Posted by gun guru on March 16, 2011 at 13:28:38 from (71.82.74.21):
With all the talk below about reactors and you work in one or you used to work in one, I have questions.
1. Are all nuclear power plants pretty much the same, IE: A chain reaction is needed to produce heat that turns water into steam and then the steam turns turbines. (I am assuming what I said is true). (fission reactor)
But....In France they are working on a Nuclear fusion reactor (is this true) And a large group of nations are building this. What is the advantage of a fusion reactor over a fission reactor? Is a fusion reactor self sustaining or something?
And how does the chain reaction work in any nuclear plant? And how is the chain reaction controlled so that it doesnt meltdown? (I assume water is used extensively) It just seems that being able to have a ball of uranium go critical would be hard to control.
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