Nuclear Power

Question 1

What do nuclear reactions in nuclear power stations do?

Answer 1

• They transform energy contained in the nuclei of uranium and nuclear energy into thermal energy using nuclear fission

Question 2

Describe the rate at which nuclear energy is transferred to thermal energy

Answer 2

• It is kept at a constant rate by controlling the chain reaction

Question 3

What is the ‘Chain Reaction’?

Answer 3

• The sequence of reactions produced when a nuclear fission reaction triggers one or more further fissions