This question is dependent on a number of factors including, which power units are in question because the generating capacity of nuclear power stations and the power generating capacity of wind turbines differs significantly among models, how windy it is where the wind generating site is located and how efficiently maintenance is managed for both types of power units. Wind turbines produce from a less than 1 MW to around 5 MW per unit in commercial models. Nuclear reactors used for power production range from around 600 MW to around 1300 MW. However, in order to provide some idea of the differing scales of single units consider that Exelon's Quad Cities Power Plant Unit 1 is capable of producing 866 MW of power. If you were to compare Quad Cities Unit 1 to a fairly average 2 MW commercial wind turbine it would take about 433 wind turbines to equal the nuclear plant's capacity if the wind was to blow all the time 24 hours a day 7 days a week. However because the wind will only blow to its full capacity 25% of the time for a good wind location, even if you had 4 times the number of wind turbines, 1700 wind turbines, it would still not constitute a reliable industrial power source for a developed country without up to another 866 MW of peaking power backup from either hydroelectricity, which is unlikely because of scarcity, or gas turbines which can be quite expensive depending on current natural gas prices.
Nuclear power is used to create large amounts of heat which generate steam. Basically, the steam is then used to spin steam turbines attached to generator sets, which generate power.
A coal-fired power station works by burning coal to give off heat, which heats water and produces steam. The steam is then used to push generator turbines; which generate energy.
In a nuclear reactor, nuclear energy is converted to thermal energy. The thermal energy is used to heat water to make steam which can be used to spin turbines. The turbines spin electrical generators. A lot of electric power comes from nuclear power plants.
Power turbines are driven by steam. Steam can be raised by thermal, nuclear or geothermal processes. Wind and water can also drive a generator. The auxiliaries for a power station (which I think is what this question is asking) are typically powered by step down transformers within the power station. In nuclear power stations there are often standby-critical supplies which are driven by gas turbines or diesel generators.
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A gas fired power station burns gas to heat water to generate steam to turn turbines to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity. (That should be a record number of verbs used in one sentence ;-) A coal fired power station burns coal to heat water to generate steam to turn turbines to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity. A nuclear power station uses the heat of nuclear reactions to heat water ... A hydro power station uses falling water to turn turbines to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity. A wind turbine uses the wind to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity.
A gas fired power station burns gas to heat water to generate steam to turn turbines to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity. (That should be a record number of verbs used in one sentence ;-) A coal fired power station burns coal to heat water to generate steam to turn turbines to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity. A nuclear power station uses the heat of nuclear reactions to heat water ... A hydro power station uses falling water to turn turbines to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity. A wind turbine uses the wind to turn coils of wire in magnetic fields to generate electricity.
It is used for electricity in nuclear power plants == == Nuclear power is used to heat steam which then turns turbines, which generate electricity in nuclear power stations and also to provide propulsion and power on board nuclear submarines.
Nuclear fission. The combining of Plutonium and Uranium atoms releases energy, which is used to heat water. The steam produced turns turbines which generate electricity.
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Nuclear power is used to create large amounts of heat which generate steam. Basically, the steam is then used to spin steam turbines attached to generator sets, which generate power.
Turbines that are driven by falling water.
Water drives the turbines to generate hydroelectric power.
A coal-fired power station works by burning coal to give off heat, which heats water and produces steam. The steam is then used to push generator turbines; which generate energy.
Thermonuclear plants are power stations. They use nuclear fission reactions to generate heat. This boils water to generate steam, which turns the turbines to generate electricity.
The difference is in the name; nuclear power plants produce electricity via a nuclear reaction producing head to turn a turbine, whereas coal fired power plants burn coal to produce the same efffect.
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