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You can't reassemble the U235 nucleus after it has fissioned, so you can't put nuclear power into reverse.

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What does nuclear power do to the earth?

Nuclear power does not directly emit greenhouse gases, which contribute to climate change. However, nuclear power plants do produce radioactive waste that needs to be carefully managed to avoid environmental contamination. Additionally, the mining and extraction of uranium for nuclear power can have detrimental effects on local ecosystems if not done responsibly.


Which countries have nuclear power?

The countries known to have nuclear weapons are: United States Russia United Kingdom France China India Pakistan North Korea Israel Germany, Italy, Japan and South Africa have the capability of building nuclear weapons but have not done so. Canada once had nuclear weapons, but has dismantled its weapons and permanetly deacitvated its nuclear weapons program. So far it is the only country to do so.


Is nuclear power readily available?

In all countries using nuclear power for peaceful purposes there exists a licensing organisation set up by Government to assess the safety of the plants and to issue licences to operate, and it would be illegal to try to do anything for which a licence has not been issued. Therefore building and operating a nuclear plant can only be done by an organisation that is capable of satisfying the licensing authority that they can do the job safely. It seems impossible to visualise nuclear power being used more widely, it will always be the province of the large electricity companies, who have the staff and organisation to do the job in a satisfactory way.


What does nuclear power and nuclear weapons have in common?

They both utilise nuclear fission, in which nuclei of U-235 or Pu-239 are split apart which releases enormous energy. In nuclear power this is done at a comparatively slow controllable rate, in a weapon you want a very rapid reaction to create a huge blast of energy.


How is energy stored in nuclear power?

Energy produced by nuclear power cannot be stored, it has to be used as soon as it is produced. This is done by producing steam from the thermal energy released and using this in a conventional power plant

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What does nuclear power do to the earth?

Nuclear power does not directly emit greenhouse gases, which contribute to climate change. However, nuclear power plants do produce radioactive waste that needs to be carefully managed to avoid environmental contamination. Additionally, the mining and extraction of uranium for nuclear power can have detrimental effects on local ecosystems if not done responsibly.


Can you build nuclear power stations underground?

If you had a large enough cavern I suppose this could be done


How impossible to use nuclear energy?

Using nuclear energy is possible, and in fact being done. It has been done since the 1940s. The first nuclear electric plant came on line some time after that, but I worked at one in the 1980s.


What is the rate of what something is being done?

power


Which countries have nuclear power?

The countries known to have nuclear weapons are: United States Russia United Kingdom France China India Pakistan North Korea Israel Germany, Italy, Japan and South Africa have the capability of building nuclear weapons but have not done so. Canada once had nuclear weapons, but has dismantled its weapons and permanetly deacitvated its nuclear weapons program. So far it is the only country to do so.


Is nuclear power readily available?

In all countries using nuclear power for peaceful purposes there exists a licensing organisation set up by Government to assess the safety of the plants and to issue licences to operate, and it would be illegal to try to do anything for which a licence has not been issued. Therefore building and operating a nuclear plant can only be done by an organisation that is capable of satisfying the licensing authority that they can do the job safely. It seems impossible to visualise nuclear power being used more widely, it will always be the province of the large electricity companies, who have the staff and organisation to do the job in a satisfactory way.


What should be done about the radioactive waste from nuclear power?

Contain and control to heat things, just like our planet does.


What does nuclear power and nuclear weapons have in common?

They both utilise nuclear fission, in which nuclei of U-235 or Pu-239 are split apart which releases enormous energy. In nuclear power this is done at a comparatively slow controllable rate, in a weapon you want a very rapid reaction to create a huge blast of energy.