All operational nuclear power plants are based upon the breakthrough technology of nuclear fission. A controlled chain reaction is initiated where a large nucleus, such as Uranium-235, absorbs a neutron and then splits into lighter elements. This process produces heat. In its simplest terms, this heat is transferred to a gas or liquid which then moves a turbine to generate enormous amounts of electricity.
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