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How nuclear power works™ - Coggle Diagram

- - - - use's Uranium
        
        use's nuclear fission
        
        uses water
        
        the heat becomes steam which is used to spin a turbine. This turbine creates carbon free electricity.
        
        The uranium is cut into small pellets and stacked into rods. About 200 rods are used per reactor to keep the reaction.
    - - the 2 types of Light-water reactors:
        
        Boiling Water Reactors
        
        %33 Of American Reactors Are This Type
        
        How they work
        
        heats water and produces steam in the reactor
        
        water gets pumped up through the reactor core and is heated by nuclear fission
        
        pipes feed the steam directly into the turbine
        
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        Pressurised Water Reactors
        
        they both use water to cool the reactor's down
        
        65% of American nuclear reactors are this type.
        
        How they work
        
        pump's water into the core
        
        to stop the water from boiling
        
        water in core heated by nuclear fission
        
        pumped into tubes inside a heat exchanger
        
        same tubes heat a separate water source to make steam
        
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    - - Low-level Radioactive Waste
        
        The Process Of Getting Rid Of It
        
        has to be put underground in water for a shorter amount of time.
        
        once no longer radioactive, it can be sent to a landfill or burnt
        
        What It Is
        
        Protective Clothing
        
        Tools
        
        Cleaning Equipmeant
        
        Other Items
        
        Uranium mil tailings
      - High-level Radioactive Waste
        
        The process of getting rid of it
        
        has to be stored deep underground in water so it doesn't cause a nuclear reaction for thousands of years
        
        What It Is
        
        Spent Nuclear Reactor Fuel