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This question presupposes the existence of an antimatter reactor. As far as I know, no such reactor exists, or has even been designed.
Antimatter reacts with matter to produce energy with virtually no matter remaining. Such a reaction is thousands of times more powerful as nuclear reactions we have used on this planet.
But antimatter is difficult to make and nearly impossible to handle. As soon as it touches anything, it is gone.
There is a lovely quote from a researcher who has made antimatter often. He said that if all the antimatter made at CERN were put together and reacted with matter, the resulting energy would power a light bulb for a few seconds. This even though it is the most powerful reaction we know of.
There just is not enough of it to react usefully.
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How can you find the efficiency of an AGR nuclear reactor?
You can work out the gas flow from the gas circulator characteristics, and measure the reactor inlet and outlet temperatures, so you can work out the reactor thermal output. Then you can measure the thermal conditions in the steam circuit from feed flow and temperature and steam temperature and pressure, this will give the reactor thermal output together with the gas circulator heat input. From all this data work out the best estimate for the reactor output. The generator output is straightforward, then you have to subtract the power being used on the plant for driving the gas circulators and feed pumps etc, to get the net electrical output, then it is just the ratio of that to the reactor thermal output.
What instrument us used to measure Nuclear Energy?
The power level of a nuclear reactor can be directly measured using a detector chamber which gives a current output proportional to the neutron flux it is situated in. The instrument will need to be calibrated by comparing its reading with a value of the reactor thermal output power obtained by thermal measurements, and its sensitivity may vary with changes in reactor flux shape due to control rod movements, but it is useful to have a quickly monitored indication of power and it is essential when changing power level. Also these instruments can feed into safety circuits to detect reactor power increasing too rapidly and shut the reactor down if necessary.
What can 200 kilowatts of nuclear power power?
200 kilowatts is a small amount compared to the reactor's design output, but this would produce about 70 kilowatts of electric power
What are the units for Nuclear Power?
The fundamental unit for all types of energy is the Joule, and this is related to power as 1 Watt = 1 Joule/sec. Output power of a nuclear reactor is measured in Watts, or for large power reactors in MegaWatts, and would typically be around 3000 MW. That is the thermal output of the reactor, when coupled to a Rankine cycle steam/generating plant this would produce about 1000 MW electrical.
How much uranium produces nuclear power?
The mass of uranium needed for a nuclear power reactor depend on the type and the power of this reactor. For a medium size reactor - 100 t.
What is the output power in boiling water reactor?
For an electrical output of say 1000 MWe, the reactor output will be about 3000 MW thermal.
How can you find the efficiency of an AGR nuclear reactor?
You can work out the gas flow from the gas circulator characteristics, and measure the reactor inlet and outlet temperatures, so you can work out the reactor thermal output. Then you can measure the thermal conditions in the steam circuit from feed flow and temperature and steam temperature and pressure, this will give the reactor thermal output together with the gas circulator heat input. From all this data work out the best estimate for the reactor output. The generator output is straightforward, then you have to subtract the power being used on the plant for driving the gas circulators and feed pumps etc, to get the net electrical output, then it is just the ratio of that to the reactor thermal output.
What is the Calorific value of nuclear energy?
The thermal output of a nuclear reactor is usually quoted in Megawatts(th) to distinguish it from the electrical power output in MWe. For a large PWR of output 1500 MWe, the thermal output of the reactor will be about 4500 MWth. Now 1 calorie = 4.2 Joules, so this power represents 1070 x 106 calories/sec
What is the difference between MW th and MW e?
MWe and MWt are units for measuring the output of a power plant. MWe means megawatts of electrical output, and MWt means megawatts of thermal output. For example, a nuclear power plant might use a fission reactor to generate heat (thermal output) which creates steam to drive a turbine to generate electricity (electrical output). A reactor that generates 200 MWt (50 MWe), and another reactor that generates 800 MWt (200 MWe).
How much energy is lost during nuclear power producttion?
The efficiency of a PWR or BWR reactor power plant is about 33 percent, so this means that about 67 percent of the reactor's thermal output is rejected to the cooling water
What instrument us used to measure Nuclear Energy?
The power level of a nuclear reactor can be directly measured using a detector chamber which gives a current output proportional to the neutron flux it is situated in. The instrument will need to be calibrated by comparing its reading with a value of the reactor thermal output power obtained by thermal measurements, and its sensitivity may vary with changes in reactor flux shape due to control rod movements, but it is useful to have a quickly monitored indication of power and it is essential when changing power level. Also these instruments can feed into safety circuits to detect reactor power increasing too rapidly and shut the reactor down if necessary.
What can 200 kilowatts of nuclear power power?
200 kilowatts is a small amount compared to the reactor's design output, but this would produce about 70 kilowatts of electric power
What single scientific invention do you think now is most important?
the nuclear reactor and antimatter wich we can get almost infinite energy
What are the units for Nuclear Power?
The fundamental unit for all types of energy is the Joule, and this is related to power as 1 Watt = 1 Joule/sec. Output power of a nuclear reactor is measured in Watts, or for large power reactors in MegaWatts, and would typically be around 3000 MW. That is the thermal output of the reactor, when coupled to a Rankine cycle steam/generating plant this would produce about 1000 MW electrical.
How much energy is produced by a nuclear reactor?
For a typical fission reactor, power output can range from maybe 700 to 1000 MW (megawatts) with most modern deisgns being in the high end of that range.
Why reactor is connected in power system?
Reactor need power or no pulling no rods!
How do you calculate the yearly output of a nuclear reactor?
The electrical output of the plant is accurately and continuously measured by normal electrical equipment. To get the nuclear reactor thermal output, it is basically necessary to know the coolant flow rate and the temperature rise. In a BWR you would also need to know the steam content of the reactor outlet. These calculations would not be done frequently but would be done at intervals to check the plant efficiency. An approximate indication of reactor power can be obtained from neutron flux measurement directly, but this is used to help the operators rather than for an accurate power measurement, because there are variations in instrument sensitivity as well as in the flux distribution in the core.
