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| Nuclear Energy V. Coal Energy | 11/16/2009 | Willliam S. Linnell |
Q: Why does the U.S not rely more on nuclear energy compared to coal energy? What are some advantages ...
A: First it is important to point out that we have many options for generating energy. We do not, and ...
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| Nuclear plant | 10/6/2009 | Bill Mihalovits |
Q: How much more energy than a Nuclear bomb can one Nuclear Reactor make?
A: There's no easy answer to that. You have several things to think about: how big is the nuclear ...
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| Can the use of nuclear energy be justified? | 9/28/2009 | Dr. Kent Welter |
Q: Can the use of nuclear energy be justified? What are the facts, stastistics & case studies regarding ...
A: Can you provide me with more information with respect to your basis. For example, nuclear energy for ...
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| Can the use of nuclear energy be justified? | 9/28/2009 | Willliam S. Linnell |
Q: Can the use of nuclear energy be justified? What are the facts, stastistics & case studies regarding ...
A: While the use of nuclear power can be justified in such applications as submarines or aircraft ...
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| Can the use of nuclear energy be justified? | 9/28/2009 | Steve Nelson |
Q: Can the use of nuclear energy be justified? What are the facts, stastistics & case studies regarding ...
A: Of course it can, or we wouldn't use it. Since you asked a question with such a massive scope, I'm ...
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| Nuclear Power | 9/8/2009 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
Q: Is nuclear power environmentally safer than coal power and why?
A: I would like to apologize for my delay, I was in Lesbos, Greece for more than a week and did not ...
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| Ph.D research topics | 8/27/2009 | Dr. Kent Welter |
Q: I am looking for suggestions on research topics for a Ph.D. thesis in Nuclear Engineering. I have ...
A: so very sorry for not getting back to you sooner. i love to have the opportunity to suggest research ...
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| Modular Gas Reactor | 6/17/2009 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
Q: what is the experience so far with the Pebble HTGR . Has it been fully commercialized and how many ...
A: Pebble bed nuclear reactors are not new. There were two important pebble bed nuclear reactors ...
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| Uranium | 6/10/2009 | Willliam S. Linnell |
Q: if we make electricity from 10gram of uranium instead of making an atomic bomb so how long this ...
A: The electricity will typically be used instantly, although it could be stored for a short period in ...
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| Uranium | 6/10/2009 | Steve Nelson |
Q: if we make electricity from 10gram of uranium instead of making an atomic bomb so how long this ...
A: What is 109 Uranium? By what process are you making electricity, in a reactor? Reactors and bombs ...
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| Uranium | 6/10/2009 | Bill Mihalovits |
Q: if we make electricity from 10gram of uranium instead of making an atomic bomb so how long this ...
A: This answer was surprisingly difficult to find. I also had to make some assumptions about the ...
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| Useful isotopes from fission | 6/1/2009 | Dr. Kent Welter |
Q: Isotopes from fission are generally regarded as a problem. Aren't there important uses for some of ...
A: Sorry for taking so long to answer your question. Swamped at work lately. You bet there are good ...
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| nuclear waste storage | 5/20/2009 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
Q: Kadiroglu! My project group from chemistry class is doing a debate on whether it is possible to ...
A: Whooops! I just discovered this question when I answered another question. I was away from home and ...
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| question about power plant generators and wiring to our homes | 5/17/2009 | Willliam S. Linnell |
Q: I have a nuclear power plant about 12 miles from our house. We even took a tour of a nearby building ...
A: Generators "make" electricity by spinning copper wire inside magnets. Nuclear plants accomplish ...
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| nuclear power | 5/11/2009 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
Q: I am working on a project for Language Arts. The project requires and expert. I have a few questions ...
A: Nuclear energy and language Arts!? You got me. :)) Your question is very very broad. I will answer ...
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| earth sciences | 4/8/2009 | Willliam S. Linnell |
Q: give me a list of comparative reasons for prefering nuclear energy to others ?
A: Nuclear energy has limited advantages due to its cost and environmental problems. In navy ships and ...
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| reuse of nuclear waste fuel | 4/7/2009 | Dr. Kent Welter |
Q: You may be interested that I,like you,volunteer here under the screename tbaarr and may be able to ...
A: I like your thinking, but it still won't work :( For effective heat transfer, you would need a fluid ...
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| reuse of nuclear waste fuel | 4/7/2009 | Dr. Kent Welter |
Q: You may be interested that I,like you,volunteer here under the screename tbaarr and may be able to ...
A: OK. The tank would not reach boiling temperature. Only the cladding, right next to the fuel inside ...
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| reuse of nuclear waste fuel | 4/2/2009 | Dr. Kent Welter |
Q: You may be interested that I,like you,volunteer here under the screename tbaarr and may be able to ...
A: com! Please see below for response to your questions. 1. Is not the temp that is permenantly put ...
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| research homework | 3/13/2009 | Dr. Kent Welter |
Q: whats the chemical name of the radioactive substance used in a nuclear powerstation?
A: A typical nuclear power station in the U.S. is fueled with uranium (U235 and U238). During the ...
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| nuclear fusion | 3/12/2009 | Steve Nelson |
Q: What are environmental impacts of fusion?
