Nuclear workers are making painstaking progress at Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant more than 11 months after last year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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Check us out at www.tutorvista.com A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate, control, and sustain a nuclear chain reaction. The most common use of nuclear reactors is for the generation of electrical power (see Nuclear power) and for the power in some ships (see Nuclear marine propulsion). This is usually accomplished by methods that involve using heat from the nuclear reaction to power steam turbines. There are also other less common uses as discussed below. Most nuclear reactors use a chain reaction to induce a controlled rate of nuclear fission in fissile material, releasing both energy and free neutrons. A reactor consists of an assembly of nuclear fuel (a reactor core), usually surrounded by a neutron moderator such as regular water, heavy water, graphite, or zirconium hydride, and fitted with mechanisms such as control rods that control the rate of the reaction. Nuclear reactor physics is the branch of science that deals with the study and application of chain reaction to induce controlled rate of fission for energy in reactors. The physics of nuclear fission has several quirks that affect the design and behavior of nuclear reactors. This article presents a general overview of the physics of nuclear reactors and their behavior.
Dr. Jacopo Buongiorno of MIT’s Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering talks to Adam about nuclear fission. Using MIT’s nuclear reactor, Buongiorno and his research group investigate methods for improving the output and safety of these highly productive energy generators. While controversy still surrounds the use of nuclear reactors as powerplants — due in large part to widely publicized accidents at Chernobyl (Ukraine) and Three Mile Island (US) — nuclear energy provides an answer to humankind’s rapidly growing energy needs. As Buongiorno explains, nuclear fission has other applications outside of energy generation, such as microscopic scanning and understanding of small molecules. Join Adam as he learns how nuclear fission works, as well as the safety measures that allow nuclear accidents to be quickly contained. [05:42] Video Rating: 5 / 5
Question by Birdy_08: Compare the energy released in fission with the energy relased in fusion?
Compare the energy released in fission with the energy relased in fusion???
Physics related Question…
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Answer by The Weatherman Well…we haven’t perfected the fusion process as of yet, which involves bonding protons and neutrons TOGETHER. And even the most successful experiments and re-experiments just can not produce more electricity than was put into the process.
Fission, on the other hand, pertains to the splitting apart of atoms and harnessing the energy that is subsequently released. This long-practiced, practically perfected process is currently used today in nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons across the world.
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DemocracyNow.org – Japan’s nuclear crisis is intensifying. A second reactor unit at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station may have ruptured and appears to be releasing radioactive steam. The plant has been hit by several explosions after a devastating earthquake and tsunami last Friday damaged its cooling functions. It has sent low levels of radiation wafting into Tokyo more than 130 miles away. The company operating the reactors withdrew at least 750 workers on Tueday, leaving a crew of 50 struggling to lower the temperatures. Watch Part 2: www.youtube.com Democracy Now! speaks to three people on its March 16th program: Philip White of the Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center in Tokyo; Peter Ford of the Christian Science Monitor reporting in Sendai; and Peter Bradford, a former commissioner at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. “The best case scenario at this point is not a good one … for the public or for the nuclear industry,” Bradford says. “There is not going to be a happy ending to this story.” For the video/audio podcast, transcript, to sign up for the daily news digest, and for additional reporting on the crisis in Japan: visit www.democracynow.org FOLLOW US: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org
(i) Atomic energy is generated by splitting nuclear substances such as the atoms of uranium, thorium, cheralite, zircomium under controlled conditions. Splitting of these atoms gives out lot of energy which can be used for a variety of purposes such as generating electricity. (ii) In modern times, more and more countries are using nuclear energy to meet their demands. There are such atomic power stations in United States of America, France, Russia, and England. (iii) Nuclear energy is playing an increasingly important role in India. India has also set up atomic power stations at Tarapur, Kota, Kalpakkam and Narora. (iv) Hydro electricity is not sufficient where there are no ever flowing perennial rivers. Therefore, we cannot depend upon hydro-electricity. The nuclear power is being proved very useful and economical. Nuclear power plant can be set up at any place. Video Rating: 5 / 5
May 13, 2009 – Ed Moses, principal associate director of the National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, discusses current laser inertial fusion energy technology and its potential to scale up to nationwide energy production in the next 10 years. The Energy Seminar meets during the academic year on Wednesdays, 4:15 to 5:15 pm For a listing of upcoming Energy Seminar talks, please visit the events listing at the Woods Institute for the Environment website. Stanford University www.stanford.edu Woods Institute for the Environment http National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Lab lasers.llnl.gov Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com
Question by Joseph C: Can a high voltage arc be drawn underwater?
I have been doing alot of experimenting at school with electricity, especially with the “Cold Fusion” process which to me is fascinating. I have wondered if an HV arc can be drawn underwater using a HV transformer (neon/flourescent light transformer) using around 9K of volts with 35 miliamperes.
As the anode and cathode I will use tungsten electrodes with
Thorium content.
Using a conductive base or solution (baking/bicarb soda I figure is safe) would help I presume. So, can it be done and if so, what would be the pros and cons.
Thank you in advance.
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Answer by precede2005 Why? you like to make a Hard Water ! ask any nuclear technology experts.experimental base is scholastic but exploring it’s process needs Government approval.
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Question by Red O: The greatest threat posed by a nuclear (fission) power plant is:?
The greatest threat posed by a nuclear (fission) power plant is:
a.Release of radioactive isotopes when the molten core reaches the water table.
b.Fish kills resulting from use of local rivers for cooling.
c.Having the core melt, ultimately reaching China.
d.Thermonuclear detonation.
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Answer by Scott K In my opinion the wording isn’t very good but I would chose A.
B is not a large concern.. all it does is vent hot water which can disrupt ecosystems but is hardly as dangerous as a meltdown.
C talks about a core meltdown (which is the most dangerous thing), like what happened at Chernobyl. But it would certainly not keep going and reach China. The biggest danger is the airborn radioactivity from a meltdown. The first answer does the best to address this danger.
D does not occur. There is no chance of a detonation from a power plant. It does not use weapons grade material.
Question by night_princess8: Can someone PLEASE identify each nuclear equation below where it’s Alpha decay, Beta decay, or Fusion?
A – Hydrogen + Hydrogen -> Helium
B – Uranium-238 -> Thorium-234 + Helium-4
C – Thorium-234 -> Proactinium-234 + -1e
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Answer by de5tiny06 A – Fusion
B – Alpha decay
C – beta decay
beta is emmison of electron
alpha is emission of helium nucleus
gamma is emission of energy in EM form.
