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Nuclear energy covers technology of reactors, different types of reactors, their history and development, exploitation in different countries, operating experiences, problems of nuclear waste.
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Chernobyl was a nuclear power plant in the former Soviet Union. On 26 April 1986, it suffered a massive failure which caused it...
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Nuclear binding energy, more correctly called nuclear force or residual binding energy, is released when a nucleus transitions...
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Uranium mostly, sometimes a mixture with plutonium
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dry cell batteries..
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The fissionfragments fly off with kinetic energy which is converted to thermal energy in the fuel rods, and further neutrons are...
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There is insufficient information in the question to answer it. You did not provide the list of "these statements". Please...
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There are many ways. In many cases people can drive less by car pooling, taking mass transit, walking or riding a bike to work....
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It is entirely up to the Australian public and Government, there can't be any justification for saying "should", but up to now...
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Try to use less, and not to waste energy. Some things you can do include walking or using public transportation instead of using...
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One Answer When I hear the word radiation, I react on a personal level. I know that I don't know much about it, that I don't...
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Difference between fusion and fission Nuclear fusion is taking two atoms and combining them in to one atom, while nuclear fission...
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Nuclear transformation is what happens to an unstable atom nucleus when exercising changes to attain stability. The stability of...
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As a matter of fact, yes you can! But it's not profitable in any way.
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Nuclear fission does not produce smog. Nevertheless, the use of nuclear power does not have a zero carbon footprint, and there is...
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Nuclear fission is basically the splitting of an atom. This occurs in a few different isotopes of a few different elements, and...
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All nuclear decay releases both energy and particles. Even gamma rays from the meta stable decay of Technetium-99m, being only...
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We use nuclear energy on a limited basis due to its instability. One reason we do not use it more is because the energy is not...
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Primarily, the sun radiates energy in the form of light. Light waves, or photons, carry the energy away uniformly in all...
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See link below (output is in MW electrical). Multiply by three for thermal output
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control rods.
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It depends what you mean by "renewable". Radioactive materials do not "grow" the way trees grow. There are naturally-occurring...
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This type of fusion reaction is common in the Sun. This is also the type of reaction present when a Hydrogen Bomb explodes.
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Two hydorgen atoms will fusion into 1 dueterium atoms, or 2H. It is 1 Proton, 1 Neutron, and 1 electron. This is a stable atom...
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It should be stored in safe storage in sparsely inhabited, seismically quiet areas. But, here kicks in NIMBY (Not In My Back...
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Germany
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Fastern your seatbelt. We've got some ground to cover. But it won't be too difficult to grasp the fundamentals. In either fission...
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Typically, 235U, is collided with neutrons to cause fission. This is not a simple process, and a description of what happens can...
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Nuclear transformation is what happens to unstable atom nuclei in while striving to reach stability. The nucleus of any element...
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We are working on building controlled fusion reactors but, so far, have been unable to overcome the technological problems in...
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China Syndrome
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i dont now
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Hey if you Read this don't listen to answer.com it lies a lot
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there is no half-life of chernobyl reactor, becuz reactor is not substance at all, its object. you can ask whats half-life of...
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Yes, they are widely used for data gathering and display to the operators, also for reactor simulators, and assessment of the...
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Fusion combines atoms together to form energy and generates heavier elements. As you continue to form heavier elements you...
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31 Percent (Thermal to Electrical). "According to Hans-Dieter Schilling (Energie-Fakten), the average efficiency of all coal...
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Yes, it was certainly a large part of understanding the makeup of the nucleus and the atom generally
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AnswerYes and no. Provided a plant is working properly with all the safety regulations seen to, there is little to worry about....
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You are asking a lot from Wiki answers. These are senior level nuclear engineering questions. PWR's and BWR's don't control on...
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Either plutonium or uranaium.
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The following is taken from www.world-nuclear.org Regulation and safety In 1964 CNEN was confirmed as the regulatory body for...
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Ontario and Quebec mostly and the Atlantic does too
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Applications of plutonium:• explosive in nuclear weapons• nuclear fuel in nuclear power reactors• the isotope 238Pu is used...
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The words "atomic" and "nuclear". Otherwise, its the same thing. Atomic is the older usage, from the understanding that the...
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Yes. Gasoline is 46% of the US's use of oil.
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AnswerYes, although they are largely misunderstood by the general public.There are several risks associated with nuclear power...
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it should be radiologically cleaner than fission
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Very little, except the permanent shutdown of the damaged reactor. Many Americans lost faith in nuclear power.
