| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Nuclear Power | 9/8/2009 |
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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| Modular Gas Reactor | 6/17/2009 |
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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| nuclear waste storage | 5/20/2009 |
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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| nuclear power | 5/11/2009 |
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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| Alternative Energy | 2/26/2009 |
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 | 1/14/2009 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Nuclear Power | 10/5/2008 |
Q: Do you think that you could probably help me out with some Negatives on Nuclear Power besides the ...
A: Another debate? If you are to defend anti-nuclear side there is nothing I can do to help you guys! ...
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| nuclear power | 5/20/2008 |
Q: what companies benefit from more development of nuclear power plants?
A: The question is bit vague but I will try to answer it the way I understand it. Nuclear power is a ...
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| nuclear fusion | 5/7/2008 |
Q: is nuclear fusion source's still being used today and where
A: I have small problem with your question, so I will try to answer it the way I understand it. Fusion ...
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| alpha and beta decay | 3/27/2008 |
Q: i have incidently come across this web site whilst looking for an answer to a question on beta ...
A: Presently I am in South Africa heading for Turkey in few days. I had limited access to internet and ...
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| alpha and beta decay | 3/27/2008 |
Q: i have incidently come across this web site whilst looking for an answer to a question on beta ...
A: I am presently in South Africa for sometime lecturing. That is why I did not find time to respond to ...
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| alpha and beta decay | 3/26/2008 |
Q: i have incidently come across this web site whilst looking for an answer to a question on beta ...
A: so I take you want to know about alpha and beta decay. Nucleus is made of protons and neutrons. For ...
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| nuclear eactors | 3/17/2008 |
Q: should ESKOM build more nuclear reactors, why?
A: I was in NWU at Potchefstroom for a week long lectures on nuclear engineering and had no Internet ...
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| radioactive source | 3/6/2008 |
Q: if a radioactive source remained in a gas reservoir (during drilling operation), what should to do ? ...
A: I would like to apologize for replying so late. I live in Turkey and presently I am in South Africa ...
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| Is neutron-neutron fusion easier to facilitate than proton-proton fusion? | 12/27/2007 |
Q: Neutron-neutron fusion is an example of nuclear fusion because neutrons are nucleons. Is it possible ...
A: I must admit I am bit baffled with your question. I never heard of neutron neutron fusion. One can ...
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| Will aneutronic fusion power ever be possible? | 12/16/2007 |
Q: Will aneutronic fusion on earth ever be possible? In aneutronic fusion, no more than 1% total energy ...
A: I do not know, how long are you planning to stay around? :) When it comes to plasma research it is ...
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| Will aneutronic fusion power ever be possible? | 12/16/2007 |
Q: Will aneutronic fusion on earth ever be possible? In aneutronic fusion, no more than 1% total energy ...
A: The problem of fusion is that one has to bring two positively charged nuclei close to each other so ...
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| Chernobyl accident | 11/15/2007 |
Q: Could the Chernobyl incident occur in the United States?
A: No and Yes! A nuclear reactor of Western design can never have an accident like Chernobyl accident. ...
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| Nuclear energy | 11/6/2007 |
Q: I've been able to aprroximate the volumn of 1kg of Uranium to about the size of large ice cube. What ...
A: I did answer your question few hours after I received it but it seems it has never reached to you. ...
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| nuclear reactor | 9/18/2007 |
Q: can u please tell me in brief about the basic parts of nuclear reactor ?
A: Either I will make you a nuclear engineer or help you get good grades for your homework. I recommend ...
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| nuclear reactor | 9/16/2007 |
Q: can u please explain me about working of fast breader reactor? ANSWER: Dear Nitin, Let me explain ...
A: Neutrons react with nuclei, and the amount of interaction is proportional to the number of neutrons ...
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| nuclear reactor | 9/10/2007 |
Q: can u please explain me about working of fast breader reactor?
A: Let me explain the semantics first. Fast does not mean the reactor goes fast, but the neutrons are ...
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| HTGR | 7/12/2007 |
Q: i would like to ask why the uranium enrichment in HTGR is high and reachs 93%?
A: Sorry for the delay in answering your question. I was away from home and could not get hold of an ...
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| Nuclear | 6/17/2007 |
Q: i don't live in the U.S and all, but I'm wondering what if Australia goes nuclear how long will it ...
