energy powers various devices, mechanical energy drives machines, thermal energy heats homes and generates electricity, chemical energy is stored in fuels and food, and nuclear energy is released in nuclear reactions and used for power generation. Each form has specific applications in various industries and in daily life.


What other names are there for nuclear energy?

Other names for nuclear energy include atomic energy, nuclear power, and atomic power.


How are nuclear energy used?

Saying nuclear energy is like saying Norwegian furniture. Nuclear power/energy is used everywhere, in 2009 20% of all electricity in the US was nuclear origin.


What nuclear reaction is currently used to produce nuclear energy in nuclear reactors?

We use nuclear fission in nuclear reactors to tap nuclear energy.