What happens in a nuclear reactor of a power plant?

Belvue

a) energy from the reactor is released directly as electricity. b) if the reaction gets out of hand, the reactor may explode like a nuclear shell. c) the rate ready which uranium atoms split is controlled by inserting rods of neutron-absorbing material between rods in on uranium fuel. Only one reply is correct.



La Bolt

C is correct. A is wrong because the heat generated by the reaction goes to heat water into steam which drives a turbine. Indirectly to energy. B is wrong because the reactor won't really explode as such, but it will melt and release a large amount of radioactive dust into the air.