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Description: Write a paragraph explaining how a nuclear reactor works. Be sure to explain the purpose of the control rods.

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Write a paragraph explaining how a nuclear reactor works. Be sure to explain the purpose of the control rods.

Marissa Turner · Accepted Answer

this is questioned seven from Chapter three, Section six and asked me to explain what a nuclear reactor is and what is the purpose of the control broads. So a nuclear reactor? It is also known as in the comic. Wow. Reckon. Basically, hopes start and controlled a nuclear chain reaction. No make clear reactions. Reactors are basically used, especially to signed facilities, and these reactors basically come using uranium for a nuclear fuel. And this comes from the nuclear fission also helps control nuclear chain reaction. Nuclear fission is stable before enters a reactor, but when it comes in contact with some neutrons, it splits, creating three extra neutrons, which releases heat and that can be converted into electricity. And another part that hopes converse isn&#x27;t electricity or the control rods. Control rods absorb neutrons to reduce the number other insurance, and this is supposed to help try to stop proficient process

Amy Jiang · Answer

the question. We&#x27;re asked to explain the purpose of control laws, and they used the racket. Well. Control rods are used in nuclear reactors to control the fission rate of uranium and plutonium. They&#x27;re composed of chemical elements of boron filled there, a indium and cut it, Dad Liam, that are capable of absorbing many of your town without themselves to themselves.

Sharfa Farzandh · Answer

this question asks us what? The purpose off having control rights in a nuclear reactor core is. So control rods are the black crowds you see here between the four rods and the containment shell that has the full right assembly. So when full rods undergo, change nuclear reactions and produce neutrons, and there are too many neutrons and the reaction rate can get out of hand, we can use thes control rods toe, place them in between the reactor four rods and absorb the excess neutrons released. And by doing that, the chain reaction can be stopped. Are controlled to control the release of energy from the nuclear reaction. So the purpose of having control rights is to either control are stopped. The raid off the chain reaction and thereby to control are stopped. The amount of energy released in this process

Rikhil Makwana · Answer

I have one. This is Ricky. And today working on problems 51. We&#x27;re gonna be talking about the components of a nuclear reactor. First, we have fuel, so must be in large. Wanted two years, um, to sustain vision. And then there&#x27;s a moderator. This will slow neutrons so they can. Yeah, absorbed by the fuel coolant carries heat thio turbine to generate electricity control system. Keep everything in check and the shield containment system. Um, and this is just too protects from radiation and to maintain the pressure in temperature of the reactions. So I hope this video is helpful and I will see you in the next one.

David Collins · Answer

moderator and nuclear control rods have two different purposes. The control rods essentially block the neutrons from striking further uranium to 35 nuclei and limiting the subsequent efficient events that occur. Moderator doesn&#x27;t block the neutrons, but rather slows down the velocity of the neutrons so that they can be acquired more easily by other uranium to 35 new Clyde&#x27;s that are ready for efficient event with the very high energy. Neutrons that are typically released are too energetic to be captured by uranium to 35 to initiate a subsequent vision event. So the moderator essentially slows down the velocity in order to allow for MAWR subsequent vision events to occur with the release neutrons.

David Collins · Answer

can we have a very crude diagram of a nuclear reactor? We have a containment shell that radioactive material uranium to 35 on also is present in the case of a buildup of steam to minimize the effect of an explosion. Then we have the, um the radioactive material uranium to 35 cylinders. Right here, Typically close to the cylinders is a liquid that conserve as the medium that acquires the energy. You can also serve as a moderator. The moderator decreases the energy of the emitted neutrons so that when they come in contact with another uranium to 35 cylinder are rod. They will be acquired by the uranium to 35 a subsequent event of vision will occur because those neutrons come out at such high need a decrease so that we could initiate a another efficient event. And the reactor can continue to produce energy. The control Rob&#x27;s, which sometimes a cadmium material control rods are placed between the uranium to 35 um rods so that the amount of energy that is created can can be controlled. The lower the control rods between the uranium fuel cylinders than the less amount of fission is occurring in, the less amount of energy will be produced. So this area right here, then, is what we consider the reactor, then the same fluid that is sometimes the moderator is also fluid that obtains the the energy it goes and passes through another fluid through a uh huh tubing, through which the moderator fluid is pumped, which then warms up this other fluid so it can turn into steam, which could be water doesn&#x27;t have to be water. And then, as steam is created in this region, that steam goes on and turns the turbine. The steam is then cooled so that it can be reused and goes back to the esteem chamber so that it can be now is a liquid turned back into stain and continue turning the turbine. Over here, we have the cooling tower so that steam can be turned back into liquid and the excess heat energy is often acquired from a large body of water, such as the lake or a notion which then is pumped up into the cooling tower in order to cool the steam so that after a certain amount of energy has been used to turn the turban and the additional energy that is present as heat can be released into a large water source on, then the process continues.

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Write a paragraph explaining how a nuclear reactor works. Be sure to explain the purpose of the control rods.

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