A: First I like to mention that I live in Turkey and I am not a US citizen. So my comment related to ...
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| Nuclear Ages and future Jobs | 6/15/2007 |
Q: Mr. Osman Kemal Kadiroglu I need guidance researching information regarding this question. ...
A: At this age of Internet one is bound to make errors. Sorry but I live in Turkey and I do not know ...
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| Nuclear plants | 5/11/2007 |
Q: How long does a nuclear fission plant last? What does one do with a nuclear fission plant when it's ...
A: Like all machines nuclear power plants have two lives. One is the book life the other is the real ...
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| Alternative Energy?? | 5/9/2007 |
Q: Ok. I'm going to play devil's advocate and say, "There are alternative fuels instead of nuclear ...
A: Please do not get involved with the Devil ! Hydraulic power is not an alternative to nuclear or ...
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| radiation | 5/8/2007 |
Q: nuclear plant will not produce green house gases but produce radiated substances?which makes more ...
A: I have been answering your questions a lot and this will be the last one. Most the radioactive ...
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| POWER | 5/8/2007 |
Q: HOW MORE ENGRY CAN BE OBTINED FROM URANIUM THAN FOSSIL FUELS?
A: If you burn fossil fuels you change the electronic structure of the molecules, in other words it is ...
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| NUCLEAR FUEL | 5/7/2007 |
Q: WHAT IS THE PRINCIPLE OF A FAST BREEDER REACTOR?WHAT IS ITS FUEL?IS THEIR GETTING PLUTONIUM AS AN ...
A: Please do a Wikipedia search for fast reactors. The fuel for a fast breeder reactor is mixed oxide ...
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| NUCLEAR FUEL | 5/7/2007 |
Q: CAN WE USE PLUTIONIUM US THE THE NUCLEAR FUEL?IS PLUTONIUM IS FORMED AS A BY PRODUCT IN FAST BREEDER ...
A: Yes Pu is a good nuclear fuel but difficult to purchase. Pu229 is a better fuel for fast breeder ...
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| NUCLEAR | 5/7/2007 |
Q: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NUCLEAR REPROCCESSING AND ENRICHMENT? WHATIS ITS IMPORTANCE?
A: Looks like you are becoming a fan of nuclear power. :) First enrichment. In order to have a ...
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| fast breeder reactor | 5/6/2007 |
Q: what is the difference between a fast breeder reactor and a thermal reactor?how more energy can be ...
A: I will answer your two questions in this reply. When neutrons are born from fission reaction they ...
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| nuclear power plants | 5/4/2007 |
Q: What are some startling facts or stats. about these plants that show their good side and that they ...
A: Seems like another debate or homework question! What do you mean by startling? No plant has ...
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| nuclear power | 4/26/2007 |
Q: how can say nuclear power is profitable than a any source of power?
A: One can not say that nuclear power is profitable than any source of power. Nevertheless, producing ...
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| Nuclear power | 4/5/2007 |
Q: What site can I go to to find a graph of the effectiveness of all energy sources together?
A: I am having a bit of a problem in understanding what you mean by graph of effectiveness of all ...
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| Nuclear Power Plants | 3/27/2007 |
Q: My friend & I are doing a debate on Nuclear Power Plants. Should we or should we not close all ...
A: True nothing is perfect even the nuclear technology. :-) I do not know how much you know about ...
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| Nuclear Power Plants | 3/26/2007 |
Q: My friend & I are doing a debate on Nuclear Power Plants. Should we or should we not close all ...
A: Definitely you should keep the nuclear power plants in operation and if you can build more. Nuclear ...
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| Nuclear Engineering Security Clearance | 1/31/2007 |
Q: I am currently in the third year of my Electrical Engineering undergrad program at Utah State ...
A: I do not think I can answer your question. I am a citizen of the Republic of Turkey and I have no ...
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| nuclear meltdown | 11/9/2006 |
Q: What are the safety procedures for preventing a nuclear meltdown? I have done a google search, but ...
A: Nuclear meltdown is actually the core meltdown accident of a nuclear reactor. First let me explain ...
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| nuclear reactors | 11/6/2006 |
Q: What is a nuclear reactor? How does it work?
A: If this a homework question I recommend that you do a Google search (1.15M entries) and a Wikipedia ...
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| Nuclear Power | 10/25/2006 |
Q: I am in the 9th grade and doing a project on nuclear power. My question is simple, but may involve a ...
