One or more steam turbine/generating sets
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For nuclear plants, see the link below
All fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are used in power plants.
The power at most people homes come from a grid that connects all the power plants in the system with all the users like houses, factories etc. All the power plants contribute power, all the users take power out. You can say that most of the power in your house comes from the nearest power plant, but if it shuts down for some reason you just pick up power from other plants without knowing it.
To get all the information you need on hydro power plants look it up on the web which will tell you anything you need to know, also the discovery and science channels have info on all kinds of power plants including hydro
Russians use energy like we all do. Coal and oil fired power plants. Nuclear power plants. Wind and solar power.
All current nuclear power plants use nuclear fission to produce energy. For more information on fission and power plants, see the related links.
Just about all power plants have a negative effect on the environment however, if a nuclear power plant is run properly it has a chance of not polluting the environment almost at all.
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See www.nrc.gov for a list of all the nuclear plants in the US
Yes, all but the one in my basement
Coal Power plants are cheaper to build.