What are the fuel sources?

Question

in a nuclear power plant that is not fossil fueled? and how are they used to produce or release energy? i've been wondering since i visited a power plant

What are similarities in the way the sun and a nuclear power plant produce energy?

Answer 1

Uranium nucleus have a tendency to disintegrate (split into lighter nucleus) naturally, releasing energy in the form of heat when they do so.
But in a neutron flux, the rate of such disintegration increases. And since each uranium atom that splits releases neutrons, putting enough uranium in the same general location creates what is know as a critical mass, that is a bunch of uranium atoms that reach a rate of disintegration that can be sustained and controlled.
Left uncontrolled, in the form of a very compact mass, one would have a nuclear explosion; but in a nuclear reactor, the neutrons are less "productive" and have to be made better at splitting other atoms by being slowed down (something called a moderator, a mass of a relatively lightweight element t6hat neutrons can bounce into losing a bit of their energy).
The reason a nuclear reactor cannot go supercritical and explode is because the uranium is "diluted", so it does imperatively need moderation to sustain a chain reaction.

In the middle of the mass of uranium, you put tubes that carry water. That water is thus heated, and this in turn is warms water from a secondary water system that is allowed to boil, with the steam driving turbines--same a a fossil fuel power plant.

And voila, power...

Answer 2

Well there are many other fuel sources that none of you even know about. Luckily I am a Canadian operative in the GSTC, a secret organization. Most of its classified but I can tell you a few things.
Leather from 1 cow can power 1 million homes for 3 years.
Old batteries actually still work, infact they last for ever and 1 battery can power an entire house forever. Apple juice makes you live forever.

However no one will ever be able to use these tools to their full capability. For one reason and one reason only:

The King of Chad, AKA The Emperor of the World, will not allow us to use these things as fuel. He owns all the oil, uranium, and coal in the world and he wants all the money. Especially American currency.

Power plants aren't even real though. There is a large metal pole in Honduras that powers the world. So that debunks your whole "power plant" theory.

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Answer 3

Steam-powered turbines use:

Coal - which accounts for about 55% of US power
Natural Gas - about 15%
No. 6 oil - about 3.5%

Also hydroelectric and wind. Wind could grow to 6-8% but it can't be used for peaking power because it's not reliable.

There are a few wood-fired plants, couple of bio-mass plants too, but not significant.

Answer 4

in a nucular power plant the uranuim is encouraged to decay in a bed of water this heats the water wich is than used to heat ather water (radioactive water heat non radioactive water) witch is heated and turned to steam wich turns a turbine creating power

Answer 5

Heavy elements like Uranium whose atoms break down easily when hit with neutrons are used.