Question 23
Which is the process used to harness nuclear energy these days? Explain it briefly.
Question 23
Which is the process used to harness nuclear energy these days? Explain it briefly.
The process used to harness nuclear energy these days is Nuclear Fission.
A power plant in which the heat energy required to make steam and turn turbines for generating electricity is obtained by nuclear fission reactions. Most of the nuclear power plants use Uranium -235 as a fuel to produce heat by the nuclear fission process. In the nuclear reactor of a nuclear power plant, a controlled and self-sustaining fission chain reaction of uranium-235 is carried out by using low energy neutrons to produce heat energy at a controlled rate. This heat energy is used to boil water to make steam. The high pressure steam turns a turbine which drives a generator to produce electricity.
The process used to harness nuclear energy these days is Nuclear Fission.
A power plant in which the heat energy required to make steam and turn turbines for generating electricity is obtained by nuclear fission reactions. Most of the nuclear power plants use Uranium -235 as a fuel to produce heat by the nuclear fission process. In the nuclear reactor of a nuclear power plant, a controlled and self-sustaining fission chain reaction of uranium-235 is carried out by using low energy neutrons to produce heat energy at a controlled rate. This heat energy is used to boil water to make steam. The high pressure steam turns a turbine which drives a generator to produce electricity.
