GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Uranium is the fuel most widely used to produce nuclear energy. That’s because uranium atoms split apart relatively easily. Uranium is also a very common element, found in rocks all over the world. However, the specific type of uranium used to produce nuclear energy, called U-235, is rare.

Detailed explanation-2: -A thimble-sized ceramic cylinder (approximately 3/8-inch in diameter and 5/8-inch in length), consisting of uranium (typically uranium oxide, UO2), which has been enriched to increase the concentration of uranium-235 (U-235) to fuel a nuclear reactor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nuclear energy is not related to the formation of chemical bonds (which are due to the interactions of electrons). Nuclear energy is the energy that can be converted to other forms when there is a change in the nucleus of an atom. The nuclear change can be one of three basic processes: Splitting of the nucleus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Uranium is the most widely used fuel by nuclear power plants for nuclear fission. Nuclear power plants use a certain type of uranium-U-235-as fuel because its atoms are easily split apart. Although uranium is about 100 times more common than silver, U-235 is relatively rare at just over 0.7% of natural uranium.