Nuclear power is a safe, sustainable energy source that reduces carbon emissions. This is because nuclear power generation causes one of the lowest levels of fatalities per unit of …

May 19, 2025 · Nuclear reactors are the heart of a nuclear power plant. They contain and control nuclear chain reactions that produce heat through a physical process called fission.

Nov 11, 2025 · How does a nuclear power plant work? Inside nuclear power plants, nuclear reactors and their equipment contain and control the chain reactions, most commonly fuelled …

Aug 19, 2025 · When the electricity is made from atoms splitting apart, it's called nuclear energy. All power plants convert heat into electricity using steam. At nuclear power plants, the heat to …

Nuclear power plants generate electricity by using controlled nuclear fission chain reactions to heat water and produce steam that powers turbines. Nuclear is often labeled “clean” energy …

Inside a nuclear power plant is a nuclear reactor where heavy elements, like plutonium or uranium, fuel nuclear fission reactions. These elements are contained in fuel rods. The fuel …

Mar 16, 2025 · An easy-to-understand introduction to what happens inside a nuclear power plant, with photos and diagrams showing how everything works!

Aug 7, 2023 · Nuclear power reactors use heat produced during atomic fission to boil water and produce pressurized steam. The steam is routed through the reactor steam system to spin …

Dec 22, 2025 · Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant for more than a decade following the Fukushima …

17 hours ago · Nearby fighting has repeatedly knocked the idled plant off the high-voltage electricity lines needed to power cooling systems that keep nuclear fuel from melting down.