it depends on the type of reactor.
in the case of a gas cooled reactor, heat is generated by nuclear reaction and is taken away by convection method through another gas medium;
in this case c02 / carbon dioxide.
this hot gas is assisted by use of a series of cooling fan motors which pump the hot gas up past the hot channels , absorbing the heat, and the hot gas is then allowed to move down against a series of boilers which have high pressurised water within them .
this water is turned to steam and this steam is taken away to the turbine which utilises the energy contained within the steam , to drive a series of blades mounted on a turbine set.
the condensed steam is taken back via a water cleaning plant before being returned to the boilers as clean water to be used again .
Yes, the sun is a nuclear fusion reactor.
The nuclear chain reaction in a nuclear reactor is started by the splitting of uranium atoms, a process known as nuclear fission.
The main reaction that occurs in a nuclear reactor core is nuclear fission. In this reaction, the nucleus of an atom is split into smaller parts, releasing large amounts of energy in the form of heat. This heat is then used to generate electricity in the reactor.
The reactor vessel is the main container that houses the nuclear fuel, control rods, and coolant in a nuclear reactor. Its purpose is to contain and shield the nuclear reactions happening inside, and to provide structural support and safety for the reactor core.
The part of a nuclear reactor where the nuclear reaction takes place is called the reactor core. It typically contains the fuel rods, control rods, and coolant necessary for sustaining and controlling the nuclear reaction.
core
A Nuclear Reactor.
fuel rods
Nuclear reactor kinetics is the branch of reactor engineering and reactor physics and control that deals with long term time changes in reactor fuel and nuclear reactors.
yes, south Africa has a nuclear reactor.
Yes, the sun is a nuclear fusion reactor.
a nuclear reactor converts binding energy into heat. a nuclear power plant uses a nuclear reactor to generate electricity.
simply, the nuclear reactor is the source of heat (or steam) for the nuclear power plant.
the power itself isn't. creating the power is, because, you have a nuclear reactor of some kind, with radioactive parts.
A breeder reactor is one type of nuclear reactor, but not a type that is in general commercial use at the present time
The heart of a nuclear power plant is the nuclear reactor.
The last nuclear reactor has not been built yet.