How A Nuclear Reactor Works ... CLick on the diagram to see a bigger view ... Nuclear reactors are basically heat engines. As uranium fissions, the breaking apart of atoms releases energy, much of it in the form of heat, which can then be used to do work. In a nuclear-powered submarine, reactor heat produces steam to drive...
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A nuclear reactor produces and controls the release of energy from splitting the atoms of certain elements. ... Water in the reactor core reaches about 325°C, hence it must be kept under about 150 times atmospheric pressure to prevent it boiling. Pressure is maintained by steam in a pressuriser (see diagram).
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In a nuclear reactor, however, the last thing you (and the rest of the world) want is all your atoms splitting at once. But the reactor core needs to be slightly supercritical so that plant operators can raise and lower the temperature of the reactor.
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science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-power2.htm
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Nuclear power provides electricity for a significant percentage of the population. Learn about nuclear fission and take a look inside a nuclear reactor. ... When you hear the words "nuclear power," different images may flicker through your mind: concrete coolant towers emitting torrents of steam, a mushroom cloud rising...
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Back to first slide ... View graphic version...
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Nuclear Energy II. ... The other common US power reactor type is the Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). As the name implies, the inner loop contains both liquid water and steam. which drives the turbines. Since this inner water will contain some radioactive material, this design can cause ... The diagram shows such a BWR.
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Status of the Small Modular Fluidized Bed Light Water; Nuclear Reactor Concept ... A small inherently safe nuclear reactor concept has been proposed (Sefidvash, 1985).This reactor is truely modular in design such that any size reactor, rather than the plant, can be constructed from the basic module.The reactor uses the...
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