What is a Nuclear Power Plant?
What is a nuclear power plant? Is it safe? If not, what are the precautions one should take?
What is a Nuclear Power Plant?
Electricity and energy are produced through different methods. One of these methods is through nuclear power plants. A nuclear power plant is a method to produce electricity through nuclear reaction. To understand it more deeply, we have to get a good grasp of the structure of a nuclear power plant. In brief, a nuclear power plant consists of different equipment and constructions used to regulate the production of energy. Radioactive elements like Uranium 235 are used as a material to create nuclear fission. The element disintegrates by creating vast energy. This reaction is a chain reaction. The disintegrated nucleus again undergoes nuclear fission, and it happens continuously. If the reaction is not regulated properly, it would lead to a catastrophic disaster. For the regulation of reaction, graphite rods are used. These graphite rods reduce the reaction. The walls of the reaction chamber are made of about 5 feet. Any leakage or uncertainty that happens would lead to an explosion, which causes its effects over generations. The nuclear waste also needs to be properly managed.
– Written By Edutuber Mallu