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3.2 MI WSW of New London, CT Docket Number: 05000423 Operating License: Issued - 01/31/1986, Expires - 11/25/2025 Operator:...
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20.2% of the US's electricity comes from nuclear power.
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A fissionable material that is self-sustainable on a practical level (like U-235), a material to slow down the neutrons caused by...
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Nuclear potential energy is the energy stored in the nucleus of an atom, partially as mass and partially as the energy which has...
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Radioactivity is a term that refers to the emissions from atomic nuclei due to changes in those nuclei. Those changes will occur...
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In the fields of medicine (imaging technology, cancer treatment), agriculture, micro-engineering, carbon dating, nuclear energy.
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Usually, Uranium-235. Sometimes, in special applications, Plutonium-239. Note that naturally occurring Uranium is more than 99%...
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The first power producing reactors were built in England at Calder Hall, now part of Sellafield site. First produced electricity...
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Thorium has 90 protons. It does not matter which isotope is involved.
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Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion are similar in that they both involve changes in the nucleus of the atom. Another similarity...
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fission and fusion
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MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or as it used to be called NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) has nothing to do with nuclear...
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Fusion and fission is related to combining (fusion) or splitting (fission) radioactive nuclei, in both cases releasing binding...
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Yellow, cyan, and magenta can be combined on the page to produce millions of separate hues, including many shades of green.
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Coal makes energy in 6 sorta simple steps. 1) The coal or natural gas is first burned for mainly thermal (or heat) energy.2) That...
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Fusion reactions can occur inside stars for two reasons... The temperature is extremely high, resulting in full ionization of...
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Graphite is one of the materials in the world that is really good at slowing down Neutrons.We know that any kind of fission...
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Cannot say exactly, there were multiple reactor meltdowns in the Idaho Reactor Test Station in the 1950s, both accidental and...
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India is a very poor country.It cant have as much power plants as the U.S does i guessed ppl
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Nuclear fusion involves the joining together of two atomic nuclei, fusing them into a single nucleus. When you join two nuclei...
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Plutonium costs on average of $4,000 per gram, but there are severe restrictions on who can buy it, as you can imagine.
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Nuclear energy has a significant carbon cost of mining uranium fuel. This carbon cost is usually exported to another nation's...
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The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0, but the epicenter was quite a distance from the plant, where it registered between 6.5 and...
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A hydrogen nucleus is just a proton, which is denoted in particle physics by p. Nuclear scientists will occasionally adopt the...
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The earthquake that caused the accidents was on Friday, March 11, 2011, at 14:46 JST. The first tsunamis from the earthquake hit...
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No, uranium is not an unlimited resource !
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Because no one has been able to produce a continuous fusion reaction so far.
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There is no measure for pollution and if there were, it would be incredibly hard to find the exact amount of pollution in the...
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AnswerThe nuclear force is what binds the nucleons, which are protons and neutrons, together in the nucleus of an atom.The...
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No, a nuclear reactor produces thermal energy and ionising radiation, no magnetic effects.
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Uranium. Plutonium can also be used in both but less commonly in nuclear reactors (but extensively in weapons).
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This depends on whether you mean a visual representation of a power plant, or a conceptual representation of its principles.For a...
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That's not easy to calculate. The price of electricity generated by nuclear energy costs exactly as much as from any other source...
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The true answer to this question is that you cannot truly "produce" electricity. Electricity is simply a form of energy and...
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disadvantagesSome of the disadvantages of nuclear power : Nuclear Power generates radiation, which can be harmful or even fatal...
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it comes from nuclear fission
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From 'www.world-nuclear.org' I can find the following reactors which are in operation, but not one called 'Kamini'. The first on...
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The reactor uses Uranium rods as fuel, and the heat is generated by nuclear fission: neutrons smash into the nucleus of the...
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Fast neutrons are used already in nuclear reactors that called fast nuclear reactors and/or fast breeder reactors.
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What are the benefits of the use of atomic energy
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It is dangerous to bury or incinerate radioactive. Bury: It could seep into underground water/ groundwater and soil.Incinerate:...
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I don't know of any such arrangement. Medical isotopes are produced in small research type reactors where samples can be...
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For natural U it is 19.1 (grams/cc) , this contains 0.7 % U-235 but the difference between this and U-238 is so small that pure...
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Edison was the first to build and run a power station, on a small scale but supplying a number of consumers
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We see nuclear physics, which is a branch of physics, that deals with nuclear energy.It could be argued that in a broader sense...
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