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The reactor fuel would overheat, melt, and fall apart.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe result of an uncontrollable chain reaction would be a nuclear critical mass. This happens when decays to produce fast neutrons.
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What type of reaction happens inside a nuclear power plant?
A nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission
What is meant by nuclear reactor?
It is a device where a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction occurs.
How is a chain reaction in a nuclear reactor controlled?
Nuclear reactors contain rods made of materials which will absorb neutrons. This reduced the cascade of neutrons which are responsible for the chain reaction.
How is the controlled release of nuclear energy in a reactor accomplished?
controlling a chain reaction
What type of reaction happens in a nuclear power plant?
Nuclear fission
Can the chain reaction of nuclear fission be stopped or controlled?
The chain reaction can be controlled, and it can be stopped. It is controlled in a nuclear power plant, and it is stopped when the plant shuts down, as it does periodically for refueling.
What type of reaction happens inside a nuclear power plant?
A nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission
What type of reaction happens inside a nuclear plant?
A nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission
What is the meaning of nuclear reactor?
It is a device where a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction occurs.
What is meant by nuclear reactor?
It is a device where a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction occurs.
How is a chain reaction in a nuclear reactor controlled?
Nuclear reactors contain rods made of materials which will absorb neutrons. This reduced the cascade of neutrons which are responsible for the chain reaction.
How is the controlled release of nuclear energy in a reactor accomplished?
controlling a chain reaction
What type of reaction happens in a nuclear power plant?
Nuclear fission
What radioactive isotope is generally used to fuel a controlled nuclear chain reaction?
235U with a 5% enrichment of 238U is generally used to fuel a controlled nuclear chain reaction. In a navy nuclear application, such as a submarine, a higher enrichment of 238U is used, around 20%.
The chain reaction in a nuclear reactor is controlled by inserting what?
control rods.
What is the difference in a nuclear power plant and a nuclear bomb?
A nuclear power plant uses a slow, controlled nuclear chain reaction to heat water and generate electricity. A nuclear bomb uses a very rapid uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction in order to generate a massive explosion.
does nuclear fission produce energy?
A controlled nuclear chain reaction produces heat, driving steam turbines to produce energy.
