Nuclear Power Assignment -Containment structure: This is usually a big concrete dome or structure that protects workers and the area around it from potentially dangerous radiation. The walls of the structure are metres thick of concrete to absorb the radiation. -Reactor: The reactor is the most important part of the process as it produces heat which forms steam to power the turbines therefore creating electricity. It uses uranium-235 or in some cases plutonium-239. -Control rods: Control
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Nuclear Power Stations 8.4.1: The firing of neutron at a heavy nucleus may result in the nucleus splitting‚ releasing free neutrons and lighter nuclei; which can then collide with other nuclei and resulting in the same process. This is a fission chain reaction. 8.4.2: In a fission reaction‚ if you can remove the emitted neutrons from the fissionable material‚ then you can control the rate at which the chain reaction proceeds. A fission reaction whereby the reaction is allowed to proceed without
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nuclear weapon has been used in a conflict between nations. Fusion bombs‚ also called hydrogen or thermonuclear bombs‚ were developed and tested in the early 1950s‚ but these have never been used in warfare. A thermonuclear device depends on a fission reaction to produce extreme heat that causes hydrogen isotopes of deuterium and tritium to come together‚ or fuse‚ but the main energy source for thermonuclear devices comes from the fusion reaction‚ not the triggering fission reaction.
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NUCLEAR POWER Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to generation heat and electricity. (U. S. Department of Energy and the Texas State Energy Conservation Office (SECO). July 2010). Through several processes‚ such as nuclear fission‚ nuclear fusion‚ or nuclear decay‚ energy can be produced. Humans‚ however‚ due to technological limitations‚ stick to the use of nuclear fission. Nuclear power today is a developing and important technology‚ and despite its environmental setbacks‚ it remains a source
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Nuclear forces have a very short range (about one trillionth of a centimetre) but are comparatively strong (about one million times as strong as the electromagnetic forces between two masses). In both fission and fusion ‚ the total mass of the original nucleus or nuclei is greater than the total mass of the end products. According to Einstein’ s formula E=mc2‚ the energy
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products; however‚ they do not make harmful effects of the nuclear energy. Another word for the LENR‚ as researchers named it: “cold fusion.” The scientists however‚ proved through experiments and theories that LENR is not “cold fusion‚” as the LENRs do not make long‚ lethal radiations. The practical definition of a LENR is that they are not based on any niche of fusion‚ but rather high‚ energetic reactions of nuclear that do not make any radioactive waste or radiation. The interesting fact of LENR
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UMNI‚ Monica G. (BS TTM 4th Year – Block 3) SUBMITTED TO: Prof. Jefferson De Roxas DATE: September 24‚ 2013 I. Introduction This feasibility study ascertains the possibility of setting up a restaurant that offers Fusion Cuisine inIntramuros Manila. Fusion Cuisine blends the culinary traditions of two or more nations to create innovative and sometimes quite interesting dishes. It tends to be more common in culturally diverse and metropolitan areas‚ where there is a wider audience for
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Cited: BSc‚ Brian Knapp‚ PhD. "Nitrogen and Phosphorus." Elements. 2002. Print. "Nuclear Fusion." Atomicarchive.com: Exploring the History‚ Science‚ and Consequences of the Atomic Bomb. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. . "Naked Science Forum." How Dangerous Is a Bottle of Radium Tritium Paint? N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. . Palekar‚ Saurabha.
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Part 7 The life cycle of a star How does gravity‚ nuclear fusion and mass affect the life cycle of a different sized stars? * Stars initially form from clouds of dust and gas. The force of gravity makes the gas and dust spiral in together to form a protostar. Gravitational energy has converted into heat energy‚ so the temperature rises * When the temperature gets high enough‚ hydrogen nucli undergo thermonuclear fusion to form helium nuclei and give out massive amounts of heat and light
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culture embrace ethnic foods while neglecting‚ oppressing‚ gentrifying‚ and discriminating against the members‚ traditions‚ and practices of a culture? Nowadays‚ food has become more and more diverse. From mixing spices to mixing cultures in “fusion cuisine”‚ food in America has become a melting pot in itself. Most of American food has major influences from other cultures. Spaghetti and pizza is Italian‚ hot dogs and hamburgers are German‚ and tacos and burritos are from Mexican. Everyday meals
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