Nuclear Energy

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the reactor grabs and pulls in the frictional
energy to be processed into electrical watts.
This usually causes heat or thermal energy, this must be removed by some
kind of a coolant. Most power plants use water or another type of liquid based
formula. these coolants are always base related, never acidic. Very few use
gas related coolants in there reactors, these are known as thermal reactor based
power plants. Another nuclear reactor type is a type that runs off of uranium
oxide, the uranium oxide is a gas form of the solid uranium. These fuels which
cause the radioactive particles usually are always highly radioactive themselves.
Because of this all the power plants take high safety standards and use special
shields to prevent leakage. Usually the leakage can cause nuclear contamination.
This means they must take high safety standards.
After nuclear fission has occurred many of the thermal neutrons are
moving at thermal neutrons are moving at thermal velocities which ...

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are highly effective in stopping the contamination of the local
community.
Because of all the possible damage nuclear power plants are designed and
operated in a manner that emphasizes the prevention of accidental release of
radioactivity out into the environment. there has never been a death caused by
a commercial nuclear power plant that are located in the United States of
America. The potential for cancer and genetic damage as the result of the
accidental release of radioactivity has led to an increased public concern about
the safe operation of reactors.
Although the direct health effects from the resulting release of
radioactivity into the environment are still being ...

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