I'm not very good at physics — could you explain in simple terms how a nuclear reactor in a nuclear power plant works? What processes take place inside it?
>>17003706Water boiler go brrbrrbrrbrr
>>17003706So in the reactor core, radioactive uranium rods are placed close to each other. Uranium comes in different levels of radioactivity, they use samples that are less radioactive than ones used for atomic bombs, but are still dangerous.radioactive stuff emits particles, microscopic bits break off and slam together with the ones being sent off from the other rods. If you have the rods close enough together, in the right shape, then this continuously produces heat and you can boil water with it.Its not easy to get the right balance though, you don't want so much heat that the fuel rods melt. You can also add control rods of boron, because boron blocks the radioactive particles, calming down the system.There are many moving parts and reactors are very complicated and can break down. For instance if the pumps that send cool water into the reactor core ever stop working, then there is nothing to stop the heat from building up. In the 1970s-1990s the technology was still new so engineers still didn't know how to prevent all accidents like today
>>17003730>still didn't know how to prevent all accidents like todayI'm not an antinuclear fag but this sounds a little too optimistic.
>>17003706Some radioactive atoms emit neutrons.Other atoms are unstable when neutrons smash into them at a certain energy and break down releasing various stuff, lighter atoms, other neutrons, heat.Given the right mix you have a self sustaining reaction controllable with materials able to slow down neutrons.
>>17003732Nuclear reactors have mini meltdowns all the time and it always gets covered up, cracks and leaks, hazardous waste management, radiation spikes and they say it's swamp gas, in our face saving bureaucratic world nuclear reactors are a huge liability.There should be 1 or 2 nuclear reactors per country max, modern society just isn't responsible enough to use them.Of course what I say will change nothing and they will continue to irradiate the earth for the sake of global warming and destroy the health of all life on Earth.
Your pic features hyperbolic cooling towers. They are also used for things other than cooling nuclear power plants. This doesn't answer your question but I just wanted to put that out there.
>>17003706Atom bomb boils water creates steam.
>>17003730why dont they have like 2 or 3 backup pumps so that there will always be one available in case the others fail?
>>17003846I'm sure they do have redundant systems anon, the issue is they still need maintenance and even replacement every 5 or 10 years. And believe me replacing machines is very much a "that's a problem for the guy after me/ in the future" type issue when they cost millions of dollars
Problem with nuclear safety is that the idiots in charge will turn off safety features and do absolutely retarded shit. Idiot-proof technology does not exist.
>>17003706You get a pool of wateryou throw some spicy rocks in and some extra rocks that make your spicy rocka extra spicyyour water boilsyou use the steam to turn a turbineturning the turbine makes electricity.
>>17003706calm down, Boris.https://youtu.be/U4NcF43LvZg
