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The energy comes from the constant fissioning (splitting) of atoms within the nuclear fuel, which is normally uranium or plutonium. The energy is released as heat within the reactor, and boils water for the steam turbines that convert it to electricity.

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What Power plant that uses uranium as a source of energy?

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How can you produce energy in future by nuclear power plant if there is no source?

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What type of energy transformation occurs in a nuclear power plant?

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What is the source of energy of a green plant?

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What is the function of a nuclear reactor of a nuclear plant?

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