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What is a chain reaction?
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Subject : Power Plant Engineering
Topic: Chap 5- Nuclear Power Plants
Difficulty: Medium
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written 5.9 years ago by | • modified 5.9 years ago |
Subject : Power Plant Engineering
Topic: Chap 5- Nuclear Power Plants
Difficulty: Medium
written 5.9 years ago by |
The neutrons released during fission are very fast and can be made to initiate the fission of other nuclei of U-235, thus causing a chain reaction. When a large number of fission occurs, enormous amount of heat is generated, which is used to produce steam.