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The used fuel in a nuclear power plant is the nuclear fuel being discharged from the nuclear reactor after being irradiated during reactor operation. It is usually composed of trans-uranium heavy elements, a wide variety of fission products (that resulted from the nuclear fission processes in the nuclear reactor) and products of radioactive decay (produced before and after fuel discharge from the nuclear reactor).
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Why is uranium used in nuclear power plants?
Uranium is used as nuclear fuel in nuclear power plants because the fission of uranium atom release a formidable quantity of energy.
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.
What type of nuclear reaction is used to create power in nuclear power plants?
Nuclear fission
Is Nuclear fission is used in nuclear power plants?
Yes
What radioactive isotope is used in most nuclear power plants?
Most nuclear fuel for nuclear reactors in power plants is enriched uranium, though there are some plants that use "regular" uranium, like the plants using heavy water. There are also plants that use plutonium.Research and development is being done on nuclear plants using thorium as fuel.Surf on over to the Wikipedia articles to mine more data. You'll find links to them below.
Is Silver used as a fuel in nuclear power plants?
NO!
Uranium-235 is used to fuel nuclear power plants What is the main use of uranium-235?
That is the main use, to fuel nuclear power plants
Which substances is a fuel used in nuclear power plants?
Uranium
Why is uranium used in nuclear power plants?
Uranium is used as nuclear fuel in nuclear power plants because the fission of uranium atom release a formidable quantity of energy.
Is uranium used in nuclear power plants?
Yes, uranium is the most important nuclear fuel.
Can plutonium be used in nuclear power plants?
Yes, plutonium is a very important nuclear fuel.
Is chromium used as fuel nuclear power plants?
No, chromium has no fissile properties for use as fuel
What element is used to make fuel for nuclear power plants?
B. Uranium
Is silver used in the operation of nuclear power plants?
No, Enriched Uranium-235 is used in a nuclear reactor as the fuel in the fuel rods and boron is used in the control rods.
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.
Is plutonium used in power plants?
Yes, plutonium is a very important fuel for nuclear reactors.
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.
