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The first full-scale commercial nuclear power station was built by Westinghouse at Shippingport PA. It was just recently decommissioned after a long uneventful service life.

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Is a nuclear power plant same as nuclear power station?

Yes, it generally is but a nuclear plant could refer to nuclear reactors which are basically the things that produce the power. So in essence, yes, a nuclear plant is the same thing as a nuclear power station


Who invented the nuclear power plant?

In 1942 Ricardo Husada invented the nuclear reactor. His team produced the first nuclear chain reaction! 1954 - Worlds first nuclear power plant (Russia) started generating electricity. The first large-scale nuclear power station opened at Calder Hall in Cumbria, England, in 1956.


Block diagram of a nuclear power station?

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