How nuclear energy creat electricity

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Nuclear plants, like plants that burn coal, oil and natural gas, produce electricity by boiling water into steam. This steam then turns turbines to produce electricity.

The difference is that nuclear plants do not burn anything. Instead, they use uranium fuel, consisting of solid ceramic pellets, to produce electricity through a process called fission.

http://www.nei.org/Knowledge-Center/How-Nuclear-Reactors-Work