Question

At the south Texas nuclear power plant, uranium atoms are split in order to create heat. The heat is used to make steam, which turns a generator to make electricity. What energy changes takes place during this process?

A-Chemical energy to nuclear energy to electrical energy to heat energy
B-Mechanical energy to nuclear energy to heat energy to light energy
C-mechanical energy to heat energy to chemical energy to electrical energy
D-nuclear energy to heat energy to mechanical energy to electrical energy

Answer 1

Inside the reactor

In a nuclear reactor the uranium fuel is assembled in such a way that a controlled fission chain reaction can be achieved. The heat created by splitting the U-235 atoms is then used to make steam which spins a turbine to drive a generator, producing electricity.