A: I have been answering this question over and over so you will be the last kid I will do it. Your ...
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| Nuclear Fuel Reserves | 10/17/2006 |
Q: I remember hearing somewhere (from a Geography teacher in the past, who was in no way an expert) ...
A: I am away from home and that is why I am late in answering your question. One has to consider the ...
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| Atom | 10/1/2006 |
Q: What is Atom for us? Friend or enemy? What is advantages and disadvantages of Atom
A: This is a rather funny question. You must be a student trying to do homework!? Who ever suggested ...
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| nuclear fusion comparison | 8/30/2006 |
Q: could you please explain the comparison between nuclear fusion in the sun and nuclear fusion in a ...
A: I am sorry but I am away from home for a while. I would like to answer your question by saying in a ...
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| Debate | 8/29/2006 |
Q: with school we are doing a debate on nuclear power in Australia. If possible can you tell us some ...
A: I am presently in a small summer resort called Bodrum (Halicarnassus, home of one of the wonders of ...
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| Nuclear Arms Construction | 7/8/2006 |
Q: Has the construction of Nuclear arms been halted? The construction of Nuclear Reactors to be used ...
A: I got hold of a computer and let me try to answer your questions. 1- No! the construction of ...
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| nuclear science | 5/25/2006 |
Q: in fusion about 10 million degree celcius temp needed to start the core reaction so what matter were ...
A: You are corrrect to assume that millions of degrees temperature is needed to start fusion reactions. ...
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| BUILDING & FINANCING A PLANT | 5/25/2006 |
Q: I REPRESENT A COUNTRY IN WEST AFRICA. HOW CAN ONE FINANCE & BUILD A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT THERE FOR ...
A: A country must have a very well established infrastructure, strong electricity grid, established ...
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| Nuclear Equation for Radium-226 | 5/4/2006 |
Q: How do I write a nuclear equation for radium 226 that shows the decay, to give off an alpha particle ...
A: I do not know how much you know about differential equations and with my very limited ability to ...
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| High Level Waste Disposal | 4/17/2006 |
Q: How are the disposal costs of spent fuel calculated if we don't have a determined disposal method? ...
A: Before answering your question let me state few facts about the cost of electricity production. The ...
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| nuclear fission | 3/30/2006 |
Q: how does a nuclear fission reactor work, and what are the principles it operates on?
A: This looks like a homework question, is it? When an uranium 235 nucleus captures a slow moving ...
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| Alpha/Beta Decay | 3/17/2006 |
Q: I understand what an alpha particle and a beta particle are, but I don't quite understand why they ...
A: I am back at home and ready to answer your question. I do not know how much physics you know. If my ...
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| Nuclear Power vs. Coal burning | 3/16/2006 |
Q: Can you give me at least 3 pros and cons on Nuclear Power and coal burning power?
A: It looks like I am helping your class for a homework. I sent this answer to Amy Cawthorn, whom I ...
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| More advaned pros and cons of using nuclear power stations | 3/16/2006 |
Q: After reading your answer to the BASIC pros and cons of using nuclear power stations, could you ...
A: Since I do not know how much you know about nuclear power or electricity production I have ...
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| More advaned pros and cons of using nuclear power stations | 3/16/2006 |
Q: After reading your answer to the BASIC pros and cons of using nuclear power stations, could you ...
A: Since I do not know how much you know about nuclear power or electricity production I have ...
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| Half Value thickness | 3/7/2006 |
Q: The equivalent dose rate for a gamma source is 256mSv/hr and a half-value thickness (30mm) lead ...
A: Let me explain it by using formulas first then I will comment on the physics. Assume that we have a ...
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| nuclear reactions | 2/19/2006 |
Q: We are studying at school atomic reactions and had a homework, but I can not find any clear answers. ...
A: It looks like I will be solving your homework questions and you will be getting the good grades! ...
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| Stop Using Nuclear Power! | 1/26/2006 |
Q: I'm doing my senior exit project on Nuclear Power. My thesis is:"We should stop using nuclear power ...
A: I think you are done for. Not even king's horses or king's men could put you back together. :) If ...
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| Nuclear Waste | 12/14/2005 |
Q: A big issue with anything nuclear (nuclear power, nuclear bombs, enriching uranium) is what to do ...
