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Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by nuclear fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear power plants.
- List of states with nuclear weapons
Global nuclear stockpiles, January 2023. The following is a...
- History
History of nuclear power - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top)...
- Nuclear power by country
Nuclear power plants operate in 32 countries and generate...
- List of Nuclear Power Stations
As of May 2023, there are 436 operable nuclear power...
- List of states with nuclear weapons
A nuclear power plant ( NPP) [1] is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a generator that produces electricity. As of September 2023, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported there were 410 ...
Nuclear power is the controlled use of nuclear energy. Nuclear energy can be released by nuclear reactions in a machine called a nuclear reactor. This energy boils water for a steam engine to make electricity, which then can be used to power machines and homes. In 2023, 10% of the world's electricity came from nuclear power.
