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State and explain the five main components of Nuclear Power Plants that enables them use heat from nuclear reactors to produce electrical energy.

      

State and explain the five main components of Nuclear Power Plants that enables them use heat from nuclear reactors to produce electrical energy.

  

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Felix
a) SHIELDING - radiation absorbing material that is used to decrease exposure to radiation.

b) FUEL- uranium is often used.

c) MODERATOR - water (sometimes carbon) is used to slow down the fast neutrons produced by fission.

d) CONTROL RODS - neutron absorbing rods that help control the reaction by limiting the number of free neutrons.

e) COOLANT - water acts as a coolant and transports heat between the reaction and the steam turbines to produce electric current.
Anganifelix answered the question on April 14, 2018 at 21:13


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