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Uranium and plutonium can be used as nuclear fuels for nuclear reactors.

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In a breeder reactor a. Plutonium is converted into uranium or b. Uranium is converted into plutonium?

Uranium. A breeder reactor can use either Uranium, Plutonium, or mixed Transuranic elements for fuel. Depleted Uranium or Thorium is used as the breeding blanket. Periodically the breeding blanket is changed: the old one reprocessed to make new fuel.


Does a nuclear power station use a metal called uranium?

Yes. Uranium is used as the "fuel" for the reactor. Some reactors also use Plutonium or a mixture of Plutonium and Uranium as fuel. Plutonium does not occur naturally in any great quantity on Earth but it is produced as a waste product by civil nuclear reactors and in quite large quantities by some reactor designs where the production of weapons grade Plutonium was one of their primary design objectives.


What is produced from uranium-238 in a breeder reactor?

In a breeder reactor, uranium-238 absorbs a neutron and transmutes into plutonium-239, which is a fissile material that can sustain a nuclear chain reaction. This plutonium-239 can then be used as fuel in the reactor to produce energy.


Is uranium or plutonium used as fuel in a nuclear reactor?

Though both enriched uranium and plutonium can be used, the most common in enriched Uranium-235. The waste that comes from the reaction is a mix of elements (uranium, plutonium, etc) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power


How much Pu 239 is typically found a uranium sample?

A pure and fresh prepared uranium sample don't contain plutonium; only the irradiated (in a nuclear reactor) uranium contain plutonium.


What element uses breeder reactor uranium or plutonium?

A breeder reactor uses uranium-238 or plutonium-239 as fuel. These elements can undergo fission reactions and produce additional fuel as a byproduct, making breeder reactors efficient in generating more nuclear fuel than they consume.


What kind of reactor produces plutonium 239?

Plutonium 239 is obtained in all reactors using uranium as nuclear fuel.


An element produced inside a nuclear reactor?

Plutonium, an element not found in nature, is formed from uranium during reactor operation


Is plutonium reusable?

Directly, no. Once fissioned the plutonium is gone (it has transformed to other lighter elements). However indirectly using a breeder reactor, yes. A plutonium fueled breeder reactor with a uranium breeding blanket will produce more plutonium (from uranium-238) than it consumes. This breeder reactor can at the same time be generating electricity like any other power reactor.


Does a breeder reactor use uranium as a fuel?

Yes, a breeder reactor uses uranium as a fuel. Specifically, it uses a specific isotope of uranium, such as uranium-235 or uranium-238, to sustain a nuclear chain reaction. The reactor can also produce more fissile material, like plutonium-239, through breeding reactions.


How does nuclear energy originate?

In a fission reactor, it originates from the fission of uranium 235 or plutonium 239


Which form of energy is released by uranium and plutonium in an atomic reactor?

This is the formidable energy of the nuclear fission.