How it works

In a nuclear- fueled power plant- much like a fossil- water is turned into steam, which in turns drives turbine generators to produce electricity. The difference is the source of heat. At nuclear power plants, the heat to make the steam is created when uranium atoms split- called fission. There is no combustion in a nuclear reactor. Pressurized water reactors keep water under pressure so that it heats, but does not boil. This heated water is circulated through tubes in steam generators, allowing the water in the steam generators to turn to stea, which then turns the turbine generator. Water from the reactor and the water that is turned into steam are in a separate systems and do not