Question

In a nuclear power plant, uranium atoms ______

A. Combine and give off heat energy
B. Split and give of heat energy
C. Burn and give of heat energy
D. Split and give off electrons

Answer 1

All nuclear power plants use nuclear fission, and most nuclear power plants use uranium atoms. During nuclear fission, a neutron collides with a uranium atom and splits it, releasing a large amount of energy in the form of heat and radiation. More neutrons are also released when a uranium atom splits.