A: Sorry for the delay, I was upgrading my computer! The nuclear waste is radioactive rather than ...
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| Nuclear meltdown | 10/20/2005 |
Q: Kadiroglu, I am a writer from Germany. It would be great if you could give me some information about ...
A: Glad to help you but it seems there is a small misunderstanding of nuclear technology in your ...
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| Dear Mr. Kadiroglu:
I believe... | 6/7/2005 |
Q: Kadiroglu: I believe that a radioactive element with a half life of say 10,000 years would be ...
A: Pierson, No so. Half life is a measure of how fast a radioactive material decays. When a ...
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| Nuclear Power | 4/22/2005 |
Q: Is it true that the accident at Three Mile Island true. and is Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster true. and ...
A: Yes it is true. Both accidents are similar in nature, mainly the core of the reactor melted, but ...
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| energy in vs. energy out | 3/28/2005 |
Q: Dr. Kadiroglu. I'm interested in comparing the approximate energy in; ie; energy it takes for the ...
A: Whoops, that is a good question that I have never thouhgt of. I do not have the numbers but I can ...
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| uranium resourses | 3/18/2005 |
Q: Amoung the tons of material on the net, relating to uranium, I have not been able to get an idea of ...
A: Please see http://world-nuclear.org/info/info23.htm for a start. From there on you could find more ...
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| hello , i want to know | 3/14/2005 |
Q: i know that URANIUM is used in nuclear power manfacture ,,so is URANIUM has other postive ...
A: Please see: http://www.nuclear.gov/ http://www.nrc.gov/ http://www.framatech.com/home.htm ...
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| hello , i want to know | 3/14/2005 |
Q: i know that URANIUM is used in nuclear power manfacture ,,so is URANIUM has other postive ...
A: Uranium was once used as the yellow coloring material in glass. Due to radioactivity and toxicity ...
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| THe hisory of nuclear power | 3/7/2005 |
Q: I am doing a major school project and I was wondering if you could help me with some of it. The ...
A: I would recommend two books: Richard Rhodes, "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" QC773.R46 1986 ...
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| Equipment for Nuclear Power Plants | 3/17/2004 |
Q: I am trying to find out about the application of heavy duty -valves -pumps -pipes -compressors ...
A: Being an academician I am not good in the commerce of nuclear components. Nevertheless, I can give ...
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| hi i want to know about worldwide... | 4/12/2003 |
Q:
A: Your question about the impact of nuclear power on the worldwide economic, social,environmental and ...
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| Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power | 10/28/2002 |
Q: Can you give me some general pros and cons of Nuclear Power usage?
A: I can give you pros for nuclear power. It is the cheapest and most clean way of producing ...
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| Nuclear Waste Storage | 5/15/2001 |
Q: Mr. Kadiroglu, Could you please tell me what methods are currently being employed for the safe ...
A: Eric Englund, To explain the nuclear waste technology please let me say few words about the nuclear ...
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| nuclear power in america | 5/3/2001 |
Q: Should the United states have total control over all facets of nuclear energy? I am arguing that ...
A: Sure by all means. Being a foreigner I have no say in the politics of USA but having spent some time ...
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| nuclear weapons recycling | 4/10/2001 |
Q: I was hoping you could help me out with this. I am trying to find information about recycling ...
A: , Your subject and your question are two different things. Recycling nuclear weapons has nothing to ...
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| Zeta potential in high speed flow | 12/6/2000 |
Q: I recently started working at the Perry Plant in Ohio and we are having a flow degradation problem. ...
A: As it is known that GE BWRs' with jet pumos are considered as old technology. Nowadays GE along with ...
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| Nuclear and Chemical Reactions | 12/3/2000 |
Q: . and my topic is to find out "the difference between chemical and nuclear reactions." If you could ...
A: Chemical reactions are the result of rearrangement of electrons in the orbits of an atom. Nuclear ...
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| why are Reactors Round ? | 10/14/2000 |
Q: Is there any particular reason that most (all ?) Nuclear reactors are constructed in a ROUND shape ? ...
A: Sorry for the delay, I was moving out of town. Reactors are theoretically round, but in real life ...
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| Nuclear fusion | 10/9/2000 |
Q: Could you please explain the proccess of nuclear fusion? This would be very helpful. If it is not to ...
A: Nuclear fusion is just the opposite nuclear reaction of nucear fission, which is the source of ...
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