Nuclear power plant | PPT
8. Nuclear (Atomic) Power Plant… Nuclear fission… U235 splits into two fragments (Ba141 & K92 ) of approximately equal size. About 2.5 neutrons are released. 1 neutron is used to sustain the chain reaction. 0.9 neutrons is absorbed by U238 and becomes Pu239 . The remaining 0.6 neutrons escapes from the reactor. The neutrons produced move at a very high …