Nuclear power energy, as you know it in "nuke power plants" is based on nuclear fission.
Nuclear fission is splitting apart a relatively stable radioactive material. This creates A LOT of energy.
The dream in the pipeline is nuclear fusion, which is what naturally occurs in stars like the sun. This is fusing atoms together instead of splitting them.
The only problem at the moment is stabilising the reaction and keeping it stable. Then we can though, it will produce much more energy than fission, be safer in its reaction and produce less waste.
Nuclear power stations collect nuclear energy, and produce heat energy and electrical energy.
Nuclear power plants produce electricity by using nuclear energy
No. Nuclear power uses nuclear energy instead of oil energy.
Nuclear energy is generated in nuclear power plants, of which there are many.
They use nuclear energy to produce power for the grid.
Nuclear Power
Nuclear energy is converted to electrical energy in a nuclear power plant.
The energy source for a nuclear power plant is the fissioning of nuclear fuel, which is normally uranium.
Nuclear power works by splitting open nuclear atoms. The energy escapes and opens up more nuclear atoms. The scientists use this energy to power homes and appliances.
Electrical energy
It depends on if its a nuclear power plant or not.
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.