NUCLEAR REACTOR & REACTIONS

16.2

Einstein’s equation- mass and energy are interchangeable

E=MC2

http://library.thinkquest.org/17940/texts/fission/fission.html

FISSION

Fission Video

NUCLEAR REACTORS

Designed to generate electricity

Core- holds fuel, control rods, coolant

Steam generator- pressure is dropped, water boils to make steam

Turbine- steam turns turbine which generates electricity

Cooling towers- pumps water to cool steam which gets recycled back to generator

1 – control rods 2 – reactor cover 3 – reactor chassis 4 – inlet and outlet nozzles 5 – reactor vessel6 – active reactor zone 7 – fuel rods

U-239 is fissioned, produces Pu-239

BREEDER REACTOR