A: There are few compared to other power sources. Fusion produces minimal nuclear waste compared to ...
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| Aneutronic fusion -- is a turbine better than direct-conversion? | 3/10/2009 | Steve Nelson |
Q: I am posting a follow-up question to a discussion we had on July 2nd of '08. It is here: ...
A: Hydrogen-boron fusion is at least 30 years away as a power source, in my opinion. D-T fusion will ...
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| Aneutronic fusion -- is a turbine better than direct-conversion? | 3/10/2009 | Steve Nelson |
Q: I am posting a follow-up question to a discussion we had on July 2nd of '08. It is here: ...
A: 60 Hz, not directly, but there's no reason you'd need to do that. You'd need to extract power via ...
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| robot | 3/6/2009 | Bill Mihalovits |
Q: My friend designe a robot to weld pipes inside a reactor to avoide radiological exposure for man, he ...
A: This is very interesting. There are no pipes inside the reactor vessel itself. It is basically a ...
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| Alternative Energy | 2/26/2009 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
Q: I need an argument that can prove nuclear power is in fact an alternative energy?
A: Alternative to what? Nuclear energy is one of the backbones of electricity production systems. If ...
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| nuclear power | 2/21/2009 | Steve Nelson |
Q: should nuclear power be banned?
A: Well, you get far more radiation from coal-fired power plants (radon released from burning the coal ...
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| nuclear reactor waste | 2/19/2009 | Dr. Kent Welter |
Q: Is the critera for disposing of nuclear waste from the newer generation reactors different from ...
A: The short answer is no. The long answer is that there is no clear criteria for long term disposal of ...
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| nuclear energy | 2/19/2009 | Willliam S. Linnell |
Q: Considering the age of the current nuclear plants in the U.S.and the high cost of building new ...
A: The long term viability for nuclear power is nil. The costs of new construction alone are so high ...
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| low and medium voltage magnetics | 2/13/2009 | Bill Mihalovits |
Q: Bill: what low and mediumm voltage magnetic products (transformers, chokes, reactors etc) would a ...
A: Hey, if you're getting any money from this I want a cut! <grin> The engineering company (Stone & ...
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| low and medium voltage magnetics | 2/13/2009 | Bill Mihalovits |
Q: Bill: what low and mediumm voltage magnetic products (transformers, chokes, reactors etc) would a ...
A: The motor controllers start and stop large motors such as reactor coolant pumps, condensate pumps, ...
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| low and medium voltage magnetics | 2/12/2009 | Bill Mihalovits |
Q: Bill: what low and mediumm voltage magnetic products (transformers, chokes, reactors etc) would a ...
A: For the generation and distribution of power we use transformers. At our plant the main generator ...
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| nuclear power | 1/14/2009 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
Q: What is a MWe
A: MWe is a power unit. W stands for Watt which is Joule/sec. M stands for million, so MW is million ...
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| characterictic of Simplified BWR and BWR | 1/9/2009 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
Q: i want to know about the core reactor of Simplified boiling water reactor and boiling water ...
A: Since I have no knowledge of the extend of nuclear engineering knowledge you have I tried to be as ...
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| Difference of BWR and Simplified BWR | 1/8/2009 | Osman Kemal Kadiroglu |
Q: what is the difference between BoiledWaterReactor and Simplified Boiled WwterReactor in the core ...
A: BWR is Boiling Water Reactor, where high pressure (7.5 MPa) water is allowed to boil within the ...
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| 400 nm laser pumped by aneutronic fusion -- possible? | 11/30/2008 | Steve Nelson |
Q: Is it physically-possible to design and build a 400 nm laser that is directly-"pumped" by aneutronic ...
A: When you're talking about laser power of that magnitude, the wavelength doesn't matter as much as ...
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| 400 nm laser pumped by aneutronic fusion -- possible? | 11/30/2008 | Steve Nelson |
Q: Is it physically-possible to design and build a 400 nm laser that is directly-"pumped" by aneutronic ...
A: I know what a pump is, but thanks for the clarification. :) Aneutronic fusion is a theoretical (in ...
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| Gas fuelled electricity vs other resources | 11/18/2008 | Willliam S. Linnell |
Q: If we compare the gas fuelled electricity vs coal fuelled and wind power. Then I want the answers to ...
A: Windpower is the cheapest to operate because the fuel source is free. Once the machinery is in ...
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| Career vs. Compensation | 11/6/2008 | Dr. Kent Welter |
Q: I am a Grad student, at a very(somewhat) prestigious Northeastern school. I am doing a PhD, well ...
A: I would always suggest the PhD. Not for the pay, but for the experience. Getting a PhD involves a ...
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| the sodium coolant of the Super Phneix fast reactor | 11/3/2008 | Bill Mihalovits |
Q: my question is that the super phenix fast reactor in France spent alot of its life in shut down what ...
A: I can't say with certainty because I can't seem to find more detailed information, but they probably ...
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| the sodium coolant of the Super Phneix fast reactor | 11/3/2008 | Bill Mihalovits |
Q: my question is that the super phenix fast reactor in France spent alot of its life in shut down what ...
A: The coolant isn't pure sodium, it is a mixture of sodium and other metals such as Mercury, which is ...
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